In this bracing page-turning account of his stranger-than-fiction baptism into the corrupted ways of Washington Neil Barofsky offers an irrefutable indictment from an insider of the Bush & Obama administrations of the mishandling of the $700 billion bailout fund. In vivid behind-the-scenes detail he reveals proof of the extreme degree to which the US government officials bent over backward to serve the interests of Wall Street firms at the expense of the broader public
- & at the expense of effective financial reform.
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Your best friend in the kitchen & bestselling author Rachel Allen is back with a collection of delicious & easy cakes & bakes tarts & pies quiches & casseroles from her brand new TV series. What could be better than the smell of freshly baked bread or the joy of eating warm cookies straight from the oven? Do you pine for the pleasures of gingerbread houses & holiday delights or the warming goodness of home baked casseroles? These are just some of the treats that await in Bake which ties in with Rachels brand new TV series. She shares both the sweet & the savoury sides of baking whether quick snacks wholesome breads & pies exotic cakes & tarts or easy baked meals for friends & family. Fully illustrated with beautiful food photography including step-by-steps to take the mystery out of traditional baking & pastry making. Rachel also offers troubleshooting techniques for common problems & wheat or gluten-free recipes so nobody is left out of the fun! Rachels friendly & expert tuition make this easy-to-use book the best friend to every home baker. Recipes include: * Cardamon bread * Crispy bacon & cheddar bread * Cheese straws & pretzels * Pork chorizo & spinach pie * Beef pasties with mint ginger & peas * Baked cheese fondue in a squash * Seville orange meringue pie * Cornish saffron bread * Lime & yoghurt cake with rosewater & pistachios ...

Baking & cake decorating have never been more popular. & whereas there are many books showing how to decorate cakes to a high finished standard there are very few which focus on delicious cake recipes as well as simple but pretty decoration. If you thought cake decorating was costly & difficult this is the book that will change your mind forever. Fiona Cairns is bursting with new ideas for making delicious visually stunning cakes & biscuits easy
- even for the least experienced cook
- & for far less money than you thought. From an eye-popping gold leaf-encased torte for a special celebration to wickedly sophisticated chocolate-chilli cupcakes Fiona shows every aspiring hostess how to achieve glamorous fun entertaining from her own kitchen using easy techniques & tricks that make cake decorating achievable for all. Fiona's cake recipes have the sensual deliciousness often lacking in the sterile creations of other cake decorators. Be transported to a summer garden by the whole crystallised roses on top of a cake filled with the heady flavours of orange blossom & pistachio or celebrate springtime with a white chocolate cardamom truffle cake adorned with sugar eggs & fresh spring leaves. Children & the young at heart alike will adore the warmth of Fiona's cakes baked inside ice-cream cones topped with pastel buttercream that won't melt in the sun while anyone regardless of diets can enjoy her delicious vegan fruit cake recipe. Here finally is the cake book where every recipe is a keeper & each stunning creation made easy to achieve.

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Bake It in a Cupcake takes the cupcake craze to the next level with 50 recipes for all kinds of sweet & savoury treats baked inside cupcakes. These whimsical creations are presented in a bright colourful format that looks as good as the cupcakes taste. All of Bake It in a Cupcake's creations are mouth-watering & fairly simple to make even for those without baking experience. The fabulous recipes are accompanied by easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions with beautiful colour photographs. While traditional cupcakes are still wildly popular Bake It in a Cupcake takes the classic treat beyond complicated decorating techniques. As the saying goes it's what's on the inside that counts. The recipes are organized by chapter by what is inside whether that's another baked good like a mini pie or lemon square or different kinds of your favourite candy. Recipes include Lemon Bar Vanilla Cupcakes with Fresh Raspberry Frosting Cherry Pie Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Brownie Bites with Salted Caramel Frosting & Egg-Filled Croissant Cups with Swiss Cheese & Chives. There is something in this cookbook for everyone's taste kid & adult alike. ...

In Sugar Baby Gesine Bullock Prado took on sweets & confections. In Pie It Forward she tackled pies. Now in Bake It Like You Mean It she turns her attention to cakes; but of course these aren't your typical cakes & Gesine presents these creations with her own signature twist & trademark humour. These are cakes that are beautiful on the outside & often on the inside. Some are simply covered in creamy beautiful frostings & finished with gorgeous garnishes while others actually look like a chessboard when you cut into them; reveal rainbow layers; or offer other stunning surprises once you see what's inside. Get ready for Lemony Angel Food Cake with Strawberry Coulis Inside Out Red Velvet Super Sponge Walnut Coffee Cream Torte Marble Pound Cake German Chocolate Cake & more. Some easy & some more challenging these are cake recipes suited for every occasion. ...

Over 70 amazing designs that will make you shout whoopie! Join the latest cake decorating craze with this fabulous collection of easy whoopie pie designs to make. Learn how to make whoopie pies decorated with sugar hearts & fondant flowers character cake toppers & much more with these easy whoopie pie recipes & simple cake decorating techniques. Jill Collins & Natalie Saville of The Great Little Cake Company share their expertise in baking whoopie pies with a plethora of delicious & quick whoopie recipes. Choose from chocolate vanilla red velvet apple pie banana & coconut then select your filling from a list of recipes that

Includes:: vanilla buttercream marshmallow cream cinnamon cream cheese coconut & lime filling creamy maple syrup filling peanut butter filling & chocolate ganache. Once youve baked & filled your whoopies its time to get decorating! Learn how to cover a whoopie pie with sugarpaste & decorate it with over 70 different designs to choose from including flowers of all shapes & sizes kids Christmas Halloween Easter Valentines wedding birthday & baby designs featuring fondant characters glittery butterflies hearts flowers polka dots & more. Each chapter ends with a showstopper creation designed for a party & made using a large number of whoopies from a pool table cake design to a Christmas tree cupcake tower to a childs caterpillar cake design. With full step-by-step guidance on creating each design & stunning photographs to help & inspire you Bake Me Im Yours... Whoopie Pies is the ultimate guide to baking & decorating these trendy tasty treats!

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Bake Me I'm Yours... Push Pop Cakes: Fun designs & recipes for 40 push pop cake designs featuring simple sugarpaste decorations & tasty cake recipes & filling combinations. With easy to follow instructions & full-colour photography you will learn how to bake & decorate push pop cakes the most exciting cake decorating craze since cake pops! Design assemble & embellish all sorts of push pop cakes for birthdays hen nights weddings Christmas Halloween & loads of other exciting occasions. These designs look great & are quick to make with 12 tasty mini cupcake recipes & 12 recipes for fillings & toppings. The perfect gift for every occasion: 4th of July Anniversaries Baby Showers Birthdays Children's Parties Christmas Easter Engagements Father's Day Graduation Halloween Mother's Day New Year Thanksgiving Valentine's Day Wedding Favours.. .and more! ...

As featured on The Martha Stewart Show" & " The Today Show" & in " People Magazine"! Hip. Cool. Fashion-forward. These arent adjectives youd ordinarily think of applying to baked goods. Think again. Not every baker wants to re-create Grandmas pound cake or cherry pie. Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito certainly didnt when they left their advertising careers behind pooled their life savings & opened their dream bakery Baked in Brooklyn New York a few years back. The visions that danced in their heads were of other br&-new kinds of confections... Things like a Malt Ball Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting which captures the flavor of their favorite Whoppers candies (and ups the ante with a malted milk ball garnish). Things like spicy Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits that really wake up your taste buds at breakfast time. Things like a Sweet & Salty Cake created expressly for adults who are as salt-craving ?as they are sweet-toothed. Which is not to say that Lewis & Poliafito sidestep tradition absolutely. Their Chocolate Pie (whose filling uses Ovaltine) pays loving homage to the classic roadside-diner dessert. Their Baked Brownies will wow even the most discriminating brownie connoisseur. & their Chocolate Chip Cookies? Words cannot describe. Whether trendsetting or tried-&-true every idea in this book is freshly " Baked."" ...

When it comes to baking Americans clearly know a thing or two. Whether its gooey chocolate brownies perfectly iced cupcakes or chunky chocolate chip cookies American baking is everywhere & we love it. Baked in America" is a bumper-sized celebration of American baking. From their London bakery Outsider Tart Americans David Muniz & David Lesniak are spearheading a welcome revival of the humble home-baked American cake (and brownie & muffin & cookie!) & introducing us to a whole load of newcomers along the way. Their irresistible collection of over 120 recipes ranges from classic favourites such as juicy blueberry muffins chocolate & walnut brownies & peanut butter cookies to a strawberry meringue torte white chocolate & raspberry cupcakes red velvet cheesecake & an outstanding array of whoopie pies. With full colour photography throughout & a stunning design this book will be every bakers dream. Resistance will be futile." ...

This is the seventh title in a thrilling fast-paced adventure series about Sherlock Holmess gang of street-urchin detectives. Theres been a murder at the racing stables & Gerties father Patrick stands accused. The punishment is death by hanging & Gertie is beside herself. She knows her father didnt do it but with Sherlock Holmes away how can she prove his innocence? Wiggins suspects an inside job & sends Sparrow in to do some digging around. Undercover as the new stable lad Sparrow finds himself mixing with some decidedly shady characters
- & then he stumbles upon an audacious betting scam that puts a valuable racehorse in danger. Now there are two lives for the Baker Street Boys to save & time is not on their side. The race is on! This title is based on a popular 1980s BBC television series by the same author. There are exciting historical adventures ideal for encouraging both boys & girls to read.
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