It is Bite's birthday this week. We are four years old and feeling rather clever. To celebrate we have teamed up with the also very clever Murray Thom, who continues to create best-selling recipe books, the latest of which coincides perfectly with our milestone.
The Great New Zealand Birthday Cake Book
is set to be treasured by young and old, working through it year after year choosing the perfect cake for every occasion.
The cakes are as simple as our 4 cake, as cute as
and as elegant as
on page 11. You can buy copies of the book from booksellers nationwide from today and, because you'll need more than one,
.
I love a good icing but it tends to counteract my intentions to lower the sugar intake so I am pleased to read Peter Gordon's
. Ray McVinnie's
are all deliciously tempting and these
have more than a touch of spring about them too.