Through techniques, tips and trusted recipes, Mastering the Basics: Baking will guide both the novice cook and the competent baker who wishes to extend their skills through the basics of baking and beyond. From indulgent chocolate cake and melt-in-the-mouth citrus-scented biscuits to Scottish shortbread, French macarons and traditional sponge cake, this collection of reliable recipes, is presented in an aspirational, yet very approachable design. Step-by-step photography and a useful basics chapter that contains all the building blocks - techniques and basic recipes - provide extra help to ensure success every time the oven is turned on. Key points: clear, concise, approachable recipes that will guide the reader from baking basics and beyond; extra helpful information, techniques and tips to ensure success; step-by-step photography; contemporary, easy-to-follow design