Let Them Eat Cake: Classic, Decadent Desserts with Vegan, Gluten-Free & Healthy Variations: More Than 80 Recipes for Cookies, Pies, Cakes, Ice Cream, and More!

I have all of Gesine Bullock-Prado's other cookbooks, and "Let Them Eat Cake" is like visiting an old friend who moved into a new house. Each chapter is filled with familiar favorites but also new iterations - but that's not all. Each recipe also includes adjustments to make each recipe either vegan, gluten free, or simply healthier. We're talking cookies, pies, cakes, ice cream, candy, muffins, scones, biscuits, and quick breads. Baking classic, vegan, gluten free, or healthy using real ingredients that the end result tastes good. I don't have dietary restrictions, but know plenty who do. And being a home baker, having this book at my fingertips when I need to accommodate for someone's diet will be a saving grace.Update 3/20/15: I have made the following recipes:- Chocolate Chip cookies (healthy version) - the recipe is very straight forward and easy to swap out from the original though I did have to constantly flip the page between the two variations to make the adjustments. A very, very minor hassle but the final end results are fabulous!!- Whoopie Pies (original version) - I LOVE whoopie pies and this recipe is a classic!! Deep rich chocolate cake with a cream cheese filling. These were sooooo good!!- The Big Winooski (original version) - If you love chocolate than this a cookie to try! It's dense, and rich, but not in an overly sweet way. A big winner!- Rugelach (original version) - These are excellent!! I halved the recipe because I only had one brick of cream cheese and it still an made ample number of cookies (2 doz). I also swapped out the red currant filling for raspberry and swapped the pistachios for almonds. This is an easy recipe to make and make adjustments to. The final result was delicious!- Linzer Heart Cookies (original version) - another delicious cookie!! I had a little trouble transferring the cut cookie shapes to the sheet pan because the dough was getting soft and sticking to my counter top. If I rolled it out on parchment and chilled it periodically this would solve the issue. I blame my impatience, not the recipe for this. The end result was still tasted wonderful, even if a few cookies didn't look perfect.I'm really enjoying this cookbook. The more I am learning about the benefits of healthier ingredients -- and having great results with the healthy version of the chocolate chip cookie recipe -- I want to try making the above recipes in healthy variations.

I've enjoyed the book, so far. I especially like that she gives weight measurements, which is important when blending gluten free flours. The Chocolaty Chippy Chunk cookies are amazing. There are a few editing flaws that I wish they'd fix, like the alternate recipes for some are either missing or out of place (the alternate instructions for biscuits is at the end of the scones recipe.) My Kindle also won't search the text, for some reason, so finding the misplaced info is difficult. Overall, I am enjoying this book. Baking was a hobby of mine until I discovered I'm allergic to wheat 6 years ago. I used to avoid it because the idea of having to buy a new set of flour ingredients for each recipe was daunting. With her simplified gluten-free flour components, I had the courage to take the plunge. It's so nice to have my hobby (creative outlet) back & to be able to eat fresh pastries again!

Love that this book is an easy read and has pictures, so I know the recipes are coming out like they are supposed to look! I need the visual. You don't have to buy a lot of ingredients that are hard to find to complete the recipes! It's also great because I need low-gylcemic recipes and this book offers that- along with recipes to accommodate my ever growing number of family and friends that need vegan and gluten-free options. I can pretty much appease everyone with recipes from this book. I'm about to lean heavily on this book for the up-coming holidays just because I want to try some different recipes. I'm thinkin' Sour Cream Pancakes, Killer Coffee Cake, and Pop Tarts (for the kids - wink, wink) for our Thanksgiving visit to Grandma's this year. . .

The way the book is written, For regular ingredients, for Gluten Free, Vegan, and a healthy alternative, I absolutey love the way the author has put all the time and effort to this book.Some of the recipes are ones I never thought I'd see again. My grandmother made these cookies on a regular basis and I really missed them. My issue is with Gluten so when I saw the Rugelach and other recipes, I was thrilled beyond belief. The pictures give you an idea of what your finished product you should look like. I bought the Kindle version so I can have the recipes right on hand, and I can wipe of the screen if crumbs fall that way.

Love this book because it comes with alternative options for every recipe in order to make it vegan which is a major key since I have an obnoxious vegan in my household.

I knew I had to have a book from Gesine after seeing her show Baked in Vermont. She has a quirky, fun way of teaching you how to bake, and her recipes always look so appealing. I picked this book for the variations of each recipe - my Dad has Diabetes so when I need to cut back on the sugar but still use a recipe that looks tasty, I turn to this.

Enjoy baking and love a challenge, this cook book has recipes that you can cook as one who enjoys dining and desires an amazing dessert at any calorie cost. Then their is the gluten free and vegetarian recipes. Gesine was brought up a strict vegetarian and disliked it, Therefore, Gesine shows us how to create recipes for any desired diet. and still be good. Living in Vermont now, gives her a great place to experiment with different lifestyle recipes. look forward to trying more.

Great concept, my disappointment is with the publishing, some pages have too much white space with little fint..whereas some areas are white font on top of brown. Gee wiz, use bigger font, fill up the page space with the larger bolder font.lesss of the color blocking. You should have asked consumers and pastry chefs like myself, the appeal of reading this book. Her concept is great, but the editing needs revamping.

Awesome and very appreciative of the alternatives she gives for her recipes so ALL can enjoy yummy sweets. Thank you

Fantastic book with lots go offer

love the book! Will order more by the author!

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I love Gesine's recipes but this book has so many mistakes that I gave up baking from it to avoid disasters.