“In this outstanding volume, 2018 Great British Bake Off finalist Bhogal offers 50 baked goods with 50 vegan alternatives. Both playful and rigorous … [t]his first-rate collection will please novice and veteran bakers alike.”

– Publishers Weekly, (starred review) on One Bake, Two Ways

“Bhogal, who readers may know as a 2018 finalist on The Great British Bake Off, knows her cake and is excited to share her baking experiences with readers. Each cake recipe here, paired with mouthwatering photos, has a basic preparation followed by an alternative, plant-based version that vegans and all those who bake for them will appreciate … Bhogal's two-recipes-in-one approach offers much appeal to bakers who enjoy experimenting, riffing, and tweaking recipes until they are just right for them.”

– Booklist, on One Bake, Two Ways

"The original recipes [Ruby Bhogal] collects and gathers here will intrigue even veteran bakers with their lesser-known sweets. . . . those who love to expand their cake knowledge and history will be delighted to sit down with this book and find recipes destined to impress."

– Jessica S. Levy

"I wanted to chart the history of baking around the world through cake recipes," Bhogal says. "It started as an idea to make the ten best cakes in the world, but then that sounded too little."

So what is the secret ingredient that earns a cake such a title? It's not fancy icing, devilishly sweet syrups or towers of tiers—although there are plenty of those in the book. "It's nostalgia. For lots of people, wherever you are, the thing that makes them so important is the memories they hold. That's how they end up being passed down through generations."

– Hannah Evans

WITH a new series of Great British Bake Off about to begin, what better way to celebrate than with a selection of recipes from 2018 finalist Ruby Bhogal?

Around The World In 80 Cakes by Ruby Bhogal is out now, and is a gastronomic tour of the best baking around the world.

From the lemony delight that is Sicilian Cassata cake, to brilliantly mouth-watering Basque cheesecake, alongside Singapore’s beloved Pandan cake and extravagance of the layered almond French Opera Cake, it’s a feast.

And after finishing as a finalist in GBBO, Ruby knows a thing or two about avoiding soggy bottoms – so you can expect star baker levels of success when attempting these recipes.

– Kirsty Spence