Tanya Bakes by Tanya Burr (Mini Review)

Title: Tanya Bakes
Author: Tanya Burr
Type: Nonfiction
Genre: Food and Drink, Cookbook, Baking
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Date published: September 7, 2017

A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.

Following the phenomenally successful Love, Tanya, Tanya Burr is back with her very first cookbook. In Tanya Bakes, she shares her passion for baking along with all her favourite recipes. As well as cakes and bakes, readers will love Tanya’s delicious and simple puddings, loaves and pastries.

From everyday staple bakes to sweet treats for special occasions, Tanya’s got the perfect recipe, every time:
– Tanya’s Ultimate Celebration Cake
– Banoffee Pie
– Salted Caramel Cheesecake
– Rhubarb and Custard Muffins
– Earl Grey Tea Loaf
– Tanya’s Nanny’s Apple Pie
– Smarties Flapjacks

So make yourself at home in the kitchen with Tanya and treat yourself, your friends and family to something delicious!

– My Review –

This cookbook was very well-put together. It is evident that a team of people with a high aesthetic were in charge of selecting fonts, colours, images, etc. etc. etc. It was really a pleasure to read this book, or even just flip through it. The manner in which the recipes in this book are categorized was very helpful because it’s easy to find the type of recipe that you’re looking for, such as pies vs. cookies for example.

I am a big fan of cookbooks that are bound with a hardcover binding, because let’s be real, cookbooks spend a good amount of their time in kitchens, and kitchens can be very messy places! At least, my kitchen is. I tend to spill ingredients everywhere, especially when I’m in a rush, and a paperback cookbook might not survive in this kind of kitchen very long. Tanya Bakes is strongly bound, and the pages are thick and glossy. I like that the interior was also very pretty, and it was pleasing for me to look at, whether I’m actually looking for a recipe, or just flipping through.

Overall, I think that this book is great for fans of Tanya Burr, as well as people who like to bake, or would like to start baking. Even if you don’t bake and just want to look at pretty pictures of cookies, and cakes, and loafs, or you collect cook books, this book is definitely for you!

– The Author –

Tanya Burr (born 9 June 1989) is an English fashion and beauty vlogger, blogger, make-up artist and author. She is best known for her fashion and beauty channel on YouTube. In 2014, she released her own cosmetics line, Tanya Burr Cosmetics. She lives in the UK with her husband, Jim Chapman who is also a Youtuber.