Cake Boss: Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia

Television viewers have fallen in love with Buddy Valastro, master cake maker, and his funny and fiery family, proprietors of Carlo s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the smash hit TLC series Cake Boss. Now, to coincide with Carlo s 100th anniversary, cake designer extraordinaire Buddy Valastro brings together his passion for baking and his high-energy family stories in the pages of this charming, heartwarming book complete with 25 recipes and tips that will make every reader the cake boss of their own kitchen.

Buddy s beautifully designed cakes are the stuff of legend and so is the remarkable story of his father, a beloved pillar of the community and himself a talented baker who set the stage for his family s rise to the pinnacle of their industry. Cake Boss recounts the story of Buddy s life and of his family s bakeshop, originally established in 1910 and now a Hoboken, New Jersey, landmark and culinary tourist destination. Here also are twenty-five recipes for Carlo s Bakery s most sought-after pastries, pies, cupcakes, and cakes, an irresistible combination of time-tested old-world recipes and modern creations, all founded on a rock-solid old-school baking foundation and classic techniques.

This is the incredible true story of how Carlo s Bakery came to be, how one hard-working family realized their patriarch s dream of making their beloved bake shop a household name. The special bond and loving dynamic of the Valastro clan make this an uncommonly touching and truly inspiring memoir.