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If you’re looking for inspiration on the best spring desserts and how to make them, than these are the cookbooks for you!

1. The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker

   By: Bobbie Lloyd

   This gorgeously illustrated guide from New York’s iconic Magnolia Bakery presents close to 150 delicious recipes alongside valuable tips, tools, and techniques,

2. The Great British Baking Show: The Big Book of Amazing Cakes

   By: The Baking Show Team, Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith

   The Big Book of Amazing Cakes brings the enchantment of The Great British Baking Show right into your kitchen, offering straightforward recipes for cakes of all shapes, sizes, and mouthwatering flavors imaginable.

3. The Perfect Cake: Your Ultimate Guide to Classic, Modern, and Whimsical Cakes

   By: America's Test Kitchen

   Cakes serve as the ultimate dessert for any occasion, stealing the spotlight at birthdays, holidays, and gatherings, while also being the perfect treat for brunch, after-school snacks, or teatime.

4. Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

   By: B. Dylan Hollis

   The #1 New York Times Bestseller. A cookbook organized by decade, showcasing the finest (and sometimes not-so-fine) baking recipes from the 20th century.

5. All About Cake: A Milk Bar Cookbook

   By: Christina Tosi

   Step into the whimsically inventive world of Christina Tosi, where sugary delights reign supreme. Explore a realm filled with decadent banana-chocolate-peanut butter cakes slow-cooked to perfection, layer cakes bursting with the flavors of Key lime pie

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