Twelve Holiday Cakes: A Dozen Desserts with Flavors From Around the World

This compact, thoughtfully curated collection from the editors of Saveur offers twelve holiday cakes from an impressive roster of contemporary bakers. Despite the time of year in which it’s appearing, the “holiday” in Twelve Holiday Cakes spans the calendar: from a bûche de Noël and a gingerbread house made with butterscotch and toffee, to a chocolate mesquite cake with café de olla buttercream that might suit a summer cookout, or a quince and mascarpone cheesecake fit for Halloween.

Each recipe is accompanied by a full-color photograph and styled with Saveur’s characteristic visual care. A brief section on sourcing ingredients and baking gear offers helpful context, and the final pages leave space for notes, tweaks, or family additions—encouraging this slim volume to evolve over time into something personal.

Contributors include:

• Rose Levy Beranbaum

• Bryan Ford

• Crystal Kass

• Fadi Kattan

• Gabriella Martinez

• Camari Mick

• Natasha Pickowicz

• Caroline Schiff

• Paola Velez

• Camilla Wynne

• Hannah Ziskin

With a bonus illustrated recipe card from Christina Tosi.

Paperback. 6.5" x 8", 80 pages. Color photographs throughout.