Crave brings 70+ recipes for all things sweet from the founders of the Prairies’ famous bakery.

Growing up on the family farm near High River, Alberta, sisters Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby were surrounded by talented bakers, including their mother, grandmothers, and aunts. In the twenty years since the pair launched their business, Crave has become famous across the Prairies and beyond for its delicious, beautifully decorated cakes, cupcakes, and cookies, and the pale blue Crave box itself synonymous with special events. To celebrate the bakery’s twentieth year in business, Carolyne and Jodi share over 70 of their favourite sweet recipes with home cooks.

The book features stunning recipe photography and anecdotes about the bakery’s beginnings, its loyal staff and customers, and the milestones as its grown to six locations. With detailed how-tos on filling and decorating, stocking a desserts-ready pantry, and key kitchen tools, Crave includes chapters dedicated to cupcakes and cakes, cookies and bars, pies (including the ultimate pie pastry), loaves, and recipes lovingly adapted for gluten-free and vegan diets. You’ll find recipes for

Homestyle Banana CupcakesPumpkin Spice Latte CupcakesSalted Chocolate Chunk CookiesRaspberry Sour Cream PieZucchini Pecan LoafFarmer’s Butter SauceCoconut Custardand Crave’s famous buttercream icing in all its mouth-watering variations!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
Ingredient Staples
Essential Tools
A Few How-Tos

How to Fill a Pastry Bag How to Pipe Buttercream Frosting onto Cupcakes How to Ice a Two-Layer Cake How to Add Filling to a Layer Cake How to Pipe Buttercream Details onto Cakes How to Fill a Cupcake with Filling or Buttercream How to Dip and Drizzle Cookies A Homemade Pantry
Graham Cracker Crumbs Chocolate Cookie Crumbs Brown Sugar Crumb Topping Farmer’s Butter Sauce Toffee Sauce Milk Chocolate Ganache Dark Chocolate Ganache Raspberry Jam Vanilla Custard Coconut Custard Chocolate Custard Browned Butter Caramel Filling Caramel Sauce Crave’s Famous Buttercream Frostings
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Lemon Buttercream Frosting Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Strawberry Buttercream Frosting Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting Browned Butter Buttercream Frosting Coffee Buttercream Frosting Mix-in Buttercream Frostings Variations Crave-o-licious Buttercream Frosting Vava Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Mint Buttercream Frosting Cookies and Cream Buttercream Frosting Caramel Buttercream Frosting Toffee Pecan Buttercream Frosting Brown Sugar Buttercream Frosting Cupcakes and Cakes
Chocolate Cake with Crave-o-licious Buttercream Frosting Vanilla Sheet Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Confetti Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Apple Cake with Caramel Buttercream Frosting Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Banana Caramel Cupcakes with Browned Butter Buttercream Frosting Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes Cookies and Bars
Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies Oatmeal Milk Chocolate Toffee Cookies Double Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Peanut Butter with Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies Confetti Cookies Snickerdoodle Cookies Gingersnap Cookies S’more Cookies Red Velvet Cookies Valentine Cookies Auntie Louise’s Gingerbread Cookies Pecan Sandwich Cookies Vanilla Thumbprint Cookies with Milk Chocolate Ganache (or Raspberry Jam) Grandpa Starling’s Shortbread Cookies Twix Bar Salted Nut Bar Triple Chocolate Brownie Magic Cookie Bar Date Bar Pies
The Ultimate Pie Pastry A Few Pastry How-Tos How to Roll Perfectly Flaky Pastry How to Line a Pie Plate with Pastry (Single-Crust Pie) How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust How to Make a Double-Crust Pie How To Line a Cupcake Tin with Pastry Raspberry Sour Cream Pie Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Pumpkin Pie Butter Tarts Chocolate Banana Cream Pie Coconut Cream Pie Loaves
Lemon Poppyseed Loaf Banana Chocolate Loaf Marble Loaf Raspberry Crumb Loaf Zucchini Pecan Loaf Gluten-Free and Vegan Cupcakes, Cakes, and Cookies
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake with Vava Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Gluten-Free Confetti Cookies Vegan Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting Vegan Chocolate Frosting Vegan Vanilla Frosting Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies Vegan Confetti Cookies Acknowledgements

"Whether readers have visited a brick-and-mortar Crave bakery in Alberta, Canada, or simply drooled over the bakers' cupcakes, cakes, cookies, breads, bars, and loaves on social media, this book will satisfy their cravings for more festive creations. . . a bit like Candace Nelson's iconic The Sprinkles Baking Book but feels slightly more accessible, with less celebrity name-dropping and more affordable ingredients that still measure up, and with lovely end products that shine a light on pantry staples and childhood favorites like Twix bars. . . this book is a perfect gateway into baking for new bakers and is essential reading for anyone looking to add new layers to their baking game." —Library Journal

"For home bakers to professionals alike, this cookbook is an absolute gift! Not only do Carolyne and Jodi share an insider’s peek behind the curtain of their bakery, but also offer a wealth of baking knowledge, tips and tricks, and broken-down recipes for each and every element that goes into their pastries and cakes . . . This book radiates comfort, love, and creativity, and is sure to bring smiles and happy bellies to all.” —Sophie Kaftal, author of Kitten and the Bear Cookbook

"Discover indulgence with Crave’s new cookbook! Packed with delightful recipes, tips, and creative decorating ideas, this book is your ultimate guide to baking some of my all time favourite desserts!” —Ashley Fraser-Sexsmith, owner of Chatty Girl Media

"This new cookbook from the creators of Crave Cupcakes makes me SO excited! It’s a fun, unique, informative and gorgeous cookbook–I also love all the decorating tips. Thanks so much to sisters Carolyne and Jodi for creating such a masterpiece, I can’t wait to start baking!" —Shelley Adams, author of the Whitewater Cooks series

"The kindness, beauty, and sheer generosity shared on the pages of Crave is exactly what Carolyne and Jodi bring to life every day. I'm thrilled to not only celebrate 20 years of their Crave-licious success but to also see these tremendous Canadian businesswomen contribute to our national food story." —Karen Anderson, author of Eat Alberta First

"In their first cookbook, the Prairie Queens of Cupcakes, sisters Carolyne McIntyre Jackson and Jodi Willoughby, are letting us in on their secrets, including recipes for their never-before-published signature buttercream frosting!" —Linda Garson, Editor-in-Chief, Culinaire Magazine