Rose Levy Beranbaum: Baking icon and author of the newly revised The Cake Bible

Rose Levy Beranbaum is an internationally known food and baking expert whose books have been translated into Mandarin Chinese, Czech, Russian, and Spanish. She has been called the "diva of desserts," "the most meticulous cook who ever lived," and a "legendary baker." She has published thirteen books, many of them award winners, including The Cake Bible (IACP's Cookbook of the Year and an IACP Cookbook Hall of Fame book), Rose's Heavenly Cakes (IACP's Cookbook of the Year), and Rose's Christmas Cookies (winner of the James Beard Award). Rose has mentored many aspiring bakers, has written for all the major food magazines, and had a long-running PBS Show called Baking Magic with Rose. She is also a designer of equipment for baking and cooking. Her popular blog, Real Baking with Rose, has created an international community of bakers. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Woody Wolston.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What inspired Rose to write the original Cake Bible over 35 years ago?
• Why she decided to revise it.
• What recipes have been updated and why.
• Some of the new recipes in The Cake Bible.
• Some of Rose's favorite ganache and glaze recipes.
• The Rose Factor Chart for formulating batter amounts and how it works.
• Rose's thoughts on decorating cakes.
• Rose's best tips for making cakes.
• And much more!