With tips and tricks for successful baking

Bursting with fresh ideas for no-frills, honestly good cakes ranging from sponge and chiffon cakes, to cupcakes, muffins loaf cakes, fruitcakes, chocolate cakes, brownies and cheesecakes, this exciting collection of recipes will provide you with the perfect treat whatever the occasion. A self-taught baker who has been conducting culinary workshops for many years, Allan guides you through each recipe with all the necessary details to help you succeed, ensuring that you will have as much fun cutting into your cake as you will have baking it.

Allan Albert Teoh is a self-taught baker who ran a delightful cake shop known among cake and pastry aficionados for its treats that Allan himself baked daily. Allan has garnered numerous accolades for his baked goods, including being crowned one of the four Cheesecake Heavenly Kings in a countrywide contest organised by Lianhe Wanbao. His first cookbook, AllanBakes Really Good Cakes, was named the Best Desserts Cookbook for Singapore in 2011 at the World Gourmand Cookbook Awards. Today, Allan shares his passion for baking and cooking by imparting his knowledge to others. He conducts culinary workshops at private cooking schools and community centres and is a partner of Chef’s Secrets Cooking & Baking Resource Centre. Allan has also written several other cookbooks. His seventh book, Home-cooked Meals, was published in 2019.