Photo by Matthew Septimus We are beyond thrilled to welcome Rose Levy Beranbaum as a Bake from Scratch 2025 contributing editor.Rose will be sharing a special essay in each of our 2025 issues. A doyenne of baking and a luminary in the world of food writing, Rose is a three-time James Beard Award winner and the author of 14 cookbooks, including her ever-influential cookbook The Cake Bible.The fully revised 35th anniversary edition of The Cake Bible is available now.

Find Rose on Instagram at @realbakingwithrose and at realbakingwithrose.com.PrevNext1.Writing That Passes the Test of Time Photo by Matthew SeptimusI’d like to share some highlights about what it took to give my book such long-lasting relevance and to become a book that changed many people’s lives and careers.When I approached Maria Guarnaschelli, editor at William Morrow, with my idea to write a book about cake, one of her first questions was how much money I hoped to earn.

My unhesitating answer was that I would do it without any money if I could have a photo of every cake.And her response was that she could not accept such a generous offer.But I knew that I had gained her notoriously hard-won respect.

And years later, Maria told me I was the only one who approached her offering to write t

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