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 Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
• Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies
• Raspberry Sour Cream Pie
• Zucchini Pecan Loaf
• Farmer’s Butter Sauce
• Coconut Custard
• and Crave’s famous buttercream icing in all its mouth-watering variations!