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Good Vibes Baking

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First off, I'm SO GLAD I was able to read this on my phone. I have loved Sandro since his time on Great British Bake Off, and his cookbook did not disappoint. I cannot wait to start baking some of these recipes!

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This desert book has such a good vibe. Lots of amazing photos, showcasing the creative showstopper decorations. The recipes that I tried worked out perfectly.

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Good Vibes Baking was written in a simple way to make some amazing bakes! I loved all the photos that were in this book and the straight forward method of teaching folks and sections made this a lovely read.

I will admit to rewatching Sandro's Season of The Great British Bake Off before reading this book just to make sure I could mark down all my favorite recipes.

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I have followed Sandro ever since he was on The Great British Bake-Off. I was so excited when I saw he wrote a cookbook. I found this cookbook really fun. The recipes were really interesting and inventive. I like that there are so many recipes that are completely new to me. The photos are really beautiful and definitely entice me to make more of the recipes. While the recipes are unique, they seem like the type of recipes that most people would enjoy. I particularly enjoyed the techniques section at the end of the book. I think this book would make a beautiful gift. I would recommend this cookbook.

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HUGE plus right off the bat: unlike other cookbooks I’ve received from NetGalley, this one is actually formatted as an e-book instead of being a PDF so I can easily read it on my phone! I also love that it has both US and UK measurements.

His voice was so entertaining, the pictures are great and make the food look so gorgeous and delicious (although I do wish there were photos of all of them). I saved sooo many recipes from this and I can’t wait to try some of them once I have all my baking supplies on hand. I like that there’s different levels of skill and time/effort recipes in here and in fact I saved so many I might actually end up buying this once it comes out tbh.

Thanks to NetGalley and DK for the digital copy; all opinions are my own.

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Flamboyant and bold...

This book is flamboyant and bold. With sturdy cakes and over the top boozy flavors. Not flimsy or delicate, not petite and dainty. Just the opposite. Think layers and layers and color.

I liked that it was designed for my phone, cuz, let's face it, that's what we use in the kitchen. Best for bakers with intermediate skills, and maybe not for the beginner.
With a dash of fun and positivity.
Recommend.

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Recipies look very good.
And I am excited to give a few of these a try. Thank you for the opportunity so take a look at this book.
#netgalley #goodvibesbaking

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An excellent collection with a lovely layout and photos. A recommended purchase for collections where cookbooks and GBBO are popular.

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I’m so beyond excited for this book! The recipes all look amazing and I can’t wait to make all of them.

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Sandro!!!!! As a Great British Baking Show super fan, I was ecstatic to see fan-favorite Sandro from the 2022 season release a book!

This is a really fun cookbook! Each section is separated by “vibe” (e.g., Give Me Confidence, Lift Your Spirits). There are several what I would classify as advanced bakes (as I expected!) but there are also several easier bakes I am excited to try! I am most looking forward to baking the Brownie and Strawberry Cookies!

Several beautiful pictures throughout, many with Sandro, but some recipes have zero pictures which is my biggest cookbook pet peeve and knocks a star from my rating.

Overall, a beautiful, fun cookbook I would recommend to any baking enthusiast or Great British Baking Show fan!

Thank you to NetGalley and DK for the advanced review ecopy!

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I am very excited to be reading this book! My full review to follow.
Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I like Bakeoff so I was interested to see what would be included in this book. The things in here looked really tasty, however, there were very few items that I could see myself actually making. Most of it seemed to be for show as opposed to being something that your average person would make to enjoy. I'm also not sure if this was simply a formatting thing with the ebook, but everything was formatted rather strangely and didn't seem to make a lot of sense with spacing and picture size. I'm still giving it 4 stars because the things did look good, just not really stuff I would take the time to make.

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Good Vibes Baking focuses on everything about baking. The whole books premise it to encourage confidence in your baking skills.

The Sections are
Feel the Vibe: about the author, Sandro Farmhouse
Love Language
Give me Confidence: confidence in baking
Lift the Spirits: comfort bakes
Touch the Sky: show stopping cakes
It’s a Fiesta: bakes for events
Sharing is Caring
Many Hands
Basic Recipes and Techniques

Each recipe has a little blurb about the recipe, ingredients, and directions along with most recipes having pictures.

The directions are very clear and easy to follow. The formatting of the ebook was a little off, still easy to read but pages collided some. There are many recipes I am excited to try like the rum spiced- pineapple tarts.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. I really liked Sandro when he was on the Great British Bake-off, and his cookbook did not disappoint. This cookbook has lots of fun and sparkly recipes, just like Sandro's. I can't wait to try out some of his recipes.

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