One of my goals for 2025 is to Bake A Book. I chose 100 Afternoon Sweets by Sarah Kieffer. I follow Sarah’s Vanilla Bean Blog and have a few of her other baking books. Sarah’s recipes never disappoint. So, this is my Bake A Book for 2025.

My plan is to start with the first recipe and move through in order. 100 Afternoon Sweets is broken into many sections. The first section is a group of recipes entitled One Bowl Bakes.

My Perfect Afternoon Snacking Cake is Recipe No. 1 and it is perfect! This single layer cake with orange essence and crunch top does not need icing. It’s my favorite recipe in the book so far. I think it’s possible that every recipe in 100 Afternoon Sweets will be my favorite.