Book excerpt: This title includes step-by-step recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, muffins, breads, and more. Features include sections on baking basics, preparation and safety, common ingredients used in baking, and baking techniques. Informative sidebars provide additional information. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.