{"product_id":"michaels-desserts-sweets-for-a-cause-paperback","title":"Michaels Desserts: Sweets for a Cause - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Platt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebut cookbook from Michael Platt, a teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate. Featuring 45+ dessert recipes for cupcakes, cookies, snacks and more, served up with valuable life lessons--\u003ci\u003eMichaels Desserts\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond baking and triumphs amidst autobiographies and other inspirational books for black teen boys.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining a fun cookbook with Michael's mission to bring awareness to food and poverty, \u003ci\u003eSweets for a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e will quickly become a favorite teen baking book that builds skills in the kitchen, celebrates history, and inspires activism. The desserts recipes collection includes Michael's signature \u003cb\u003eFreedom Fighter Cupcakes\u003c\/b\u003e themed around figures from the history of civil rights and activism--Martin Luther King Jr., Grandpa Kitchen, José Andrés, Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, Rubin \"Hurricane\" Carter, Harriet Tubman, and more--as well as chapters on pies, tarts, cakes, snacks, and breads. Each dessert features stunning photography, a list of ingredients, easy-to-do step-by-step instructions, and insightful tips from Michael that will make baking tons of fun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly a cookbook for all ages, whether baking with kids or wanting to support Michael's incredible mission, adding \u003ci\u003eMichael's Desserts: Sweets for a Cause \u003c\/i\u003eto your collection will bring hope to heart and tasty treats to your table. For teaching your teenager to bake\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eor for those whose kids cook already\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMichael serves up sweet recipes for desserts and a drive towards social activism!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Paperback; 128 pages; 7.5 in W by 9.5 in H.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael C. Platt\u003c\/b\u003e is on a mission to end food insecurity. A teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate, he's been baking since he was nine but has been interested in the challenges of inequality, food, and poverty since learning about the March on Washington at age six. Michael's teen baking business, Michaels Desserts, has a 1-for-1 model which donates a dessert to someone in need for every one sold. With this model, Michael has served hundreds of people. Michael appeared as one of the best kid bakers in the country in season 4 of \u003ci\u003eKids Baking Championship\u003c\/i\u003e on Food Network and has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTed Talks, Good Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, People.com, Guideposts, the \u003ci\u003eRachael Ray Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. He's a member of the Kashi Crew, a group of kid cooks who worked with Kashi to create a new line of cereals and snack bites called Kashi by Kids. He also appeared on BYU tv's feel-good show \u003ci\u003eOperation Awesome\u003c\/i\u003e, taking a look at how kids are changing the world every day in 2021. \u003ci\u003eMichaels Desserts\u003c\/i\u003e is his first cookbook. Visit him at michaelsdesserts.com and michaelcplatt.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9.45 x 7.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758393131296,"sku":"9781684620470","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7be1667b4eb5dc43bb7cf9ce1ab84fb0.webp?v=1780124995","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/michaels-desserts-sweets-for-a-cause-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}