Bake with Brooki
The #1 Australian bestselling cookbook from Brooke Bellamy, founder of Brooki Bakehouse.
The Book
Some recipes exist just to be followed. These ones exist to be lived in.
Bake with Brooki is the cookbook behind the brand — the collection of recipes that built Brooki Bakehouse from a tiny Brisbane shop into one of Australia’s most loved bakeries, now reaching readers in kitchens across the world. Inside you’ll find the full method behind the cookies that started everything, alongside the cakes, pastries, and baked goods that have kept queues forming at Brooki doors ever since.
These are not simplified home versions. These are the real recipes — the ones Brooke has tested, refined, and tested again — written so that anyone can make them work in their own kitchen, whether they’ve been baking for decades or are starting from scratch.
Published by Penguin Random House Australia. Debuted at #1 on the Australian bestseller list.
What’s Inside
Bake with Brooki features all of the most famous Brooki Bakehouse recipes, plus all my favourite recipes I grew up baking in Australia. The book is designed to be an easy starting point for new bakers, with 100 recipes cover to cover. I wrote this book to remind you that anyone can bake (including you!) And the only way to learn is to start somewhere and work up your courage to keep trying and learning new things.
Cookies — The recipes that started it all. The chunky, bakery-style cookies that went viral and the variations that came after them. My absolute favourite recipe in this section is the New York Cookies. These cookies feature dark chocolate chips, walnut chunks and a delicious buttery cookie dough that holds its shape in the oven.
Brownies and Blondies — If the cookie chapter is where it all started, the brownies and blondies chapter is where things get properly indulgent. These are the recipes for the days when you need something deeply chocolatey, impossibly fudgy, and completely unapologetic about it. My absolute favourite in this section is the best ever brownies. They’re even better gluten free (trust me!)
Cakes — Cakes are the chapter closest to my heart, because a cake means something is being celebrated. Whether it’s a birthday, a gathering, or a Tuesday that deserves to be treated like an occasion, these are the recipes that make a moment feel significant.
Cupcakes — Everything a cake promises, delivered in individual form and therefore completely guilt-free to eat three of. The cupcakes in this chapter are bakery-style — tall frosting, proper flavour all the way through, the kind that actually taste as good as they look. My absolute favourite in this section is Hummingbird Cupcakes, originating in Jamaica and packed with flavour — pineapple, pecans, spices, delicious.
Cheesecakes — Cheesecakes are the recipe I get asked about more than almost anything else — because when they go right, there is nothing better, and when they go wrong, it’s genuinely heartbreaking. This chapter covers both baked and no-bake, and I’ve written every recipe so you know exactly what you’re getting before you open the oven. My absolute favourite in this section is the Basque Burnt Cheesecake. Simple, extremely quick to make, and so ridiculously creamy in every bite.
Slices — Slices are the great Australian baking tradition, and this chapter is a love letter to them. The beauty of a slice is in its honesty — no fuss, no special equipment, just layers of something delicious that you cut into squares and share. My absolute favourite in this section is the jelly slice, because my mum used to make it for me almost every week. In the community I grew up in slices were almost an essential item to take as a house guest, so I’ve eaten my fair share of slices over the years (but continue the tradition at home willingly!)
Macarons — Macarons have a reputation for being difficult, and I won’t pretend there isn’t a learning curve — but I’ve spent years breaking down exactly where things go wrong and how to fix them, and this chapter contains everything I know. Follow these recipes carefully and your first batch will genuinely surprise you. My absolute favourite in this section is the salted caramel macarons. I have eaten so many of these before breakfast during my time as a bakery owner that I genuinely think my body is part salted caramel macaron in its make up.
Desserts — The desserts chapter is where I got to play. These are the recipes that sit somewhere between everyday baking and a proper restaurant-style finish — impressive enough for a dinner party, achievable enough for a home kitchen. My absolute favourite in this section is my sticky date pudding. I’ve been making this recipe since I was about sixteen years old and I dare say its the best sticky date pudding recipe you’ll find (with a generous dose of butterscotch sauce, of course!)
Gifts for Friends — Some of the best things you can bake aren’t for yourself — they’re for the people who show up for you. This chapter is full of recipes designed to be packaged, gifted, and delivered with a handwritten note.
Sauces, Fillings & Frostings — The recipes that make every other recipe better. A good buttercream, a proper caramel, a fruit curd that’s worth making from scratch — these are the building blocks that turn something homemade into something bakery-quality.
What Readers Are Saying
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“The only baking book I’ve used cover to cover”
“I’ve bought a lot of cookbooks over the years and most of them sit on the shelf after the first few recipes. Bake with Brooki is different — I’ve made at least fifteen recipes and every single one has worked first time. The cookie recipes alone are worth every cent.”
— Amazon Australia
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“These cookies ruined every other cookie for me”
“I made the chocolate chip cookies on a Tuesday afternoon and my family has not stopped asking for them since. I have now made four batches in two weeks. Send help.”
— Goodreads
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“Bought it for myself, ended up buying three more as gifts”
“The photography is stunning, the instructions are actually clear, and the recipes work exactly as written. I’ve given this to my sister, my mum, and my best friend. It’s the gift I’ll keep giving.”
— Amazon Australia
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“Worth the international shipping”
“I’m based in the UK and ordered this specifically because I’ve been following Brooki on TikTok for two years. It did not disappoint. The macarons recipe is the clearest I’ve ever followed and they actually turned out properly on my first attempt.”
— Amazon UK
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“This book made me love baking again”
“I’d given up on baking properly because nothing ever turned out the way it looked in recipe photos. Brooke’s recipes actually work. My family thinks I’ve had some kind of transformation. I haven’t told them the secret yet.”
— Goodreads
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“A permanent fixture on my kitchen bench”
“Most cookbooks live in the cupboard. This one hasn’t left my bench since I bought it. The instructions are so clear, the results look exactly like the photos, and there’s something in here for every occasion. Genuinely one of the best purchases I’ve made this year.”
— Amazon Australia
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