Enemies to Bakers: Trope Bakes for Romantasy Readers, by Stefani Pollack of Cupcake Project

A ROMANTASY COOKBOOK · COMING SOON

For romantasy readers who enjoy a little spice with their sweets.

Every recipe in Enemies to Bakers is paired with a romantasy trope you already love. Slow Burn is a burnt Basque cheesecake that makes you wait for it. Good Girl is a speculoos cookie that's eager to please. Against the Wall is pound cake. Emphasis on pound.

Pick Your Trope

Every bake tastes gods-gifted but is simple enough for mortals to make.

A stack of coffee cookies tied with baker's twine
BANTER
Coffee Cookies

The edible version of that conversation: crisp, buttery, and sharp with a real coffee bite.

Pineapple upside-down cupcakes topped with whipped cream and cherries
MUTUAL PINING
Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

Pining turns your whole world upside down, and so do these pineapple upside-down cupcakes.

A square of chocolate carrot cake topped with frosting and pecans
BROODING
Chocolate Carrot Cake

Dark and moody on the outside, and complex as hell underneath.

Scoops of edible chocolate chip cookie dough
SELF-CARE
Eggless Edible Cookie Dough

Best when you don't want to wait. Tonight it's just you, a bowl, and a spoon.

Lemon cupcakes piled with toasted meringue
WILL IT FIT?
Mile-High Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Tall, toasted, and frankly ambitious. They look like more than you can handle, and you'll manage just fine.

Pfeffernüsse dusted with powdered sugar, one broken open
BROKE THE BED
Pfeffernüsse

The black pepper is the magic. It turns a good cookie into one you'll remember for the rest of your damn life.

And that's just a taste. The book runs from Enemies to Lovers to Fated Mates, with bonus chapters from his point of view.

Not Sure Where to Start?

The Find Your Trope quiz inside the book lets your reading habits pick your first bake. Banter or slow burn, golden protector or morally gray, there's a recipe waiting for you.

Stefani Pollack smiling in front of a wall mural of giant bat wings, arms spread wide

Meet the Author

Stefani Pollack is High Lady of the Baking Court of the Middle Lands, where she presides over Cupcake Project and The Bake Fest.

Nearly a million devoted townsfolk gather at Cupcake Project for its decades-old trove of recipes. At The Bake Fest, she summons legendary artisans from distant kingdoms to gatherings conjured entirely through enchanted mirrors, and at Whisked Away she ferries entire bands of bakers across the realm, for training and celebratory feasting. Her magic is strongest when she's bringing people together.

Given the choice, she would spend her days suspended high above the ground on silken ribbons, wandering enchanted forests, or lost in a book featuring a morally gray male with wings.

She lives in the river city of St. Louis with her mate, Jonathan Pollack, whose images appear throughout the book, and their son, Myles, a minstrel whose drumming keeps the whole castle awake.

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Finally, a cookbook you can shelve between your favorite fae and your filthiest paperbacks.