Chef and television personality Carla Hall is releasing her new children’s picture book, Carla and the Tin Can Cake Party, to take readers on a trip South to visit her grandmother’s house.
According to a press release, the book “celebrates the joy of childhood, the bond between generations and the secret ingredient that makes the two magical.”
Carla and the Tin Can Cake Party will be released October 14. It is available for preorder now.
In the book, young Hall and her sister Kim visit Granny and Doc’s house and prepare a special tea party, which takes a turn after Hall accidentally ruins her granny’s favorite quilt and famous pound cake. Fearing she ruined the plans for the tea party, Hall’s grandmother saves the day with a recipe for a special cake that contains a secret ingredient.
Hall won over the hearts of foodies during her run as a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef: All Stars. She has also appeared on several Food Network shows, hosting gigs on ABC’s The Chew and Max’s Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.
Hall launched her digital magazine, Sweet Heritage, this year to expand on her love for storytelling and food. Her acclaimed cookbook, Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, takes fans back to her Nashville roots with recipes for comfort cuisine and soul food.
In her second children’s book, the master chef shares the special family recipe for a Lemon Ginger Tin Can Cake that readers can try out at home. To bring Hall’s story to life, Barbados artist Cherise Harris created illustrations highlighting the bond between grandparents and their grandchildren while adding a hint of mischief.
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