My debut cookbook, Something Sweet, is HERE! It’s filled with 80+ easy baking recipes that actually work. Pre-order it today and be the first to get it when it’s released on 30 June 2026.
We did it! My first physical cookbook is off to print and will be hitting bookshelves across the country in just a few months. Titled Something Sweet, it’s filled to the brim with 80+ easy baking recipes, including 40 of your favourite Sweetest Menu recipes.
You can pre-order Something Sweet now. As a first-time author, pre-orders are so important because they influence how many retailers buy the book and how many copies end up on the shelves.
They can also determine if I will get a second book deal. So if you love and use Sweetest Menu recipes, please consider pre-ordering so I can continue to publish wonderful baking recipes that work and taste amazing.
You will absolutely LOVE baking from this book. It is broken out into simple chapters like One Layer Cakes, Bars & Slices, Baking With Kids and Party Time to name a few.
The layout makes the recipes really easy-to-read, complete with prep times, cook times, serving sizes and plenty of tips and notes from me.
It’s a beautiful flexi-bound book so it’s lovely to hold but practical too – lying flat in the kitchen so you can easily read it. It was designed to not be a coffee table book, but rather one that is used and enjoyed!
You’ll also love the stunning photography that adorns every page. EVERY recipe has at least one (often two) beautiful, full-colour photo.
Every single recipe was written by me and tested in my very own kitchen. I also hired an amazing baker (MasterChef alum) Genene, to be my official recipe tester for the book. She helped me test (and test again) all the new recipes for the cookbook so you just know they will work for you too!
In the pages of Something Sweet, you’ll discover NEW recipes that cannot be found anywhere else, like my Rhubarb Sour Cream Cake, Lemon-Misu, Fairy Bread Cupcakes and Honey Joy Slice. Enjoy my Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies or my zesty Lemon Bars.
You’ll also find favourite SM recipes as voted by you! I’ve snuck in my popular Cinnamon Apple Cake, Levain Bakery Cookies, Orange Poppyseed Cake, my Big Batch Brownies and more!
I’ve also included my best baking tips to ensure your success, my favourite tools in the kitchen and the ingredients that I can’t live without (and the ones I can).
Every recipe was carefully crafted to cater to bakers of any expertise, including beginner bakers! If you’ve never baked before, you will be able to make these cookies, cakes and slices with ease.
You’ve been asking me for a physical book of my recipes for years, and I’m so excited it’s finally HERE. The book will hit bookshelves in Australia and New Zealand first, but you can pre-order it now to guarantee your copy.
And if you live outside of Australia, you can still order it NOW from select Australian bookstores that ship internationally. Your support means the book has a higher chance of being rolled out into bookstores globally. And it means you will get your hands on it at the same time as me – 30 June this year!
Thank you so much for your support ❤️ I just know you will LOVE this book. Pre-order Something Sweet today.
James says
UK fan here and looks like we’re (currently) only getting the Kindle edition 🙁
Are there any plans for your publisher to bring the physical book this way please? Or how about lobbying them to sponsor an international promo tour? 😉
Jessica Holmes says
James, your comment just made my day! Thank you! You are right, the physical book isn’t currently available on Amazon UK (but hopefully it will be eventually). The only option at the moment is to order through an Australia bookstore that ships internationally (like Readings or Harry Hartog), then you will get the book the same time as everyone else. Otherwise, I’ll keep you updated for when it hopefully rolls out in the UK which might be a bit later down the track. And I would love to do an international promo tour – bring it on!