Baking Coloring Book - a Surprise Castle exclusive

24 hand-illustrated scenes from the warm side of the kitchen, from a baker shaping dough to a five-tier wedding cake.

The oven is on. Stay a while.

A hand-drawn adult coloring book, 24 scenes that run from croissant baskets and pie windowsills to wedding cakes and stand mixers. The pace is set by the slow rise of dough and the soft set of frosting, not the next notification.

Step into a brick-oven bakery where a baker holds two fresh loaves still warm from the fire. Walk to a wooden counter spread of sliced bread, butter, flour, and eggs ready for the next bake. Pull up to a tray of cupcakes in rows under decorative frosting and cherry toppers. Then to a two-tier layer cake under piped frosting and meringue flowers.

The pages keep moving. A baker kneading dough in a large mixing bowl with a whisk standing by. A pastry chef piping fresh frosting onto a layered celebration cake. A woven basket of fresh croissants and a baguette. A man in a kitchen carrying a tray of golden croissants.

Wander through the day. A woman kneading bread on a wooden countertop. A five-tier wedding cake under ornate floral piping. A baker with a finished muffin tray in a bakery kitchen. A pie cooling on the windowsill, a spoon resting beside.

Keep going. A stand mixer pouring batter into a bowl with eggs at the side. A basket overflowing with breads and croissants. A sifter dusting flour over a finished two-tier cake with garnish. A warm loaf still steaming in a kitchen interior. A three-tier cake on a decorative stand. A male baker arranging fresh croissants on a tray. A bowl of mixed eggs and ingredients on a kitchen table. A baker holding a fresh-baked loaf from the oven. A muffin tin with blueberry muffins. A baker kneading dough with flour-dusted hands. A strawberry-topped three-tier cake with piped decoration. And to close, a berry-and-fruit-filled dessert bowl with utensils.

There's a reason coloring sticks around. It gives a busy mind somewhere to land, and in this case that somewhere is the lattice of a pie crust or the swirl of a piping bag. Some pages are bold and forgiving. Others will eat a whole afternoon. Works fine with colored pencils, fine-tip markers, or gel pens.

If you know someone with a sourdough starter on the counter, a friend who's been planning their wedding cake for two years, or a parent who keeps the kitchen smelling of cinnamon, this is for them. It's also for the person who'd quietly rather shade a croissant basket on a Saturday than scroll.

Pre-heat to 350.

Inside you'll find 24 scenes: a baker holding fresh loaves at a brick oven, a counter spread of bread and ingredients, cupcakes in rows with cherry toppers, a two-tier cake with meringue flowers, a baker kneading in a mixing bowl, a chef piping frosting on a celebration cake, a basket of croissants and a baguette, a man with a tray of croissants, a woman kneading dough on wood, a five-tier ornate wedding cake, a baker with a muffin tray, a pie cooling on a windowsill, a stand mixer pouring batter, an overflowing basket of breads, a sifter dusting flour over a cake, a warm steaming loaf, a three-tier cake on a stand, a baker arranging croissants on a tray, a bowl of mixed eggs and ingredients, a baker with a fresh-baked loaf, a muffin tin of blueberry muffins, a flour-dusted dough kneader, a strawberry-topped three-tier cake, and a berry-and-fruit dessert bowl.