Debut cookbook from Michael C. Platt, a teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate. This cookbook from Michael C. Platt will quickly become a favorite as you build skills in the kitchen, whip up some tasty treats, celebrate history, learn about Michael's mission to end food insecurity one dessert at a time, and find out how you can do it too. The collection includes Michael's signature Freedom Fighter Cupcakes themed around figures from the history of civil rights and activism--Martin Luther King Jr., Grandpa Kitchen, José Andrés, Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Harriet Tubman, and more--as well as chapters on pies, tarts, cakes, snacks, and breads. Each dessert features stunning photography, a list of ingredients, easy-to-do step-by-step instructions, and insightful tips from Michael that will make baking tons of fun.

Join teen chef and food justice advocate Michael Platt on a journey through a year in Black history and discover 12 important events and a recipe inspired by each one From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Black Lives Matter movement, food has played a vital role in strengthening and shaping Black empowerment. Join food justice advocate and baker Michael Platt on a stunning visual journey as he retells moving and authentic accounts of 12 months in Black history. Featuring mouthwatering recipes and biographies of important figures, this book will inspire leaders of the future with real stories of trailblazers who helped to change the world. Recipes include The Black Panther Party's creamy grits The Greensboro Sit-In's cherry protest pie The Selma March's carry-on cornbread The Underground Railroad's freedom fish The Freedom Riders' gumbo Juneteenth's red ice pops Baker's Against Racism's sweet potato hand pie Martin Luther King's favorite pecan pie Paschal's fried chicken The Black Power Salute's Olympic gold cookies The Christmas Sacrifice's banana pudding The Montgomery Bus Boycott's pound cake