The All American Dessert Book

America's favorite baker has been on a road trip around the country. Now she's back, with something for every dessert lover: the best pies, cakes, puddings, crisps, cookies, ice creams, and candies in the land. Photos.

"The perfect book for every cookie-loving American" (Dorie Greenspan, author of "Baking with Julia"), this exciting and definitive collection of the nation's best cookies covers every cookie imaginable--from Key Lime Frosties to Pennsylvania Dutch Soft Sugar Cookies. Full color.

Pastry chef David Lebovitz is known for creating desserts with bold and high-impact flavor, not fussy, complicated presentations. Lucky for us, this translates into showstopping sweets that bakers of all skill levels can master. In Ready for Dessert, elegant finales such as Gâteau Victoire, Black Currant Tea Crème Brûlée, and Anise-Orange Ice Cream Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce are as easy to prepare as comfort foods such as Plum-Blueberry Upside-Down Cake, Creamy Rice Pudding, and Cheesecake Brownies. With his unique brand of humor—and a fondness for desserts with “screaming chocolate intensity”—David serves up a tantalizing array of more than 170 recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, crisps, cobblers, custards, soufflés, puddings, ice creams, sherbets, sorbets, cookies, candies, dessert sauces, fruit preserves, and even homemade liqueurs. David reveals his three favorites: a deeply spiced Fresh Ginger Cake; the bracing and beautiful Champagne Gelée with Kumquats, Grapefruits, and Blood Oranges; and his chunky and chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. His trademark friendly guidance, as well as suggestions, storage advice, flavor variations, and tips will help ensure success every time. Accompanied with stunning photos by award-winning photographer Maren Caruso, this new compilation of David’s best recipes to date will inspire you to pull out your sugar bin and get baking or churn up a batch of homemade ice cream. So if you’re ready for dessert (and who isn’t?), you’ll be happy to have this collection of sweet indulgences on your kitchen shelf—and your guests will be overjoyed, too.

In this heartfelt, homey, and irresistible celebration of the greatest sweets on earth, America's old-fashioned desserts are updated with tasty twists and sweet surprises straight from the home kitchen of the Food Network's inimitable Wayne Brachman.

DIV Here are nearly 300 recipes, each of them worked out to fool-proof protection, including Raspberry-Strawberry Bavarian, creamy Black-and-White Cheesecake, Walnut Fudge Pie a la Mode, and many more. Recipes range from cakes to cookies, pastries, crepes, blintzes, popovers, cream puffs, puff pastry, pies, cheesecakes, ice creams, and souffles. /div

Classic All-American Dessert Recipes If you want to add some sweet flair to your kitchen, there's no better way to do it than with the All-American Dessert Cookbook. Find over 50 dessert recipes that are a staple in American cuisine and have been enjoyed for generations. From classic key lime pie from Florida to Beignets from New Orleans. American desserts are both comforting and indulgent. With a cookbook dedicated to these sweets, you can bring a taste of the USA to your home kitchen. Not only are American desserts delicious, but they also offer a rich history and cultural significance. Some desserts, like the Red Velvet cake from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, are associated with a specific city, while others, like the pumpkin pie, are enjoyed all over the country during Thanksgiving. By learning about the origins of each dessert, you'll be able to appreciate its cultural significance and enjoy it all the more. Making recipes from the All-American Dessert Cookbook also means you'll have a wide variety of dessert options to choose from. So, whether you're in the mood for a decadent chocolate cake, a refreshing fruit tart, or a luscious, smooth Chocolate Fudge, you'll be able to find a recipe that fits your taste preferences. In addition, many of these desserts can be easily adapted to suit various dietary needs, making them an excellent choice for any home cook. Overall, the All-American Dessert Cookbook is a must-have for any dessert lover or home cook. From the classic desserts you grew up with to newer, innovative recipes, there's always something sweet to discover. Not only will you be able to satisfy your sweet tooth, but you'll also learn about the cultural significance of each dessert and expand your cooking skills in the process. So go ahead and indulge in some delicious American desserts with the help of this cookbook. Get your copy of the All-American Dessert Cookbook today - GO USA!

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Blackall comes a fascinating picture book in which four families, in four different cities, over four centuries, make the same delicious dessert: blackberry fool. This richly detailed book ingeniously shows how food, technology, and even families have changed throughout American history. In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego. Kids and parents alike will delight in discovering the differences in daily life over the course of four centuries. Includes a recipe for blackberry fool and notes from the author and illustrator about their research.

“A collection of Bon Appetit's most treasured dessert recipes, thoroughly tested . . . beautifully illustrated, and, of course, wonderfully delicious.” (Dorie Greenspan, James Beard award winning chef and author of Baking: From My Home to Yours) For more than fifty years, Bon Appetit magazine has been seducing readers with to-die-for desserts. From quick homestyle cookies to unforgettable special-occasion finales such as spiced chocolate torte wrapped in chocolate ribbons, Bon Appetit showcases meticulously tested recipes that turn out perfectly—every time. Now, culled from Bon Appetit's extensive archives and including never-before-published recipes, Bon Appetit Desserts promises to be the comprehensive guide to all things sweet and wonderful. Authored by Bon Appetit editor-in-chief Barbara Fairchild, Bon Appetit Desserts features more than 600 recipes—from layer cakes to coffee cakes, tortes and cupcakes to pies, tarts, candies, puddings, souffles, ice cream, cookies, holiday desserts, and much, much more. Certain to inspire both experienced home cooks and those just starting out in the kitchen, each recipe is designed to ensure the dessert preparation process is as enjoyable as the finished result. “Beautiful . . . If you were stranded on a desert island with one dessert book . . . .” –Publishers Weekly “Bon Appetit Desserts is filled with exactly the kind of sweets I like to make: inviting, unpretentious, and easy to love, but also innovative enough to turn a few heads . . . .With chapters on ingredients, equipment, and techniques, plus a slew of tips from the Bon Appetit test kitchens, it's also a mini-education.” —Molly Wizenberg, James Beard award-winning author of A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table “This is a must-have for every baker, cook, and sweet freak in your life.” —Elizabeth Falkner, chef and owner of Citizen Cake and Orson