Decadent Desserts (Rodale's New Classics) Review
Decadent Desserts (Rodale's New Classics) Overview
Rich Chocolate Layer Cake. Tiramisu. New York Style Cheesecake. Classic Key Lime Pie. Sounds like the dessert menu at a fancy restaurant or bake shop, doesn't it? Surprise! Now, you can prepare these and other incredible desserts yourself. In Decadent Desserts, Anne Egan shares her timesaving secrets for creating sweet success in your own kitchen.
In the mood for cake? Have fun choosing from German Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Shortcakes, and Ice Cream Jelly Roll. Feel like down-home goodness? Bake up an old-fashioned Blueberry Pie, Country Peach Pie, or Caramel Apple Tart with a minimum of effort.
If smooth and creamy is what you're after, indulge in truly decadent French Vanilla Pudding, Classic Crème Brûlée, or Cappuccino Custard. Or, give in to the temptation of Chocolate Cannoli, Banana Split Cream Puffs, and Apple Strudel. These desserts make an elegant end to any dinner.
To ensure perfect results every time, every recipe uses only the best-quality ingredients and the simplest of cooking methods. More than 70 classic favorites are right here, and they all come together with minimal work. So make room for Decadent Desserts. Your family will thank you!
Decadent Desserts (Rodale's New Classics) Specifications
The philosophy behind Rodale's New Classics series is "keeping your life simple." So where does a volume called Decadent Desserts fit in? Anne Egan achieves the impossible by showing us how to make impressive, truly decadent desserts with minimal fuss. The key, she points out, is to use the best-quality ingredients, and to remember that decadent desserts should be thought of as treats, so don't worry about the butter, cream, and sugar. But she's working with a handicap, because every recipe is followed by a nutritional breakdown, which, as you can imagine, is not always pretty. So while the Cinnamon Swirl Cream Cheesecake is tempting with its rich, buttery batter swirled with a tangy cream cheese filling and a cinnamon crumb topping, it has 409 calories and 22 grams of fat per serving, so we'll probably go for the Orange Poppy Seed Cake on the facing page (which is light and tender, just as delicious, and only 8 grams of fat per serving). Recipes are well written, never more than a page long, and can be followed easily without confusion. Full-page color photos entice us to try elegant twists such as Phyllo Lemon Meringue Pie, Delicate Pear Tart, and Peach Clafouti and more-traditional favorites such as Simple Chocolate Pudding, Hearty Rice Pudding, and Pumpkin Pie. --Leora Y. Bloom
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