Basics: Desserts

Techniques, Tips, and 60+ Recipes to Confidently Make All Things Sweet
With over 70 easy-to-follow recipes, Basics: Desserts is your highly photographic guide to all things sweet—from showstopping classic cakes to breakfast staples and weekday treats.

With over 70 easy-to-follow recipes, Basics: Desserts is your highly photographic guide to all things sweet—from showstopping classic cakes to breakfast staples and weekday treats. 

Basics: Desserts is the second in a series that will completely demystify cooking through step-by-step photography. It is a short but comprehensive photographic primer with recipes and techniques that showcase staples like pastry dough, cake batter, and cream fillings, plus how to use them in your favourite classic desserts. From there, learn to bake, assemble, and decorate desserts for any occasion.  

Bake your way through everything from big celebration cakes to an easy single-serve chocolate mug cake, plus fruit tarts three ways, a 3-tier showstopping pavlova, classic crème brûlée, and more. 
Basics: Desserts is for anyone looking to gain confidence in the kitchen, grow their dessert repertoire, and generally add a little extra sweetness to life. It is a must-have addition to any cookbook library. 

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