The Golden Book of Desserts

Sinfully delicious custards, mousses, trifles, meringues, cakes, pies, tarts, fritters, and many other desserts are the subjects of this recipe-filled volume. More than 250 recipes--each with a taste-tempting color photo--will inspire home chefs to treat family and guests with truly extraordinary desserts. The kitchen-proven recipes are categorized as follows: Custards and Creams: chilled lemon soufflé, chocolate and hazelnut pots de crème, layered coconut and mango mousse, and many more Trifles and Charlottes: raspberry and peach trifle, strawberry charlotte, apricot and ginger parfait, almond crunch with raspberry compote, and many more Frozen Desserts: chocolate cherry ice cream bombe, chocolate spumoni, frozen raspberry liqueur cake, strawberry ice cream pie, and many more Fruit Desserts: champagne strawberries, fresh fruit salad with lemon syrup, melon salad with mint and ginger syrup, and many more Meringues: meringues with raspberry filling, chocolate pavlovas, meringue baskets with strawberries and mascarpone, and many more Layer Cakes and Rolls: chocolate sponge with chantilly, chocolate cake with ricotta filling, jelly roll dessert cake, and many more Pies and Tarts: peach and coconut pie, chocolate meringue pie, plum pie, golden macadamia tart, pear and almond tart, and many more Crisps, Puddings, and Soufflés: blackberry clafoutis, Austrian apple delight, peach and cherry crisp, orange and lemon soufflés, and many more Crêpes, Waffles, and Fritters: crepes suzette, waffles with baked plums, rice and apple fritters, and many more Pastries: pecan baklava, apple turnovers, hazelnut cream puffs with chocolate sauce, ice cream profiteroles, and many more Savarins and Brioches: raspberry cream savarin, rum babas with cinnamon cream, filled raspberry brioche, and many more Basic Recipes: vanilla crème anglaise, Italian sponge cake, vanilla pastry cream, and many more Recipes are graded on a scale of 1, 2, and 3 to indicate level of difficulty.