Johnny Iuzzini does it again.
While his first book, Dessert FourPlay, was an incredible work in itself but advanced — this book is geared more toward the home baker with an edge. Any of these desserts would be show stoppers and I plan on making them all.
The book is broken down into chapters:
1. Custards and Creamy Desserts
2. Eggs and Meringue
3. Caramel
4. Cakes, Cupcakes, Brownies and Muffins
5. Cookies, Tea Cakes and Biscuits
6. Tarts, Cobblers and Crisps
7. Yeast Doughs
8. Glazes, Frostings, Fillings and Sauces
and
9. Building a Balanced Dessert.
The book is beautiful and has gorgeous photography.
Some of the recipes that stand out – banana pastry cream, pina colada pastry cream, pineapple coconut meringue torte, honey roasted plum mousse, banana fritters with tahini caramel, butternut-maple blondies, no-tella cashew crepe cake…and there are just too many to name.
Johnny touches on every dessert, sugar rush possibility…marshmallows, caramels, creams, garnishes — it’s stunning.
It’s a step by step walk through the sugar world and would be a great gift for someone that wants to start out baking and exploring or someone who is accomplished – the instructions and photos and information is fantastic.
I received this book through Blogging for Books.
Every time I go on Amazon I see this cookbook and I am loving the cover. I see this is going to be my next buy. Thank you for the review, you sealed it.