Luscious Chocolate Desserts

Luscious Chocolate Desserts

Author: Lori Longbotham

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-11-20

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1452123977

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“There’s no shortage of chocolate cookbooks out there, but this volume stands out for its user-friendly nature and the sheer deliciousness of its recipes.” —Publishers Weekly Sexy, rich, and good in bed—chocolate is the ultimate indulgence, and Luscious Chocolate Desserts is the ultimate chocolate cookbook. Lori Longbotham, bestselling author of Luscious Lemon Desserts, delivers more than 70 of the best recipes for tantalizing cakes, sumptuous tarts and pies, velvety puddings and souffles, plus melt-in-your-mouth cookies, ice cream, and candy. Recipes run from simple-to-prepare chocolate pound cake and chocolate mousse pie to more elaborate desserts such as chocolate profiteroles with chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce and the decadent mocha tiramisu. For those who don’t know their cocoa from their cacao, this compendium for chocoholics also educates readers from bean to bar, including how to choose from the many forms of chocolate available in today’s markets, plus the basics of storing, chopping, melting, and—the best part—tasting them. It’s pure satisfaction for chocolate lovers everywhere. Make Bittersweet Chocolate Gelato * Perfectly Simple Dark Chocolate Tart * French Chocolate Macaroons * Chocolate Pecan Turtle Tart * Grilled Chocolate-Stuffed Bananas * and many more “I practically fell face first, mouth wide open into the gorgeous color photographs by William Meppem . . . Longbotham also provides a short discourse on the history of chocolate, a glossary, a section on chocolate’s connection to good health and a primer on tasting chocolate.” —San Diego Union Tribune


Luscious Lemon Desserts

Luscious Lemon Desserts

Author: Lori Longbotham

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-11-16

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1452123942

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A cookbook for lemon lovers with more than seventy “mouthwateringly irresistible” dessert recipes (Publishers Weekly). Lemon sweets are the divas of desserts. Assertive and bold, lemons can be flamboyant, tart, and tangy as in the Lemon Granita or sweet, mellow, and velvety like the creamy Lemon Panna Cotta. Over seventy recipes—from the classics to lip-smacking new favorites—are enticingly presented in Luscious Lemon Desserts. These recipes vary from the simple to the sublime, from the quick and easy to the most elaborate showstoppers, whether it’s a fast and fabulous lemon pudding or a Mile-High Lemon Angel Food Cake. Former editor of Gourmet Lori Longbotham also provides great tips on buying, storing, and using this most popular fruit. “Longbotham’s splendid recipes are as fresh, bright, and zesty as the fruit she celebrates.” —Dorie Greenspan, author of Baking with Julia “This author knows her lemons and how to make them shine.” —San Francisco Chronicle “When life hands you lemons, lunge for this book!” —Tish Boyle, author of Diner Desserts


Luscious Coconut Desserts

Luscious Coconut Desserts

Author: Lori Longbotham

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-11-16

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1452100217

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More than sixty sweet treats that offer vitamins, minerals, fiber—and a heavenly taste of the tropics. When you think of coconuts, what comes to mind? Paradise, of course! Toasted, sugared, creamy, or crunchy, nothing compares to the flavor of coconut. Lori Longbotham, former Gourmet editor and author of Luscious Lemon Desserts and Luscious Chocolate Desserts, now offers a taste of paradise with over sixty recipes for coconut-based cakes, tarts, cookies, custards, sauces, and candies. From classic coconut cream pie to Coconut Pistachio Baklava to Deep Dark Chocolate, Coconut, and Ginger Brownies, these recipes are proof that sweets can be nutritious—because coconut is high in fiber, rich with vitamins and minerals, and utterly indulgent.


Luscious Berry Desserts

Luscious Berry Desserts

Author: Lori Longbotham

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-11-16

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1452123969

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Sweetness is in season with over fifty recipes for berry-based treats in this colorful cookbook by the author of Luscious Lemon Desserts. This delightful cookbook is for anyone who’s ever snuck just the plumpest, ripest strawberry straight from the basket; believed raspberries should have their own special food group; and never met a blueberry they didn’t like. Each recipe is bursting with ideas for buying and trying every wonderful variety, be it sticky-sweet heart-shaped strawberries, deep purple boysenberries, or juicy ripe blackberries. Whether it’s creamy layers of brightly colored raspberry curd that transform a classic lemon cake into a visual masterpiece almost too gorgeous to eat (almost), a simple spoonful of cool and custardy blueberry pudding (with the added bonus of those healthy antioxidants), or a traditional and irresistible strawberry shortcake topped with a scoop of strawberry-orange sorbet, this is the ultimate ode to the berry. Also included are tips, tricks, and other techniques of the trade, such as pureeing berries and cutting out biscuits, to help your pound cake, tart, sauce, or ice cream comes out perfectly every time.


Vegan Chocolate

Vegan Chocolate

Author: Fran Costigan

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0762450673

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It can be difficult to find truly indulgent vegan desserts -- especially chocolate. But for the first time, chocolate cakes, brownies, truffles, puddings, ice creams, and more are within reach: dairy-free, organic, fair-trade, and sublime. Author, baking instructor, and vegan powerhouse Fran Costigan has dedicated years to satisfying her sweet tooth while keeping it vegan. Through experimentation and long hours in the kitchen, she's recreated some of her favorite chocolate desserts as better-for-you interpretations that pass the taste test: Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles (with a variety of flavor variations), a Brooklyn Blackout Layer Cake, a Sacher Torte, even chocolate Moon Pies! Her detailed instructions make for professional-quality outcomes every time: it's like a personal baking class, right in your kitchen. The perfect gift for anyone with a sweet tooth, Vegan Chocolate is sure to become an instant classic.


Zoë Bakes Cakes

Zoë Bakes Cakes

Author: Zoë François

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2021-03-16

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1984857371

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IACP AWARD FINALIST • The expert baker and bestselling author behind the Magnolia Network original series Zoë Bakes explores her favorite dessert—cakes!—with more than 85 recipes to create flavorful and beautiful layers, loafs, Bundts, and more. “Zoë’s relentless curiosity has made her an artist in the truest sense of the word.”—Joanna Gaines, co-founder of Magnolia NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME OUT Cake is the ultimate symbol of celebration, used to mark birthdays, weddings, or even just a Tuesday night. In Zoë Bakes Cakes, bestselling author and expert baker Zoë François demystifies the craft of cakes through more than eighty-five simple and straightforward recipes. Discover treats such as Coconut–Candy Bar Cake, Apple Cake with Honey-Bourbon Glaze, and decadent Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake. With step-by-step photo guides that break down baking fundamentals—like creaming butter and sugar—and Zoë’s expert knowledge to guide you, anyone can make these delightful creations. Featuring everything from Bundt cakes and loaves to a beautifully layered wedding confection, Zoë shows you how to celebrate any occasion, big or small, with delicious homemade cake.


Luscious Fruit Desserts

Luscious Fruit Desserts

Author: The Editors of Williams-Sonoma

Publisher: Weldon Owen International

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1681880024

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A collection of simple recipes that will have you baking crowd-pleasing desserts with the freshest fruits all year long. Most fruit desserts, including the ones in this book, offer the benefit of being easy to make. They’re also good examples of the culinary principle that if you start with the finest ingredients and prepare them in ways that highlight their natural qualities, you’ll get outstanding results. With this easy-to-follow collection of recipes you’ll be churning out delicious fruit desserts year round. Battle the transitional temperatures of spring with strawberry-rhubarb coffee cake, raspberry gratin, gingered rhubarb crisp or an apricot-pistachio tart. They’ll be no suffering in the summer heat with little plum galettes, blueberry-cream cheese custard pie, black forest cake with fresh cherries, plum buckle or sour cherry pie. The arrival of fall may leave you pining for vacation days but with the help of roasted grape tartlets, quince tea cake, fresh fig galette, pumpkin-ginger cheesecake and pear-walnut sticky cake you won’t be pining for long. Finally, winter’s chill won’t leave slim pickings with options like cranberry-pecan pie, pineapple upside-down skillet cake, pumpkin moon pies with orange cream and chocolate-banana bread pudding. Williams-Sonoma Luscious Fruit Desserts also features a section on basic baking techniques, as well as full-color photos throughout.


Luscious Creamy Desserts

Luscious Creamy Desserts

Author: Lori Longbotham

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-12-21

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1452123950

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Dozens of dessert recipes filled with melt-in-your-mouth goodness and tantalizing texture combinations! These scrumptious recipes are the latest mouthwatering morsels from Lori Longbotham, author of Luscious Chocolate Desserts and others in the popular cookbook series. This volume is filled with secrets of how to make rich, creamy cakes, puddings, frozen desserts, and more. The recipes celebrate that wonderful soft texture—but also contrast it with crisp additions of pralines, cookies, and nuts. For beginning bakers, Custard and Caramel 101 offers a basic guide laden with tips and techniques, making preparation as simple and quick as possible. Better-than-Classic Butterscotch Pudding, Lemon and Ginger Brioche Bread Pudding, and Grand Marnier Pots de Crème are just a few of the inventive goodies that are sure to delight friends, family, and guests.


Bake and Freeze Chocolate Desserts

Bake and Freeze Chocolate Desserts

Author: Elinor Klivans

Publisher: Broadway

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780767900133

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Turn your freezer into the hardest-working appliance in the kitchen with 120 recipes for delicious chocolate desserts using Elinor Klivans's award-winning bake and freeze techniques. No time to prepare your favorite chocolate desserts? Elinor Klivans begs to differ. In her first cookbook,Bake and Freeze Desserts,this busy pastry chef, cooking teacher, self-confessed chocoholic, and mom devised a method for preparing desserts ahead of time, freezing them, and defrosting them so they taste just as good as the day they were made. Now she's at it again, this time using her foolproof techniques to create 120 luscious chocolate cakes, cookies, brownies, puddings, and mousses ideal for baking and freezing, or just eating. Bake and Freeze Chocolate Dessertsfits into the needs of today's busy cooks. By planning ahead, chocolate desserts can be prepared weeks in advance to be ready and waiting for dinner parties, holiday entertaining, last-minute guests, sudden chocolate cravings, and late-night freezer raids. Of course, most of these desserts don't have to be prepared in advance; they can be enjoyed as soon as they're ready. But Elinor's time-saving techniques teaches you how to prepare desserts when you have the time--they can be frozen immediately or prepared in parts for assembly into full-fledged desserts. Her mouthwatering recipes include Double Decker Mocha Brownies, Hot Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Chestnut Satin Torte, Pear and Chocolate Tea Bread, and Mochaccino Cheesecake, as well as a host of recipes for dessert basics, like easy-to-make cookie crumb crusts and sauces. And, for those in need of immediate chocolate gratification, there's a selection of recipes that can be made in thirty minutes or less, such as Chocolate Cream Pie, Nutella Ice Cream Torte, and Mocha Marble Mousse. Bake and Freeze Chocolate Dessertsalso features Elinor's tried-and-true suggestions for baking with chocolate, a short history of chocolate, and an indispensable mail-order guide for ingredients and equipment. With eight pages of glorious color photographs, step-by-step instructions, and helpful hints on preparing, freezing, and serving, Elinor guarantees that novice as well as experienced bakers will turn out perfect chocolate desserts. From cheesecakes to pies, sundaes to brownies, cookies to layer cakes, this wonderful cookbook will satisfy even the most voracious chocoholic.


Cake Simple

Cake Simple

Author: Christie Matheson

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2011-10-21

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1452110255

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“The 50 recipes cover the basics . . . but it also dances into less familiar territory . . . a bright, creative, well-edited little collection of recipes.” —Kitchn Bundt-style cakes appeal to everyone busy home bakers appreciate how simple they are to make, and cake lovers adore the endless (and delicious!) variety of shapes and forms they can take. This collection of more than fifty recipes delivers retro fun with a sophisticated spin, offering everything from nostalgia-inducing classics and decadent indulgences to adorable minis and even vegan versions of this eponymous treat. Enticing photos throughout showcase these whimsical, irresistible desserts and will have anyone with sweet cravings begging for this circular sensation! “In the most recent of Chronicle’s gift-worthy single-subject cookbook comes a focus on Bundt cakes, by Matheson. With 50-plus recipes divided into four chapters for regular and mini-size cakes, this collection includes modern-day versions of classics.” —Publishers Weekly