Desserts for Dummies

by Bill Yosses, Alison Yates, Bryan Miller

Does the thought of baking a cake conjure up a nightmare vision of a 15-ft layer cake, scrolled and fluted with decorations fit for a king? If the word "dessert" just throws you into a cold sweat, the inside scoop on desserts is: they're actually simple to make. And with the right help...well, just a piece of cake. In the end, desserts are no harder to make than entrees. And with Desserts For Dummies , you'll cut even a Wedding Cake recipe down to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764550470
• ISBN13: 9780764550478
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I overcame my fear of baking

The book made me feel confident and I took on more and more recipes. They all came out wonderful. My family is trying a lot of new dishes out of Dessert for Dummies, and they love them all.

Bravo!

The recipes are great, beautiful, wonderful, and most importantly-just about fool proof! Try the lemon poppy seed cake with the blueberry topping. It alone I think was worth the price of the book. The only time I messed a recipe up was when I was to impatient to wait for a pan of custard to cool. Stunning recipes for a novice cook.

Great book for those just starting!!!

I went to school(BICC in Baltimore)for baking and pastry and can only wish that I had had these guys as teachers. Very informative with easy to use directions. They explain every thing very thoroughly and I gotta tell you the pie dough recipe is excellent. I am no longer afraid to attempt pie making!!! If you are into desserts and want a good book with some great recipes go for this one to start your collection. You just can't go wrong.