Sheet Pan Desserts

Book excerpt: Your sheet pan is a star with these easy, no-fuss dessert recipes like big-batch cakes, slab pies, creative bars, and candy. A sheet pan, or its sibling the 13 x 9 pan, can be found in almost every kitchen, and is a versatile tool—from baking to freezing to refrigerating, the sheet pan delivers terrific desserts. The 125 recipes here, each with a photo, show the variety of recipes, with chapters on Cakes, Bars, Brownies, Slab Pies, Candy and Refrigerated and Frozen Desserts. Also included is information on how to get the most from a sheet pan; how to freeze desserts; tips on gift giving, bake sales, and mailing; and clever serving ideas such as brownie ice cream sandwiches. From luscious German Chocolate Sheet Cake and Mudslide Ice Cream Cake to Peanut Butter Fudge Bars and Apple-Pomegranate Slab Pie, sheet pan desserts are the perfect choice for delivering big results and flavor with little effort.