The Deceptively Easy Dessert Cookbook

Book excerpt: Easy to love, even easier to bake. It's hard to resist tarts, cookies, cakes, fudge, and more—especially with recipes that make it easy as pie to whip up. The Deceptively Easy Dessert Cookbook effortlessly serves up professional-grade goodies so that the hardest thing you'll have to do is tame your sweet tooth. Bring butterscotch blondies to a bake sale or surprise your family with bourbon-chocolate Bundt cake—whatever you're in the mood for, this dessert cookbook will trick everyone into thinking that you slaved away in the kitchen or stopped at the bakery on your way home. With recipes that use inexpensive ingredients, common kitchen tools, and basic techniques, home cooks of any skill level can master the art of baking. The Deceptively Easy Dessert Cookbook includes: Baking Essentials—Get started off right with a guide to must-have ingredients and equipment in this dessert cookbook. 90 Deliciously Easy Recipes—Make baking fun and simple with staple ingredients, clear step-by-step instructions, and quick-prep and clean-up times. Baked and No-Bake Recipes—Serve no-bake items like pudding, fudge, chocolate-dipped fresh fruit, gelatin-based desserts, chocolate truffles, ice cream desserts, and baked items such as cakes, pies, cookies, and brownies. Make every occasion sweet and simple with homemade treats from The Deceptively Easy Dessert Cookbook.