Maida Heatter's Book of Great American Desserts [Hardcover]

Maida Heatter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 1985

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 385 pages
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.; 1st edition (August 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394538099
• ISBN-13: 978-0394538099
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #823,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maida Heatter, a.k.a. "the Queen of Desserts," is the author of nine classic dessert cookbooks, including the New York Times best-seller and James Beard Award-winning Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts. She is a member of the James Beard Foundation Hall of Fame, has been named to Cook's Magazine's Who's Who in Cooking, and was one of the first people inducted into the Chocolatier Hall of Fame. She continues to bake joyfully from her home in Florida.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite desert cookbook, December 2, 2000

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A. S. Green "greedy bibliophile" (Kissimmee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I have baked almost every cake in this book and they are all wonderful. Ms. Heatter offers a wide variety of flavors. Caramel Fudge Pecan brownies have become a standard in my kitchen -- frequently requested by my friends. The recipe instructions are meticulously explicit and easy to follow. This book has been used so often that the binding has cracked and flour wafts out when it is opened. I highly recommend it.

3.0 out of 5 stars Yummy, but repetitive!, May 19, 2010

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This review is from: Maida Heatter's Book of Great American Desserts (Hardcover)

If you can only own one Maida Heatter, then Great American Desserts would be a marvelous choice - five stars even. However, if you are like me and happen to have several of Maida's books, you will find this book repetitive in the extreme. I was so disappointed when I found that every single recipe in three full chapters came word for word from her Pies & Tarts (Maida Heatter Classic Library) book. Don't say you weren't warned.