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Recipe Hall of Fame Dessert Cookbook (Best of the Best Cookbook Series)

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I bought this expecting "hometown" style recipes, but some of them are really odd. One of the advertised recipes is "Black Forest Cake", ordinarily one of my favorites - a chocolate cake with cherries and a whipped cream icing. In fact, the name is a translation from the German "Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte" - black forest cherry cake. But the recipe in this book is for 4 meringue disks layered together with a chocolate pudding-like filling and whipped cream. No cherries or cake in sight, and not like any Black Forest cake I've ever seen.

I also expected a fair number of packaged and instant ingredients in a cookbook like this, and there are. But, again, a lot of the recipes are very strange in this. "Raspberry Sherry Trifle" uses store-bought cake, Raspberry Jell-o (??? - never saw that in a trifle before), and frozen raspberries - but goes on to include making home-made vanilla cornstarch pudding. Huh? With all those commercially-prepared ingredients, why waste your time on homemade pudding? Use instant.

At first I thought that I have too much experience with real European desserts and real recipes - but I'm just getting into desserts, so I'm not much beyond the novice stage. I'm certainly no pro, but I know when I see something bizarre, and lots of these recipes are!

Interesting recipes, but don't expect to find a recipe for your favorite [fill in the blank], because it probably won't be what you expect.

I have dozens of cookbooks. This one, along with the original Recipe Hall of fame cookbook, is my most-used cookbook!! This one does not collect dust!! Impressive desserts that only LOOK like you took all day to make!! And the ingredients are not something you have to go cross-the-city to an highly expensive gourmet store for!! Most recipes are easy to make, easy to clean-up, and always a hit--not a dud yet!!

I thought the Recipe Hall of Fame Quick & Easy Cookbook : Winning Recipes from Hometown America was so good that I picked up this cookbook, too. There were so many delicious recipes that I had to try several over a weekend. Then I had to walk three miles a day the next week to burn off the extra calories! But it was worth it. Recipes for desserts adaptable to summer or winter menus, casual or formal entertaining, light or rich meal-enders, this cookbook has it all.

This is a great book. I never really got into recipe books until a friend of mine made one dessert after another of mouth watering delights. I had to get this book and all of us at home are thrilled to try the next new recipe that we come to.

This is a award-winning cookbook, just picture it, a table filled with delicious recipes. Everything here is foolproof and yummy, it isn't very hard to make them. The price isn't so expensive, it's worth buying! If you're a desserts lover like me, this is a must buy! Don't be left out in the stardust!

I just want to say that this book arrived quickly and was in great shape. Thanks Amazon and seller.

Recipe Hall Of Fame Dessert Cookbook: Winning Recipes From Hometown America showcases some of the finest recipes ever to grace the family dining table. All categories of desserts are covered including cakes, cheesecakes, pies & pastries, frozen desserts, puddings, trifles & tortes, cookies, brownies & bars, candies, and more! From Coconut Pound Cake, Sweet Potato Pie, and Frozen Lemon Crunch, to Twinkie Treat, Fresno Apricot Bars, and Pistachio Pineapple Dessert, Recipe Hall Of Fame Dessert Cookbook will prove an instant favorite for the kitchen cook from simple family meals to special event celebrations!

This is a award-winning cookbook, just picture it, a table filled with delicious recipes. Everything here is foolproof and yummy, it isn't very hard to make them. The price isn't so expensive, it's worth buying! If you're a desserts lover like me, this is a must buy! Don't be left out in the stardust!