Rosie's Bakery All-Butter, Fresh Cream, Sugar-Packed, No-Holds-Barred Baking Book [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Here are the hands-down temptingest and surprisingly easy-to-make 150 cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, and custards ever assembled. Selection of the Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service and Book-of-the-Month Club's HomeStyle Books. Winner of a 1991 IACP/ Julia Child Cookbook Award. 181,000 copies in print. Repackaged with a bright new cover.

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"AN UNABASHED LOVE LETTER TO THE SWEET..." --Chicago Sun-Times

Whether dessert is your life or just an occasional obsession, this ebullient baker's IACP Award-winning cookbook promises to enrich your relationship with sweets. Here are the hands-down temptingest--and surprisingly easy-to-make--cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, and custards ever assembled. Rosie's Famous Sour Cream Layers, The Queen Raspberry, Soho Globs, Gingersnappers, Nectarine Synergy, Chocolate Mousse Pie in a Toasted Pecan Crust, Sunken Kisses, Daddy's Oedial Chocolate Pudding, Peaches 'n' Cream Custard. And of course, The Brownie.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; illustrated edition edition (January 10, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761106332
• ISBN-13: 978-0761106333
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heaven on Earth, December 4, 2005

By	book worm (library bookstacks) - See all my reviews

When I lived in Boston, some years ago when there was a Rosie's bakery in Harvard Square that was forever crowded, I used to pop in there to ogle at all the absolutely mouth-watering treats. Mind you, I couldn't eat a thing, being intolerant to wheat, but my goodness was the "window-shopping" a treat.

With the publication of this cookbook, now folks can truly enjoy their own heaven on earth in their own home. Thank you, Rosie! or I should really say Judy! I can truly fully understand now why her bakery was always so very packed with customers. Besides of being easy to follow, full of helpfup tips and interesting anctedotes, these recipes are to die for. I've tried quite a few, and every single one is hands down without fail the most delicious, delectable, divine desserts I have ever made. You cannot go wrong with this cookbook if you are looking for delicious treats to bake. Besides of cookies and bars, she has recipes for cakes and pies, scrumptuous frostings.

(By now, you may be wondering how I can be eating and enjoying these various treats... I substitute the wheat flour called for in the recipes with a rice flour mix + guar gum, which makes me even more appreciative that Judy has written this cookbook. Finally, I can have a taste of her goodies.)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scrumptious!, March 19, 2003

By	Bonnie MacBird (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you're going to have dessert, then have dessert. That said, why try to bake diet fudge cake? Ironically, these aren't actually the heaviest recipes I've read for desserts - the sour cream fudge layer cake (0kay I slipped in fat free sour cream with no harm!) is actually quite reasonable in the calorie department and fabulous. Oh, who am I kidding? This is no diet book, simply one of the very best baking books with foolproof recipes, explicit instructions, a friendly tone, and enough variety to please all. I recommend it as a classic for perfect baked goods. It has a place of honor on my shelf. Cookies, cakes, frostings...simply the best. Everyone will think you had a friendly grandma who taught you everything.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best chocolate cake ever!, February 16, 2000

By	dallas (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Rosie's recipe for chocolate sour cream cake layers makes the best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. As a friend of mine commented, "It's the essence of chocolate!" The book also contains a three-ingredient chocolate frosting recipe, made in a blender, that is quick, easy, and perfect on the chocolate cake.

The intro section of the book, which describes how Rosie started her baking business, is also very interesting. I enjoyed getting the inside story on this successful self-made entrepreneur.

Thanks to Rosie for sharing her delectable recipes. This cookbook is a keeper!