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You Made That Dessert?: Create Fabulous Treats, Even If You Can Barely Boil Water

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Whether it's the finishing touch to a great dinner, or a palate-pleasing treat for a celebratory occasion, there's nothing quite like a terrific home-made dessert. But not all of us are culinary experts or skilled dessert makers from scratch. That's why "You Made That Dessert?: Create Fabulous Treats, Even If You Can Barely Boil Water", a 216-page beautifully illustrated compendium of more than one hundred 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes compiled by Beth Lipton (a trained pastry chef and the food editor for 'All You' magazine) is such a welcome and highly recommended addition to personal and family cookbook collections. With recipes ranging from Mom's Mexican Wedding Cookies; Sour Cream Coffee Cake; and Buttermilk Pie; to Honeyed Fudge; Ginger-Bourbon Peach Sauce; and Double Chocolate Croissant Bread Budding, "You Made That Dessert?: Create Fabulous Treats, Even If You Can Barely Boil Water" will enable even the most novice of kitchen cooks to consistently turn out truly remarkable range of memorable treats that will satisfy both the eye and the appetite.

I love this book. It's laid out so that even the most novice of bakers can have success in the kitchen, yet the recipes are far from beginner fare. Beautiful baked goods like Banana Snack Cake with Caramel Frosting, Double Apple Streusel Coffee Cake, and Black and White Trifle are all clearly explained and taste wonderful. Best of all, the recipes use real ingredients like butter and eggs instead of boxed cake mixes or boxed pudding mixes. I'm giving this at every bridal shower now!

This is a book I've been waiting for. Because although yes, I know the author (and she is as brilliant in the kitchen as you would guess), I am one of those people who can barely boil water. Lucky for me, I'm married to a guy who knows his way around a cutting board, but I've been wanting to expand my list of recipes from 1 (chili) to many (with things like zucchini bread and tres leches cake) and with YOU MADE THAT DESSERT? I can do it without being totally overwhelmed and facing dessert disasters. I'm a busy girl and the recipes in this book are clear, easy and don't require ingredients that I've never heard of and can't pronounce. But they are real - none of that fake box stuff - and taste like heaven. With this book sitting on my counter, I feel like I can actually bake, and do it well. Oh, and don't miss the Chocolate Date Cake. It's worth it's weight in gold.

Everything I have made from this book has been terrific - and I have complete confidence that the rest of the recipes are just as delicious!
Please please please make the orange-scented chocolate chip cookies with hazelnuts! Fantastic book =)

This is my kind of dessert book--everything is easy to make, even if you aren't an experienced baker, and everything turns out wonderfully! Thank you, Beth Lipton, for making me seem like an expert baker with your terrific guide!

I have so enjoyed this cookbook. I am buying more for gifts. I want my sisters and daughter and daughter in law to experience Beth's recipes.

This book is a must for both novice and seasoned bakers. It is easy to follow and the results are delicious!!! There is a picture for every recipe which I consider very helpful, actually a necessity and very few cookbooks go to this extreme. I have made several recipes among them the Yogurt Panna Cotta, Perfectly Simple Pound Cake, Apple Crumble and more. I am a very novice baker and appreciate the clear, concise directions. Kudos to Ms. Lipton for a job beautifully done.