What is the best dessert cookbook?

The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Dessert

There is a sweet and irresistible dessert perfectly suited to every taste and occasion. No chocolate lover can refuse a slice of rich chocolate torte, and a mound of homey blackberry cobbler captures the mood of summer. And what better way to end ... read more...

This is another dessert cookbook I purchased. I adore William-Sonoma and thought that trying their cookbook out would be a fun surprise. The pictures are beautiful and the flavor is amazing. I'd love to learn to cook and bake as some of my favorite movies have shown. I think it would be so fun so I'm constantly trying new things, books, and recipes out. You'll love this book. There's neat tips, history, and explanations too so you'll learn as you go.

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Sweets: Soul Food Desserts and Memories

Growing up in a large African-American family in a small town in Michigan, Patty Pinner spent her childhood helping the women of the house-the Queens of Soul Food-whip up the sweet treats that crowned family dinners, neighborhood gatherings, and c... read more...

This book will turn your world upsidedown, like an excellent upsidedown cake. Amazing recipes in here that dig deep into the heart and history of America. Pies and cakes and sweets have never tasted so down right delicious! Best peach cobbler I've ever tasted. I was raised in the south so to me these recipes are fresh and new but at the same time familiar and comforting. I love it!
Easy to read, too. Even if I wasn't baking I could just flip through the pages because there is a lot of interesting information in it, and it's written well.

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Bon Appetit Desserts: The Cookbook for All Things Sweet and Wonderful

Includes a subscription (or renewal) to Bon Appetit MagazineFor more than 50 years, Bon Appetit magazine has been seducing readers with to-die-for desserts. From quick homestyle cookies to unforgettable special-occasion finales such as spiced choc... read more...

One of my favorite books with the most delicious recipes. I really try to steer clear of books that I wouldn't at least try most if not all of the recipes inside, this one is not hard to create within. There are a variety of types of recipes, from easy to the more advanced, and even the advanced recipes have been fun to make. Something I would enjoy more is if there were a picture to every recipe. I like to see what the finished product should look like when it's done but other wise a really great treat!

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Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes

Pastry chef David Lebovitz is known for creating desserts with bold and high-impact flavor, not fussy, complicated presentations. Lucky for us, this translates into showstopping sweets that bakers of all skill levels can master. In Ready for Desse... read more...

A ton of great recipes for even the pickiest of bakers.

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Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth

Chocolate Caramel-Pecan Souffl Cake . . . Cinnamon-Donut Bread Pudding . . . Double-Crumble Hot Apple Pies . . . Giant Coconut Cream Puffs . . . Here's a collection of desserts that gives more than 75 sticky, chewy, messy, gooey reasons to stock u... read more...

The recipes in this book are just as good as the title makes them sound!! Fabulous chocolates and creams and pies and puddings with some serious flavor attached. Every recipe is equally delicious. A must have!

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The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Dessert

This book has so many decadent recipes that are really pretty easy to follow. Im not a huge cook, but I love eating and entertaining so this book gave me many ideas for that.