Bite-size Desserts: Creating Mini Sweet Treats, from Cupcakes and Cobblers to Custards and Cookies - Hardcover

Bloom, Carole

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470226978 ISBN 13: 9780470226971

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

The ultimate collection of mini desserts--a beautiful full-color cookbook from a master baker Offering all the flavor of full-size portions but a lot less guilt, bite-size desserts are one of today's hottest food trends. Now renowned pastry chef Carole Bloom shows home bakers everywhere how to create nearly 90 unforgettable mini desserts--the ideal sweet treats for people who always ask for “just a teeny tiny slice" as well as partygoers who want to splurge on two or even three different bite-size delights. Wicked Brownie Bites, Double Lemon Meringue Tartlets, Chocolate Espresso Pots de Cr??me, Spiced Buttermilk Donut Holes, and Raspberry Sorbet Shots are just a few of the many diminutive desserts people will find here, accompanied throughout by more than 40 striking color photographs. Featuring detailed, easy-to-follow recipe instructions as well as tips on choosing multiple mini desserts for parties, Bite-Size Desserts is a must for home bakers everywhere. Carole Bloom (Carlsbad, CA) is a European-trained pastry chef and the author of many previous cookbooks, including The Essential Baker (978-0-7645-7645-4). She writes frequently for major food publications and has appeared on many national TV shows.

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About the Author

CAROLE BLOOM is a European-trained pastry chef and confectioner, as well as the author of ten cookbooks on desserts, including Bite-Size Desserts and The Essential Baker. She has worked as a pastry chef at renowned hotels from Switzerland to California and writes frequently for such websites and publications as Epicurious.com, Culinate.com, Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, Eating Well, Cooking Light, and Chocolatier, among others.

From the Inside Flap

When you're at a restaurant, do you order a single dessert with multiple forks? Do you ask for "just a teeny tiny slice" whenever someone serves you cake? And if you're at a party, do you prefer a variety of mini dessert choices?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, Bite-Size Desserts is the cookbook for you. Created for home bakers who want small desserts with big flavors, it gives you recipes for nearly ninety bite-size delights. These diminutive desserts are ideal for elegant entertaining, but they also make delightful everyday treats.

Master baker Carole Bloom has collected a wide range of mini desserts here, and you're sure to find one (or two or three) that are perfect for every occasion. Wicked Brownie Bites, Double Lemon Meringue Tartlets, Chocolate?Espresso Pots de Crème, Spiced Buttermilk Doughnut Holes, Raspberry Sorbet Shots, and Salted Caramel?Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles are just a few of the petite goodies you'll discover. Throughout, more than forty striking color photographs show you just how appealing these bite-size desserts can be.

Best of all, these little desserts are no more difficult to make than their full-size cousins. The author gives you a complete introduction to the world of small sweets, explaining ingredients and techniques and guiding you to the right equipment, including mini pans and ramekins of all kinds. Exceptionally clear recipe instructions show you how to get great results every time, and Bloom also provides tips on storage as well as recipe shortcuts and variations.

Bite-Size Desserts is the perfect way to cut down on portion size and calories without sacrificing flavor. When indulgences are this small, your friends and family are allowed to splurge!

CAROLE BLOOM is a professional pastry chef and confectioner. She studied at La Varenne Ecole de Cuisine in Paris, Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine et de Pâtisserie in London, and the E. Rosa Salva Pasticceria in Venice, and has worked at the Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco, the Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, and Mille Fleurs Restaurant in Rancho Santa Fe. Her articles and recipes have appeared in Bon Appétit, Fine Cooking, Eating Well, and Gourmet, and she has appeared on ABC World News This Morning, CNN, and the Today show. Her eight previous cookbooks include The Essential Baker and Truffles, Candies, and Confections.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470226978
• ISBN 13: 9780470226971
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208