Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Follow the Seasons 10
Tips for Better Baking 14
Spring
Lavender Shortbread 18
Strawberry-Pecan Thumbprints 19
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut-Almond Macaroons 20
Apricot-Pistachio Rugelach 22
Mexican Wedding Cookies 23
Mini Cream Scones with Fresh Strawberry Jam 25
Hot Cross Buns 26
Rose & Vanilla Bean Tea Cakes 27
Rhubarb Turnovers 28
Beignets 30
Cherry Clafoutis 31
Apricot Mascarpone Crostata 33
Spring Strawberry Tart with Orange Cream 34
Strawberry-Rhubarb Breakfast Cake 35
Sour Cherry Pot Pies 36
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting 38
Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes 39
Crème Brûlée Tartlets 41
Coconut Lime Curd Layer Cake 42
Passion Fruit Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting 44
Orange Vanilla Bean Sponge Cake with Sugared Strawberries 47
Bittersweet Chocolate Almond Torte 49
Angel Food Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote 50
Carrot Cake 52
King Cake 53
Summer
Blackberry Cobbler 56
Lemon Crinkle Cookies 58
Dulce de Leche Alfajores 59
Lime Curd Coconut Bars 61
Plum Jam Oatmeal Streusel Bars 62
Caramel Orange Flan 63
Blueberry Cheesecake Squares with Hazelnut Crust 64
Apricot-Almond Crisp 66
Peach Streusel Pie 67
Honey Pistachio Baklava 69
Lemon Meringue Pie with Gingersnap Crust 70
Cherry Lattice Pie 71
Cinnamon-Sugar Churros 72
Honey-Nectarine Cheesecake 74
Blueberry-Lemon Drizzle Cake 75
Strawberry Shortcakes 77
Piñata Cupcakes 78
Chocolate Mint Chip Ice Cream Cake 79
Summer Peach-Raspberry Muffins 80
Vanilla Ombré Layer Cake 82
Summer Fruit Trifle 85
Tres Leches Cake 86
Red, White a Blue Bundt Cake 87
Triple-Decker Birthday Cake 88
Berries 6 Cream Roulade 89
Fall
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies 93
Caramelized Pear Ginger Coke 94
Oatmeal Pear Crisp 95
Pistachio Brittle 96
Maple Pumpkin Pie 98
Caramel Cranberry-Almond Tart 99
Chocolate, Cherry & Hazelnut Biscotti 101
Classic Pecan Pie 102
White Chocolate Grasshopper Pie 103
Apple-Ginger Tart with Cider-Bourbon Sauce 104
Honey-Nut Pie 106
Classic Tarte Tatin 107
Butterscotch-Bourbon Pie 109
Almond-jam Cakes 110
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes 111
Devil's Food Chocolate Cupcakes 112
Bread a Butter Pudding with Marmalade 114
Sweet Potato Corn Bread 115
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake 117
Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Pecan Sfreusel 118
Challah 119
Cinnamon Rolls 120
Winter
Meyer Lemon Curd Pavlova with Blood Oranges & Cream 125
Almond Cookies 126
Hot Cocoa Cookies 127
Peppermint Bark Brownies 128
Peppermint Swirl Macarons 130
Gingerbread Cutout Cookies 132
Chocolate, Raspberry a Toasted Almond Bark 133
Chocolate-Raspberry Mini Tarts 135
S'mores Fudge 136
Chocolate-Hazelnut Pastry Wreath 137
Raspberry Linzer Hearts 138
Chestnut Torte with Mocha Buttercream 140
Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Streusel 141
Pear-Almond Custard Tart 142
Bittersweet Chocolate & Salted Caramel Tart 145
Spiced Apple Strudel 146
Blood Orange Tartlets 147
Mini Lemon Poppyseed Drizzle Cakes 148
Chocolate Espresso Heart Cake 150
Mocha Bûche de Noël 151
Steamed Figgy Pudding 152
Sticky Toffee Pudding 153
Chocolate Florentines 155
Spiced Apple Honey Cake 156
Warm Molten Chocolate Cakes 157
Chocolate Babka 158
Panettone 160
Basic Recipes
Sugar Cookies 164
Chocolate Sugar Cookies 165
Flaky Pie Dough, Single Crust 166
Flaky Pie Dough, Double Crust 166
Tart Dough 167
Cocoa Tart Dough 167
Cream Cheese Tartlet Dough 168
Wafer Cookie Crust 168
Gingersnap Crust 169
Chocolate Ganache 169
Vanilla Icing 170
Royal Icing 170
Fluffy Vanilla Frosting 171
Fudge Frosting 171
Chocolate Frosting 172
White Chocolate Frosting 172
Cream Cheese Frosting 173
Whipped Honey Frosting 173
Quick Vanilla Buttercream 174
Vanilla Meringue Buttercream 174
Coconut Buttercream 175
Mocha Buttercream 175
Whipped Cream 176
Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream 176
Lemon Curd 177
Lime Curd 177
Index 179
