Just Desserts
by
Charlotte Ree
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Plum
Publication date: 29th October 2019
Genre: Cooking / Non Fiction / Lifestyle
Pages: 144
RRP: $29.99AUD
Format read: Hardcover
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
Instagram sensation
Charlotte Ree is famous for her simple and delicious sweets ... and her
love of puns. Her easy, user-friendly creations are designed to taste
amazing, rather than just look pretty (though pretty they most certainly
are!).
Just Desserts showcases 30 of Charlotte's
most popular and delicious cake, biscuit, slice and dessert recipes in
one outrageously gorgeous little package. Featuring essentials, such as
chocolate brownies, shortbread caramel slice and chocolate-chip cookies
through to show stoppers, such as layered berry pavlova and chocolate
ganache & blackberry bundt,
Just Desserts
is the ideal gift for the baker and sweet-lover in your life - even if that's YOU!
I have a weakness for dessert books.
Well, not only the books, I love cooking desserts! Cakes, slices,
biscuits, tarts. I have a particular penchant for gorgeous covers and
Just Desserts certainly falls into that category.
Charlotte’s book is split into two
sections; biscuits, slices, sweets and cakes, bundts, tarts. Thirty
of her favourite, no-fuss recipes. Desserts her Grandma made. Many
taking less than 30 minutes so you can enjoy sharing your bakes with
friends.
Ree includes a simple introduction with
tips for cooking and a guide to the basic equipment and baking tins
required. The book also includes a handy conversion chart in the
back.
There are no fancy over-priced
ingredients with most of them already in any well stocked pantry. I
had a quick look through all the ingredients and there was only a
very small list of items I would need to specially purchase for some
of the recipes.
The beautiful and colourful illustrations
of wattle, bottlebrush, banksia, waratah and gum leaves throughout
the book give it a true Australian flavour. I would like to give a
special shout out to Alice Oehr for these gorgeous illustrations. Go
check out her website! http://www.aliceoehr.com/
I was already familiar with some recipes
in the book and wanted to try something different. The honey
madeleines looked easy and delicious. I had all the ingredients at
home however I did need to buy a madeleine tin. They proved to be
quick and easy. The perfect thing to make when friends drop in.
Charlotte suggests serving them with a
dollop of cream but I thought if I left off the cream I could eat
more. They certainly were irresistible!
My next bake will be Charlotte’s
Chocolate Ganache & Blackberry Bundt Cake.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
 |
| Photo credit: Pan macmillan |
Charlotte Ree is an avid baker and recipe developer with an impressive
online following. Based in Sydney, Australia, she develops recipes and
content for brands such as Marimekko, Kenwood and Williams-Sonoma. When
she isn't baking, Charlotte is usually travelling as part of her day job
as media and communications manager for a book publisher. Charlotte
believes strongly in scratch baking, going back to basics with the
classic flavours and techniques that our grandparents perfected. Just Desserts is her first book.
This review is part of the Book Lover Book Review Aussie author challenge
and Australian Women Writers challenge
