The Sweet Melissa Baking Book: Recipes from the Beloved Bakery for Everyone's Favorite Treats Review

Posted by Juanita Avenue on Sunday, September 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)I have been a customer of Sweet Melissa Patisserie for years, and am so excited to have Melissa's "secret" recipes in my hands!I made the Fallen Chocolate Souffle Cake (cover photo) for a dinner party last night.It won rave reviews and everyone had seconds! (And was also most excellent for breakfast this morning!)

The recipes are well thought out and easy to follow.The hardest thing about this book is to decide what to make next. I see myself working my way through this book ala Julie and Julia!Next up:Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake with Blackberry Glaze. Yum!

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Product Description:
A baking book from 'one of the best pastry shops in all of New York' (Food and Wine)

Everyone has a favorite sweet treat. Whether it's a delicious brownie or the perfect mouthwatering chocolate chip cookie, simple, homespun treats are some of our most beloved. Melissa Murphy has a love of desserts that started when she was born on Thanksgiving Day-her mother refused to go to the hospital until the two pies she'd baked had been served. Now, Melissa brings that passion to the loyal devotees of her popular, award-winning Sweet Melissa Pâtisserie shops.

What makes Melissa's desserts and pastries special is that they are treats we all know and love with a fresh spin that make them more delicious than ever before. In The Sweet Melissa Baking Book, Melissa shares her simple, triedand-true techniques and her French-influenced, American- style baking approach. There are desserts for everyday, such as Double Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies, and for more special occasions.

Warm and spirited, The Sweet Melissa Baking Book also contains charming anecdotes from Melissa's life of baking. With more than one hundred recipes, the simple treats in this book will make each day and every special occasion sweeter.