The Perfect Finish: Special Desserts for Every Occasion Review

Posted by Juanita Avenue on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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(More customer reviews)So many cookbooks are hurriedly produced and thus contain many errors.It is a disappointment that this book falls into this category.My first attempt, "Red Eye Devil's Food Cake" (pages 183-185) had two errors, one minor in scope [wrong instructions for creating multiple layers from a single layer cake] but one fairly major, listing "2 cups of coffee (8 ounces, 230 grams)" as an ingredient.Well, I had no idea if they really wanted 2 cups of coffee or 1 (it was 2, I had to re-make the cake after going with 1 cup).Then I thought I would try "Fluffy Golden Waffles", page 16.Sure enough, the ingredients list 2 large eggs separated but the instructions simply say "add the eggs".On page 18: 1 cup of cake flour weighs 113 grams; on page 25: 2 cups of cake flour weigh 450 grams!Need 4 large eggs? Page 18, 7 ounces/200 grams; page 183: 6.3 ounces/193 grams; page 57: 8 ounces/220 grams.The mistakes and inconsistencies are abundant.I recommend readers wait a year or more for a 2nd edition which should have the kinks worked out. Oh, and skip the part on page 'x' of the Acknowledgements where the authors sing the praises of "the greatest cookbook editors" and brag of the "meticulous testing" done.I think not.

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