Charlie Trotter's Desserts: [ A Cookbook] [Hardback]

Provides recipes for desserts such as strawberry-almond shortcake with basil and a crepe banana split

Ice Cream, cake, cookies, chocolate, nuts, fruit --Charlie Trotter’s Dessertsis a must-have collection of the best dessert recipes from the iconic Chicago chef, suited for all tastes and occasions.

1999 James Beard Award Winner

Cooks, book buyers, and food lovers have come to expect the lavishly unexpected from master chef Charlie Trotter, and his fourth large-format, gorgeously photographed cookbook,Desserts, delivers the ultimate indulgence. Chapters focus on ingredients ranging from the delightfully familiar (berries, custards, and spices) to the unusual (vegetable- and grain-based desserts), including 100 show-stopping desserts, such as:

• Huckleberry Tuiles with White and Golden Peach Compote and Huckleberry Sherbet

• Cranberry and Walnut Tart with Cranberry Ice Cream, Cranberry Sauce, and Caramel-Lime Sauce

• Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cake with Coconut Froth and Sugar Cane Ice Cream

With over 125,000 copies of the first three books in print, Trotter's series has seduced amateur and professional cooks everywhere, andDesserts is the icing on a most enticing cake.