Baker's Royale

Book excerpt: Baker's Royale turns basic desserts upside-down with addictive flavors and gorgeous presentations: the only sweets book you'll need this year! Baker's Royale is a dessert cookbook that revisits-and revamps-classic recipes for the modern baker. Naomi Robinson thinks outside the cake mix box in her kitchen and on her site, BakersRoyale.com, mixing and matching for mash-ups that wow. Her exciting flavor combinations and eye for the easiest show-stoppers struck a chord, and readers clamored for more of her inventive sweets. The book includes 75 classic recipes with a twist: Burnt Caramel Custard Pie French Silk Crunch Cake Cannoli Cakelets Raspberry Almond Opera Cake Apple Pie Marshmallows Shortcuts like premade cookie dough and candy garnishes make these desserts as practical as they are fanciful. Stunning photography throughout showcases Naomi's unique style, which is as delicious as it looks.