Unforgettable Desserts: More than 140 Memorable Dessert Recipes for All Year Round

“Unforgettable Desserts presents the kind of delectable desserts that will make your mouth water in anticipation, ones you will swoon over as you indulge and remember for years to come.  These are no ordinary desserts; these are unforgettable dessertexperiences.”  - Dede Wilson from Unforgettable Desserts

Creamy dark ganache, tart cranberries, buttery pound cake, velvety caramel, warm and silky sabayon. Dede Wilson, a professional chef, food writer, teacher and television personality for over 24 years finds it impossible not to spend at least some portion of her day thinking about something sweet.

In her most impressive book yet, UNFORGETTABLE DESSERTS: More than 140 Memorable Dessert Recipes for All Year Round (Wiley; $29.95, October 5, 2009) contains a collection of desserts that are exotic, extravagant, and utterly remarkable.  While there are recipes to challenge even accomplished bakers, beginners need not be intimidated.  Many of the recipes, though impressive, are deceptively simple, such as the gorgeous Matcha Tea Leaf Shortbreads and the amazing Frozen Peanut-Butter-Honey Cheesecake.  For the adventurous, Almond-Apricot Brownies with Tart Cherry Ganache, Pomegranate-Chocolate Mousse Cake, Latticed Browned Butter Vanilla Bean Pear Pie, Crème Fraîche Cheesecake with Rhubarb Compote, Arborio Rice Pudding with Lemon Cream, Frozen Milk Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie, or the Stracciatella Semifreddo with Kahlúa-Caramel sauce are sure to excite the senses.

Certain to become fall classics that will dazzle guests at your next holiday party include: Cranberry Gingerbread Cookies, Apple, Pear, and Quince Pie with Cheddar Crust, Walnut Praline Torte with Espresso Buttercream, Bittersweet Chocolate-Caramel Tart, Deep Dish Sour-Cream Apple Pie with Lemon-Cardamom Streusel, Amaretto-Almond Crunch Pumpkin Pie, and Hot Chocolate Truffle Bombs.

Filled with lush photography and Dede’s insightful tips, UNFORGETTABLE DESSERTS will entice ambitious home cooks who want to move beyond cake mixes and their old baking standards to desserts that are truly memorable. Recipes in this book are perfect for celebrations, including dinner parties, holidays, birthdays and anniversaries, and any other occasion when a cook wants to create a dessert guests will talk about long after the party is over.