the secret to the best desserts

Sweet

We all love sweet treats, but how can we get the best and most satisfying flavours every time? 
 
Discover 80 deceptively simple recipes bursting with the flavours you love. MasterChef finalist Alexina Anatole specialises in perfectly balanced recipes that offer new exciting twists on internationally beloved classics to upgrade all of your favourite dishes With recipes exploring 10 different shades of sweetness - from the warm and comforting sweetness created with brown sugar, to the richness of bananas &amp; plantain and the zingy fresh sweetness of strawberries and peaches - you'll find something to suit every palate for every occasion. 
 
From bold breakfast options to tasty everyday snacks, easy and refreshing frozen desserts and show-stopping cakes, discover new favourites such as: 
 
<ul><li>Banana &amp; Sesame Souffle Pancakes </li><li>Breakfast Croissant Pudding with Anise Pears </li><li> Strawberries and cream cake </li><li> Pear Sorbets with Frozen Roquefort </li><li> No-Churn Dulce De Leche Ice Cream </li><li> Mango, Coconut and Lime Celebration Cake</li></ul>

What I love about Alexina&rsquo;s approach to recipes and cooking is her thoroughness. She researches and researches and makes every effort to understand the inception of an ingredient, technique or dish. So when she comes to use it or cook it she is armed with knowledge, engagement and connection, enabling her to cook thoughtfully and masterfully.

Alexina is an incredible cook with an extraordinary palate. I can think of no one better to guide you and your tastebuds on a journey through the luxurious world of sweet indulgence.

Alexina brings the life, soul and joy of baking and matches it with incredible technical knowledge. Sweet truly is a love letter to the ‘leave room for dessert’ people of the world.

Sweet is packed with everything I love! Alexina has put together such a clever and beautiful book full of recipes that are so well layered and considered. Sweet gives readers both the tools and confidence to balance flavours and make their own delicious bakes. The sweetest addition to any kitchen!

Benjamina Ebuehi, author of 'I'll Bring Dessert'

This is not your typical cookbook. Alexina masterfully captures the art of baking, delving deep into the significance of each ingredient. Her inventive recipes and bold flavour combinations leap off the page, inviting you to try something a little different than usual. A personal favourite is her white chocolate, miso, and sesame cookie— a blend of sweet and savory that perfectly sums up her approach to baking.

Sweet is such a joy. Alexina strikes the perfect balance between pleasure, understanding, a little science and really special, inventive, hungry-making recipes.

Mark Diacono, author of 'Vegetables: Easy and Inventive Vegetarian Suppers'

Alexina Anatole started her career on a trading floor in the City of London, but an obsession with food was always present. In the last year of her twenties she decided - after years of watching the show - that she was finally ready to enter MasterChef. Weeks of competing resulted in her reaching the final round of the 2021 season, coming runner up to champion Thomas Rhodes. The competition led her to realise that she might actually have a talent for cooking but, more importantly, it helped her to better understand her philosophy around food and flavour. Having read English at Cambridge, she now finds herself becoming a food writer - and thus coming full circle.

Harness the power of balance and contrast to level-up your favourite desserts, bakes and sweet-savoury dishes. MasterChef finalist and author of Bitter, Alexina Anatole, is on a mission to help home cooks unlock the secrets of flavour -- and this time the focus is on mastering sweetness.Journeying through 10 different shades of sweetness -- including brown sugar, vanilla, coconut, banana, peaches, strawberries and honey -- Alexina reveals the delicious results that can be achieved by balancing flavour, texture and temperature. With twists on the classics as well as exciting new creations, this collection of over 80 recipes delivers all the comfort we crave in desserts, bakes and sweet-savoury dishes, along with bold and dynamic flavours.Alexina's recipes are conveniently categorised by occasion: think speedy, straightforward bakes, make-ahead showstoppers for effortless hosting and relaxed weekend projects.* Matcha Tiramisu * Banoffee Coffee Sundae * Strawberries + Cream Cake * Sticky Figgy Pudding * Mango, Coconut + Lime Celebration Cake * Milky Bar Basque Cheesecake * Pear Sorbet with Frozen Roquefort * The Neo Neopolitan * Peach Melba Galette * Terrazzo Cookies *

Alexina Anatole

Bitter

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