A collection of old-fashioned desserts, updated for today's tastes, includes profiles of various chefs, their recollections of favorite desserts, and excerpts from related literature.

All Your Favorite Flavors Updated and Re-Imagined Discover fun twists on traditional treats and innovative indulgences that will satisfy your sweet tooth with Untraditional Desserts. Each of Allison Miller’s delectable recipes approaches old favorites in brand-new ways that are sure to surprise and delight. Do you love the cinnamon sweetness of churros? Transform those same flavors into a creamy treat with Churro Cheesecake. Ever wondered what your favorite soda would taste like in cake form? Give Root Beer Float Cake a try. You can even roll all the flavors of tiramisu into a scrumptious cookie or make blondies that play off the tastiness of a classic banana split. Allison’s approachable recipes make it easy for home cooks to make tasty treats for any time of the day—start off your morning with Carrot Cake Scones or Overnight Cherry Cheesecake Oats and enjoy some Strawberry Shortcake Bars or Vanilla Milkshake Cupcakes as you wind down. Whether you’re in the mood for an imaginative cookie, crowd-pleasing brownie or next-level cupcake, Allison has given you all the tools you need to get creative with flavor, leave the rules behind and have fun making inventive desserts you’ve never even dreamed were possible.

With more than eight thousand restaurants, the Houston area boasts a wonderfully diverse and rich culinary culture, not to mention an outstanding offering of desserts. Pelican's Classic Recipes Series comes to the Space City with this presentation of dozens of luxuriously photographed cakes, pies, tarts, custards, cookies, ice cream, and more from the city's best and most iconic restaurants and chefs.

The food experts at Southern Living put a lot of love into thisvalue-packed, softcover version of their first-ever cookbook of the South's favorite desserts. A must-have for any kitchen, Classic Southern Desserts is as much a look-book as it is a cookbook, with gorgeous, full-color photos accompanying every mouthwatering dish. Over 200 of the Southern Living Test Kitchens' highest-rated recipes for luscious cakes, pies, cupcakes, cookies, and much more, as submitted by generations of home cooks, were handpicked for this book-the kinds of old-fashioned recipes that everyone remembers from childhood, updated to fit today's trends and ingredients. From a chapter on Luscious Layers & Other Cakes all the way through Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, there's something for every sweet tooth. Special banners throughout, such as "Sweets to Share," "Kids Love It," "Bake & Freeze," and more, offer unique recipe ideas. Updated classics like Four-Layer Coconut Cake, Million-Dollar Pound Cake, and Fresh Georgia Peach Pie, are just a taste of what will keep readers coming back for more. Plus, helpful advice from the Southern Living Test Kitchens Professionals is included, with tips on topics ranging from beating egg whites to perfecting crumb crusts to frosting a cake.

"It makes perfect sense that the Big Easy, with its knack for nostalgia as well as its passion for living in the moment and savoring it, would be the home of so many decadent after-dinner celebrations. In this gorgeously photographed gift book, Kit Wohl has compiled a collection of classic desserts celebrating the city's renowned sweet tooth, complete with straightforward recipes for creating easy elegance"--Publisher website (May 2007).