
Sweet
the secret to the best desserts
Alexina Anatole(Author)
Square Peg (Publisher)
Published on 13. February 2025
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-5291-9313-8 (ISBN)
Description
'Packed with everything I love! Such a clever and beautiful book' Benjamina Ebuehi
'An impressive baking resource for every occasion' Belfast Telegraph
'A really, really gorgeous book' Georgie Hayden, Sunday Brunch
'Masterfully captures the art of baking' @foodbyremi
'Absolutely beautiful' Edd Kimber
'Such a joy' Mark Diacono
Ever wondered how to make a dessert extra delicious? Look no further.
In this book, Alexina Anatole, MasterChef finalist and author of Bitter, guides you through unlocking the secrets of sweetness.
Journeying through 10 shades of sweetness - including brown sugar, strawberries, peaches, honey, vanilla and bananas - Alexina reveals the tempting results that can be achieved by balancing flavour, texture and temperature.
With twists on the classics and exciting new creations, these 80 recipes offer comfort while also delivering bold, exciting flavours. Whether you love desserts or believe that you're 'not a dessert person', this inspiring cookbook is guaranteed to delight all.
Discover recipes for all occasions and palates, such as:
Banoffee Coffee Sundae * Milky Bar Basque Cheesecake * Mango, Coconut + Lime Celebration Cake * Matcha Tiramisu * Sticky Figgy Pudding * Pear Sorbet with Frozen Roquefort * The Neo Neapolitan * Peach Melba Galette * Terrazzo Cookies
'An impressive baking resource for every occasion' Belfast Telegraph
'A really, really gorgeous book' Georgie Hayden, Sunday Brunch
'Masterfully captures the art of baking' @foodbyremi
'Absolutely beautiful' Edd Kimber
'Such a joy' Mark Diacono
Ever wondered how to make a dessert extra delicious? Look no further.
In this book, Alexina Anatole, MasterChef finalist and author of Bitter, guides you through unlocking the secrets of sweetness.
Journeying through 10 shades of sweetness - including brown sugar, strawberries, peaches, honey, vanilla and bananas - Alexina reveals the tempting results that can be achieved by balancing flavour, texture and temperature.
With twists on the classics and exciting new creations, these 80 recipes offer comfort while also delivering bold, exciting flavours. Whether you love desserts or believe that you're 'not a dessert person', this inspiring cookbook is guaranteed to delight all.
Discover recipes for all occasions and palates, such as:
Banoffee Coffee Sundae * Milky Bar Basque Cheesecake * Mango, Coconut + Lime Celebration Cake * Matcha Tiramisu * Sticky Figgy Pudding * Pear Sorbet with Frozen Roquefort * The Neo Neapolitan * Peach Melba Galette * Terrazzo Cookies
Reviews / Votes
What I love about Alexina'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. -- Rosie Mackean * The Dinner Party Substack * A really, really gorgeous book. * Sunday Brunch * An impressive baking resource for every occasion. * Belfast Telegraph * 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. -- Liberty Mendez, author of 'I'll Bake' 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' Absolutely beautiful... the imagery really grabs you and sells the idea that everything is incredibly good and that you should immediately head to the kitchen and bake... The second thing you'll notice is that the recipes involve a wonderful palette of ingredients and flavours... You'll feel like a more confident baker after reading and baking from this book, and you'll have exciting and interesting recipes to boot. * Edd Kimber, author of One Tin Bakes and 2010 winner of the Great British Bake Off * 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. -- Remi Idowu, recipe developer @foodbyremi 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' A broad, sweet landscape of 80 inventive and appealing recipes. Even the classics are elevated with typical Anatole flair... Equally rewardingly, there's just the right amount of science to promote understanding * Delicious * In need of a foolproof, prep-ahead and delicious dinner party dessert? Enter the matcha tiramisu. * Cosmopolitan *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Illustrations
Full-colour photography
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1100 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-9313-8 (9781529193138)
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Additional editions

E-Book
02/2025
Vintage Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Alexina Anatole began her career on a trading floor in the City of London, but was always obsessed with food. After years of watching MasterChef, she decided to enter aged 29, and in 2021 she came runner up to champion Thomas Rhodes. The experience made her realise her talent for cooking and, more importantly, helped her to better understand her philosophy around food and flavour. Having read English at Cambridge, she has now come full circle as an acclaimed food writer.