Chocolate Epiphany: Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone
Book Details
Author(s)Payard, Francois
PublisherClarkson Potter
ISBN / ASIN0307393461
ISBN-139780307393463
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank292,881
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Celebrated French pastry chef and owner of one of New York City s favorite bakeries presents an impressive and comprehensive dessert cookbook with recipes for everything chocolate, from easy cookies to showstopping cakes.
On any given weekend at the esteemed New York City institution Payard P tisserie & Bistro, locals and tourists swoon over sweet delicacies like creamy chocolate truffles, fruit tarts, and delicate, decadent cookies, while brides take note of the stylish wedding cakes in the window.
For the first time, its owner, famed pastry chef Fran ois Payard, devotes his creative powers solely to chocolate, sharing 100 recipes for home cooks of every level in Chocolate Epiphany. From easy to challenging, white to bittersweet, a stunning and sumptuous dessert awaits on every page. Thanks to the clear and thorough recipes, treats such as Bittersweet Chocolate Sorbet, Chocolate Sticky Toffee Pudding, and Milk Chocolate Truffles l Ancienne are not only delicious but also accessible. And for the ambitious, Chocolate Coconut Caramel Cake, Cranberry-Chestnut Tart, or Milk Chocolate and Candied Kumquat Napoleans could be the perfect end to an extravagant dinner party.
Inside you ll find chapters devoted to:
Breads and Brunch Dishes
Cookies and Petits Fours
Candies and Chocolates
Custards, Mousses, and Meringues
Plated Desserts
Tarts
Cakes
With a rich, full-color design and stunning photography throughout, Chocolate Epiphany is the perfect gift for chocoholics and everyone looking to enlarge his or her dessert repertoire.
On any given weekend at the esteemed New York City institution Payard P tisserie & Bistro, locals and tourists swoon over sweet delicacies like creamy chocolate truffles, fruit tarts, and delicate, decadent cookies, while brides take note of the stylish wedding cakes in the window.
For the first time, its owner, famed pastry chef Fran ois Payard, devotes his creative powers solely to chocolate, sharing 100 recipes for home cooks of every level in Chocolate Epiphany. From easy to challenging, white to bittersweet, a stunning and sumptuous dessert awaits on every page. Thanks to the clear and thorough recipes, treats such as Bittersweet Chocolate Sorbet, Chocolate Sticky Toffee Pudding, and Milk Chocolate Truffles l Ancienne are not only delicious but also accessible. And for the ambitious, Chocolate Coconut Caramel Cake, Cranberry-Chestnut Tart, or Milk Chocolate and Candied Kumquat Napoleans could be the perfect end to an extravagant dinner party.
Inside you ll find chapters devoted to:
Breads and Brunch Dishes
Cookies and Petits Fours
Candies and Chocolates
Custards, Mousses, and Meringues
Plated Desserts
Tarts
Cakes
With a rich, full-color design and stunning photography throughout, Chocolate Epiphany is the perfect gift for chocoholics and everyone looking to enlarge his or her dessert repertoire.
