Two in One Desserts

June 15, 2017

Self-taught cook Parker (Out of the Box Desserts) gleefully disregards traditional dessert categories in this inventive collection of sweet mash-ups. Included are 100 recipes such as fruity cereal no-bake cheesecake, French silk pie brownies, cannoli cupcakes, and peanut butter and jelly tiramisu that rely heavily on boxed baking mixes, breakfast cereals, and other packaged foods. Like Jackie Alpers's Sprinkles! and Jessie Oleson's CakeSpy Presents Sweet Treats for a Sugar-Filled Life, this title can seem a little silly, but it's a lot of fun. VERDICT Parker's second baking book will interest many readers, especially those with children. From-scratch formalists may prefer Irvin Lin's Marbled, Swirled, and Layered, which has similarly creative recipes and more polished photography.

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