Contents

Introduction

Ingredients, Techniques, Tools & Substitutions

Chapter 1

Wooden Spoon & Bowl

Chewy, Gooey Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Old-School Crunchy Biscuits

10-Minute Vanilla Refrigerator Cookies

Bigger Bolder Irish Shortbread

Butter Whirl Biscuits

Simplest Buttery Viennese Fingers

New Zealand Afghan Cookies

Cornish Fairings Biscuits

Australian Anzac Cookies

Old-Fashioned Gingernuts

Five-Ingredient Coconut Kisses

Simplified Chocolate & Hazelnut Cookies

5-Star Chocolate Chip Cookies

Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Tahoe’s Layered Peanut Butter Bars

Coconut & Jam Squares

Irish Rhubarb Crumble

My All-American Apple & Blueberry Cobbler

Chapter 2

Pots & Pans

Mum’s Pancake Tuesday Crepes

Christopher’s Buttermilk Pancakes

My Famous Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Eggy Bread Like Mum Used to Make

Chocolate Bread & Butter Pudding

Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut Pâté

Silky-Smooth Chocolate Soup

Creamy Rice Pudding

Dad’s Favorite Four-Ingredient Crème Brûlée

Salted Butterscotch Pots de Crème

Vanilla Panna Cotta with Roasted Strawberries

Coconut Semifreddo with Tropical Fruit Salsa

Chocolate Florentines

Baked Cinnamon-Sugar Churros

Dinner Party Chocolate Profiteroles

Rosy Poached Peaches with Vanilla

Bourbon Bananas Foster

Chapter 3

Rolling Pin

Pistachio-Orange Palmiers

Blueberry & Almond Galette

Rhubarb & Orange Custard Tarts

My English Bakewell Tart

Toasted Pecan Pie

Chocolate Lava Pie

Peach Slab Pie

Caramelized Banana Tarte Tatin

Rustic Raspberry & Lemon Tart

Buttery Almond Breakfast Pastry

Homemade Jelly Doughnuts

Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

Chapter 4

Baking Pans

White Chocolate & Pecan Blondies

The Fudgiest Giant Brownies

Gemma’s Ultimate Banana Bread

Best-Ever Carrot Cake

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Lemon-Blueberry Loaf

Irish Fairy Cakes

Devil’s Food Cupcakes

Confetti Cupcakes

Baked Blueberry Cheesecake

No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake

Flourless Chocolate Cake

30-Minute Chocolate Roulade

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Classic Coconut Cake

Strawberry & Cream Sponge Cake

Black Forest Gâteau

Strong Coffee & Toasted Walnut Cake

All-the-Sprinkles Birthday Cake

Chapter 5

Mixer

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Steamed Banana Pudding

Winter Apple Eve’s Pudding

Stafford’s Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Simplest Vanilla Swiss Roll

Afternoon Tea Linzer Torte

Meringue Roulade with Bananas & Salted Caramel Sauce

Mum’s Fancy Pavlova

Chocolate Meringue Layer Cake

A Delicious Eton Mess

Three-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse

White Chocolate & Mascarpone Mousse

Lemon Curd Mousse

Three-Ingredient No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream

Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Ice Cream

Brownie Fudge Swirl Ice Cream

Peanut Butter & Fudge Ice Cream Pie

Boozy Cherry & Pistachio Ice Cream Terrine

Chapter 6

No Oven Needed

The Simplest Rocky Road Fudge

Simplified Chocolate Truffles

Gingersnap & Cream Refrigerator Cake

Refrigerator Chocolate Biscuit Cake

My Family’s Favorite Tiramisu

Single-Serving Key Lime Pie Cheesecake

Lemon Meringue Trifle

Sunday’s Lemon Cheesecake

“In Case of Emergency” 1-Minute Microwave Brownie

Confetti Mug Cake

Jelly Doughnut in a Mug

Ooey-Gooey Gingerbread Pudding

Salted Caramel & Peanut Chocolate Tart

Chapter 7

Bold Baking Basics

Best-Ever Buttercream Frosting

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese Glaze

Vanilla Glaze

Rich Chocolate Ganache

Hot Fudge Sauce

My Signature Salted Caramel Sauce

Simple Pastry Cream

Easy Lemon Curd

Frangipane

Never-Fail Pie Crust

Foolproof Puff Pastry

DIY Vanilla, Coconut & Almond Extracts

DIY Cake Flour

DIY Self-Rising Flour

DIY Brown Sugar

DIY Buttermilk

DIY Sweetened Condensed Milk

Baking Conversions

Acknowledgments

Index

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