Simply Divine: 200 Inspired (and Effortless) Desserts
Always striving to make life a little easier (and sweeter), Rita M. Harris spent almost 15 years developing tricks, shortcuts, and minor miracles to save time and effort in the kitchen. How can you whip up award-winning Tiramisù in minutes? Mocha Marble Cheesecake in nothing flat? Simply Divine reveals the secrets to miraculously easy cakes, pies, candies, cookies, and frostings—including traditional desserts like Baked Alaska—that usually take hours to make! Her extravagant yet easy creations include: • Chocoholics Cake • Apple Strudel • World?s Best Brownies • Fresh Raspberry Cream Cake • Mississippi Mud Pie • Crepes European • Chocolate Mandarin Orange Cheesecake • Cranberry Scones • Red Velvet Cake Sparing no fudge, mousse, or fritter, Harris reveals the closely kept secrets of her trade, including simple ways to make inspired chocolate dips, decorations, roses, cups, and more. With lowfat, lower fat, and reduced calorie options and sections on technique, ingredients, and frequently asked questions, Simply Divine is every baker?s essential resource for irresistibly easy (and irresistibly decadent) dessert indulgence. About the Author Rita M. Harris taught herself to bake at age 52. The imaginative, innovative, sumptuous desserts she created while owner and operator of Chocoholics Bakery in Eureka, California, earned her widespread renown and a devoted clientele among chocolate lovers everywhere. She lives in Northern California.