Debbi Fields Great American Desserts
by By Fields, Debbi and Guider, John (PHT)
Category: Cooking , Courses & Dishes , Desserts

As the founder of Mrs. Fields' Cookies, author of two bestselling cookbooks, and host of The Dessert Show, Debbi Fields has had plenty of opportunity to perfect her treat-making skills. In Debbi Field's Great American Desserts, the companion book to the twenty-six-part public television series, Debbi selects forty of America's best-loved desserts, teaches you how to make them perfectly every time, then follows her master recipes with delectable variations.  Try Debbi's classic Devil's Food Cake, then make her irresistible variation: four chocolate layers sandwiched with Dark Chocolate Fudge Ganache and Whipped Chocolate Espresso Filling, covered in White Chocolate Frosting. Prefer pie to cake? Then enjoy Paradise Key Lime Pie, or the decadent Peanut Butter-Chocolate Mud Pie. Have a craving for cheesecake? After you've baked Debbi's New York Style /cheesecake, move on to her Sweet Potato-Pecan Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust.If you think Debbi's Truffle Cake is to die for, just wait until you taste her Triple Truffle Cake. In the mmod for something simpler? Then Debbi's Banana Pudding or Strawberry-Peach Shortcake will fit the bill. And for cookie lovers, there's Chocolate Swirled Shortbread and Caramel Macadamia Butter Cookies.  With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, and lavishly illustrated with seventy full-color photographs, Debbi Fields' Great American Desserts will inspire cooks and bakers everywhere to create and indulge in these ultimately satisfying delights.