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By (author) Anatole, Alexina
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‘Packed with everything I love! Such a clever and beautiful book’ Bejamina Ebuehi
”A really really gorgeous book” Georgie Hayden, Sunday Brunch
‘Masterfully captures the art of baking’ @foodbyremi
‘Such a joy’ Mark Diacono
Ever wondered how to make a dessert extra delicious? Look no further.
In this book, Alexina Anatole, MasterChef finalist and author of Bitter, guides you through unlocking the secrets of sweetness.
Journeying through 10 shades of sweetness – including brown sugar, strawberries, peaches, honey, vanilla and bananas – Alexina reveals the tempting results that can be achieved by balancing flavour, texture and temperature.
With twists on the classics and exciting new creations, these 80 recipes offer comfort while also delivering bold, exciting flavours. Whether you love desserts or believe that you’re ‘not a dessert person’, this inspiring cookbook is guaranteed to delight all.
Discover recipes for all occasions and palates, such as:
Banoffee Coffee Sundae • Milky Bar Basque Cheesecake • Mango, Coconut + Lime Celebration Cake • Matcha Tiramisu • Sticky Figgy Pudding • Pear Sorbet with Frozen Roquefort • The Neo Neapolitan • Peach Melba Galette • Terrazzo Cookies
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Alexina brings the life, soul and joy of baking and matches it with incredible technical knowledge. Sweet truly is a love letter to the ‘leave room for dessert’ people of the world.
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Sweet is packed with everything I love! Alexina has put together such a clever and beautiful book full of
recipes that are so well layered and considered. Sweet gives readers both
the tools and confidence to balance flavours and make their own delicious bakes.
The sweetest addition to any kitchen!
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This is not your typical cookbook. Alexina
masterfully captures the art of baking, delving deep into the significance of each ingredient. Her inventive recipes and bold flavour combinations
leap off the page, inviting you to try something a little different than usual. A personal favourite is her white chocolate, miso, and sesame cookie— a blend of sweet and savory that perfectly sums up her approach to baking.
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Sweet is
such a joy. Alexina strikes the
perfect balance between pleasure, understanding, a little science and really special, inventive, hungry-making recipes.
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A broad, sweet landscape of 80
inventive and appealing recipes. Even the classics are elevated
with typical Anatole flair… Equally rewardingly, there’s just the right amount of science to promote understanding
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A really really gorgeous book.
Biographical note:
Alexina Anatole is a chef, presenter, and writer based in London. After reaching the final of MasterChef in 2021, she made a brave career change from the trading floor to the food world. Her debut cookbook – Bitter – was published by Square Peg, Vintage in September 2023 to critical acclaim from the likes of Nigella Lawson, Rukmini Iyer, and Waterstones. Anatole also writes Small Wins, a Substack newsletter that enhances your cooking and your life in small, manageable ways. She has been featured on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen, Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, and BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme as well as social media platforms including MOB and TopJaw. She also runs sell-out events, including Sel, London’s most intimate supper club, and Cocoa POP, a chocolate-themed pop-up with chocolatier Octavia Lamb. Alexina is of mixed heritage: the granddaughter of chicken farmers from Cambridgeshire and Saint Lucian grandparents who arrived in London during the Windrus
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