Sweet Studio: The Art of Divine Desserts

by Darren Purchese

From cakes and mousses to glazes and spreads, pastry chef Darren Purchese offers guidance towards the creation of enhanced textures and perfected flavors

Sweet Studio is a laboratory for delectable desserts, where classically trained pastry chef Darren Purchese produces exquisite and extravagant sweet creations. Each of his desserts are made from component parts such as jellies, mousses, sponges, creams, and spreads which are built up, layer upon layer, to create the finished work of sweet art. This book is guaranteed to bring out the inner Willy Wonka in all of us, with recipes including Coconut Mousse, Gin & Tonic Marshmallows, Milk Chocolate Raspberry Eclairs, Pistachio Cake, and Smoked White Chocolate Brownies. Includes dual measures.

Genres: Food and Wine, Cookbooks

232 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2012

Reviews

[Davek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eye Opening! Definitely for those who want to elevate pastry skills to a high level! Ingredients and techniques I have never imagined are here. Does that mean the recipes are impossile to execute? No way! It is very doable but you need to look for special ingredients when needed. Not every recipe contains weird ingredients though.
Thus this is exactly the purpose of this book: to up your pastry skills!
The dishes are very creative.

I will update this review when I'm deeper into the book.

[Shaun]

While this book contains great recipes, it's probably not the most practical for home bakers given the complexity of a lot of the recipes and the amount of baking kit you'll need. In terms of ingredients there are a lot of ingredients that you will need to source online rather than just down at the supermarket. Having said that, if you can manage it you're sure to wow with one of these desserts.

[Destiny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love, love,love this book. A must read for any keen baker.

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to go to there.