Welcome to a blend of traditional Italian, Swiss and British recipes from Sarah Davies' baking journey!

This is a book for beginners and experienced home bakers alike!

With recipes inspired by four generations of family cooking, along with beloved modern day desserts, this book of delicious dessert recipes is a must have for signature desserts and also firm family favourites.

Join Sarah as she introduces a range of mouth watering desserts, chapters include cakes, cookies, pastries, pies, tarts, and many more!

There are over 30 fantastic recipes including Apple Crumble, Cookies, Steamed Puddings, Chocolate Brownies, Cheese Cakes and Sponge Cakes.

Sarah's rich family heritage introduced her into a world of food and home cooking.

With an Italian mother and a half Swiss/half English father, her recipes have a rich history embracing many European cuisines going back through the generations with passed down treasures of Italian, Swiss and British origins.

Also in this book are Sarah's own recipes providing delicious ideas for everyday cooking and of course, entertaining!

Easy step-by-step recipes guide you through these fabulous desserts. Included in this book are clear and comprehensive guides on essential cooking techniques which are a handy and must have reference as the reader cooks their way through the recipes.

Pastry making by hand and processor, blind baking, using a double boiler, steaming puddings and piping for decoration are just some of the methods fully explored in a helpful guide before the reader even begins cooking!

About the Author.
Introducing the first in a series of Cookbooks from Sarah Davies.
Sarah is passionate about all things food and after many years of home baking and teaching herself various cooking techniques, she trained as a professional chef becoming Head Pastry Chef in a large restaurant.

Her love of home baking has now been taken to a new level from her experience of working in the fast paced and pressurised environment of professional kitchens.

She lives in rural Essex in the United Kingdom.
For pictures of Sarah's early cake creations through to present day please visit: www.facebook.com/specialitycakes