Sweet: The Sunday Times bestselling baking and desserts cookbook

I must admit upfront that I was biased before I opened this book as Yotam Ottolenghi’s books are my favourites on my rather extensive cookbook shelves. And I was not disappointed! As he says in the introduction: these recipes are “conceived with love and a bit of flair and made with real ingredients and lots of attention to detail” A perfect description! As with previous Yotam Ottolenghi recipe books, the book is beautifully presented. Superb photographs and clear instructions, with details of timing, storage details and useful hints. I also like the clear quantities given – so for example, ½ small banana = 50 g mashed. There are so many interesting and exciting recipes to try. But also those that give pizazz to well known favourites. For example the Custard Yo-Yos – with roasted rhubarb icing. Absolutely gorgeous to look at and superb tasting. Also Banana Cakes - with rum caramel. What a delight! Other little details such as how to make the Chocolate Chip Cookies crispy or chewy are what set this book apart from so many other baking books I have. So top marks to Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh for providing a wonderful selection of recipes and to the publishers for presenting a most glorious, readable and beautiful book.

I would recommend this book to anybody into baking but especially to people like me, who are new to a bit more serious baking. There is a very good variety here. I’m glad there are also five ice cream and sorbet recipes included. It explains everything you need to know before, during and after baking. Another thing I love about this book is every recipe (with only a few exceptions) is accompanied by a photo of the end result - it really helps to understand how the colour or texture as well as the presentation should be. The book is quite heavy, so access to online recipes is a bonus. I’ve so far tried “Lemon and poppy seed cake (NationalTrust version)” (perhaps the easiest one in the book) and “Little baked chocolate tarts with tahini”. They were not perfect but both of them were so yummy! Really glad I chose this book.

I have cooked loads of Yotam's recipes from all his published books and have never been disappointed. Have only quickly scanned through the book and it looks like living up to his other publications. Some may be put off with the many ingredients listed in some of the recipes but you do need to read through his recipes carefully as the keen cook will probably have many of them. In the recipes I have read the instructions are clear and there are tips and notes alongside the recipes. At the end there are two chapters one giving more information and "how to" tips and the other listing ingredients that need bit of an explanation and in some cases what to use as an alternative. both helpful to both the keen cook and those less experienced. Just waiting for the Apricot and almond cake with cinnamon topping to come out of the oven - looks very good! Enjoy!

I love going though the recipes and rediscovering some I’ve made before and forgot about. There is a cake in there that I make for special occasions and I get so many comments! Highly recommend.

This book gives some good, straightforward hints and tips as well as interesting recipes I can't wait to try.

Mouthwatering! The photography is incredible and beautiful and the recipes are easy to follow and very different. A gluten-free coconut cake rather than the more common flourless chocolate cake, a feast of cheesecake recipes and lots of other ideas. Sometimes I would cook the cakes for a little longer than is suggested but all ovens are different After one or two rather worthy books with difficult to source ingredients, Ottolenghi has returned to top form with this one which will certainly be a staple on my kitchen shelf for many years to come if it doesn't fall apart first. Bravo!

The book arrived in an immaculate condition. Excellent.

Brilliant book. Everything looks great and of the many recipes I've tried I've discovered all are achievable. The flavour combinations are really interesting such as the middle eastern millionaire's shortbread or the gingerbread with brandy apples and crème fraîche and the recipes work! Although I have all the Ottolenghi cookbooks I tended to stear away from the sweet things and concentrated on the savoury dishes. I only really got into baking etc with the Honey and Co cookbooks which always turn out and are delicious. (Sarit Packer once worked at Ottolenghi) This book, I would say is comparable to those. I wouldn't be without it now and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

Simplemente maravilloso. Dan ganas de hacer absolutamente todas las recetas y tiene de todo, desde bizcochos más sencillos hasta tartas más elaboradas, pasteles pequeños, galletas y un apartado de tartas de queso increíble. De momento llevo tres recetas hechas y las tres me han salido bien, está perfectamente explicado. Es muy del estilo al de Dan Lepard ("Short and sweet") pero aún más completo, diría yo. Para pedirse un año sabático y no dejar de cocinar :)

Gosto muito das receitas e das histórias que acompanham as receitas de Yotam Ottolenghi e seus colaboradores. Por um motivo que nem eu mesma sei, pulei este livro de "Doces", que resgatei agora. Recomendo muito, mesmo que alguns poucos ingredientes não estejam disponíveis aqui. As receitas são bem detalhadas e fáceis de seguir e são muito diferentes das usuais por aqui: bonitas e muito saborosas

Wer einfache Rezepte erwartet, ist hiermit nicht richtig bedient - das genau war der Reiz für mich, dieses Buch zu kaufen. Es ist wie immer bei Ottolenghi (denn alle Kochbücher sind sehr empfehlenswert) hochwertig, wunderschön, nett geschrieben und toll fotografiert, außerdem erhält man detaillierte Hinweise, warum ein Prozess genau so und nicht anders gemacht werden muss. Auch auf gewisse Freiheiten bei den Rezepten sowie Vereinfachungen oder Methoden zur Zubereitung wird hingewiesen. Ich kaufe Kochbücher immer im Original, um sicher zu gehen, dass die Maßeinheiten korrekt sind, manchmal werden diese falsch umgerechnet und das Rezept funktioniert nicht mehr. Demnach passt hier alles, ich habe bisher einige der Keksrezepte gemacht und bin begeistert, besonders von den Sternanis-Orangen-Plätzchen. Alles in allem ein sehr schönes und nützliches Buch für den fortgeschrittenen Koch, der sein Dessert-Game verbessern möchte, mit vielen eindrucksvollen Rezepten und dem Anspruch, dem Koch etwas beizubringen.

this book had been in my MUST list for a long time. He has covered everything we call dessert in this book. Gorgeous photos , good explanation of the recipes. Some are really superb, some mmm - i may not even to attempt (ex.: Rice pudding with roasted rhubarb and tarragon). But the cookbook is very beautiful.

I bought it as a present, very happy with the quality of the book, the photos are beautiful.