Amazing Iced Desserts

There are some desserts that make you want to just skip the main meal and head straight to the last course, and delicious ice creams and sorbets are bound to do just that.

This book features over 80 sensational recipes for cold delights and frozen creations. It contains everything from ice creams and sumptuous gateaux to bombes, terrines and simple sorbets; and a detailed introduction illustrating all the basic ingredients, techniques and processed, including cook's hints and tips throughout. It includes more than 360 colour images: recipes are shown in easy-to-follow step-by-step photography, with a gorgeous picture of every finished dish. Try irresistible fruit, herb, spice and flower ice cream combinations, gorgeous hot puddings with melting ice cream centres, and light and refreshing iced drinks that are perfect for instant entertaining. "Amazing Iced Desserts" contains over 80 recipes that will have friends and family clamouring for second helpings. For special occasions, there are fabulous bombes, tortes and gateaux, which look stunning and taste divine, but are surprisingly simple to make. There are also wonderful, quick ideas for simple, elegant desserts that make the most of clever presentation. Ice cream can be scooped into glasses and topped with a sweet glossy sauce, wrapped in heart-shaped chocolate cases or mixed with fruit, herbs and spices - even flowers - to produce colourful and irresistible results. Beautifully photographed with over 360 colour images throughout, including step-by-step sequences to illustrate all the techniques, this book will appeal to food lovers everywhere.