Recipe Classification Table 8
Introductory Remarks 10
How to Use This Book (and the Secret to Baking Well) 17
21 Skills You Need to Know
Tool 25
Basic Ingredients 29
On Seasonal Ingredients and Sustainability 32

[Loaf Cake and Single Layer Cake] 34

Fragrant Rye Honey Cake 37
Almond Butter Banana Bread 38
Poppyseed Almond Cake 41
Pumpkin Turmeric Tea Cake 42
Five-Spice Persimmon Cake 45
Mascarpone Cake with Wine-Preserved Plums 47
51. Double Apple Crumble Cake with Pear 53. Rhubarb Cake 56. Rice Pudding Cake with Mango Caramel Sauce 59. Ricotta Cake with Kumquat Marmalade 61. Flourless Wave-Shaped Chocolate Cake 65. Blood Orange Olive Oil Upside-Down Cake 67.
Goat Cheesecake with Honey and Figs 71
Pineapple Pecan Upside-Down Cake 73

[Pies and Tarts] 76

Cranberry Pomegranate Mousse Pie 79
Plum Galette with Plantain and Pistachios 81
Pistachio Lincher Tart 85
Salted Nut Tart with Rosemary 87
Apple Tart 91
Caramelized Honey Pumpkin Pie 93
Apple Concord Grape Crumble Pie 97
Blackberry Caramel Tart 99
Apricot Cream Brioche Tart 102
Meyer Lemon Tart 104
Fail-Proof Tarte Tatin 107
Sour Cherry Pie 111
Furry Almond Tart 115
Blueberry Slab Pie 119
Peach Melba Tart 121

[Bar and Cookie] 124

Marcona Almond Cookies 127
Salted Halva Blondie 128
Brown Butter Sage Sablé 131
Chocolate Chip Cookies 133
Cinnamon Sugar Palmiers 136
Forever Brownie 139
Pistachio Roll Cookies 141
Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies 144
Aunt Rose's Mendel Bread 147
Coconut Thumb Cookies 149
Oat Pecan Brittle Cookies 151
Mint Lime Bar 155
Triple Baked Rye Cookies 157
Earl Grey Apricot Hamantaschen 159
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Filled with Concord Grape Jam 163

Layer Cakes and Gourmet Desserts 166

Classic Birthday Cake 169
Confetti Cake 173
Carrot Pecan Cake 175
Strawberry Cornmeal Layer Cake 177
Chocolate Buttermilk Cake 181
Chocolate Hazelnut Galette des Rois 183
Strawberry Rhubarb Pavlova 187
Tarte Tropezienne 189
Fruit Cake 193
Gato Basque 197
All Coconut Cake 201
Black Sesame Paris Brest 203
Lemon Preserved Meringue Cake 206
Croquembouche 211

[Breakfast and Brunch] 214

Seed-Filled Maple Breakfast Muffins 216
Coffee Coffee Cake 219
Buckwheat Blueberry Skillet Pancakes 221
Brown Butter Corn Muffins 224
Classic English Muffin 227
Brioche Twists with Sugar Coated Coriander 229
Strawberry Almond Bostock 232
Bob Collar 235
Specular Babka 239
St. Louis Grilled Butter Cake 243
Walnut Maple Bun 245
Bagel with a little bit of everything 249
Spelt Croissant 253
Queen Aman 257
Cherry Cream Cheese Danish 263

[Unsweetened Meal Replacement Breads] 266

Loaded Cornbread 268
Miso Buttermilk Biscuits 271
Fragrant Tomato Tart with Herb Feta Cheese 273
Gourgere 277
Caramelized Endive Galette 278
Crispy Mushroom Galette 280
Soft Vegetable Pie with Egg 282
Clam and Fennel Pizza with Gremolata 285
Soft and Crispy Focaccia 289
Honey Tahini Challah 295
Feta Za'atar Flatbread with Spicy Eggplant Dip 299
Brioche Sausage Bun 303
Ricotta Broccoli Rabe Pie 305
Deep Dish Quiche with Green Onions 309
Sour Cream Chive Rolls 313

[Basic Recipe] 316

All-Purpose Crumble Topping 319
Honey Almond Syrup 320
Pastry Cream 321
Classic Cream Cheese Frosting 324
Graham Cracker Crust 326
Frangipane 329
Lemon Curd 330
All-Butter Pie Dough with a Lively Texture 333
Sweet Tart Dough 338
Crispy Olive Oil Dough 341
Sweet Yeast Dough 344
Part A Shu 346
Soft and Fluffy Flatbread 349
Brioche dough 352
Chocolate Buttercream Smoother Than Silk 359

Acknowledgments 362

The alchemy of transforming butter, sugar, flour, and eggs into happiness.

"Dessert Person" is a book for anyone who loves baking, as well as anyone who has yet to discover its joy.
Claire Saffitz, a rising star in the US, presents over 100 creative recipes with warm conviction and delicate sensibility.
“Her recipes incorporate modern flavors, but at their core, they are familiar desserts we always want to make.”
- Claire Ptak, Violet Cake Director

It's full of recipes anyone can make using basic baking tools and easy-to-find ingredients, including a five-spice persimmon cake, a foolproof tarte tatin, and a North American-style preserved lemon meringue cake.
The kitchen is filled with a variety of colors and scents created from seasonal ingredients.

“The Apple Tart (page 91) uses the tried-and-true combination of buttery pastry and brown sugar, because you just can’t find a better combination.
Whether it's a recipe that sounds strange, like Pumpkin Turmeric Tea Cake (page 42), or something familiar, like Chocolate Chip Cookies (page 133), we hope it becomes one you'll want to make again and again."
- From the text

The difficulty of each recipe is divided into five levels, from 1 (very easy) to 5 (very difficult).
Easy recipes can be completed without difficulty by even beginner bakers, while recipes with a high level of difficulty stimulate the spirit of challenge, like a project.

“You’ll want to try every recipe in this book, just like I did.”
- David Leibovitz

“She is a rare author who combines creative generosity with professorial clarity of exposition, and this book is sure to become a classic.”
- Elizabeth Pruitt, founder of Tartine

Claire Saffitz's "Dessert Person," which views baking not as a mere skill but as an art of sense and creativity, will be a friendly guide for beginners and a source of creative inspiration for experienced home bakers.