Get your Just Desserts with Charlotte Ree’s new baking book!

(WARNING: this post contains an obscene number of baking puns.)

Every baker has their go-to baking bible, but we’ve got a new one for you that might just take the cake – Just Desserts, a gorgeously designed new book by the Instagram sensation Charlotte Ree. It’s a colourful collection of 30 of her favourite cake, biscuit, slice and dessert recipes, with a few good (or bad) puns thrown in.

You’d butter believe this is the only baking book you’ll need – think gooey and delicious Nutella cookies, layered berry pavlovas, zesty lemon cakes, and even a recipe for the king of the Arnotts Assorted Creams: the Kingston biscuit (full disclosure: I’ve tried this recipe and it is AMAZING).

We have signed copies of Just Desserts available for pre-order, so today I wanted to give you an inside look at all of the deliciousness you can find inside. Scroll down!

Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Charlotte says: “Chocolate, hazelnut and sea salt may just be three of my favourite flavours and they unite in the form of my Nutella Thumbprint Cookies. These are so quick and easy to make, they’re the perfect weekend baking project. You will want to sit your Nutella jar in a bowl of warm water for 2-3 minutes to make the Nutella silky and smooth, allowing you to spoon it easily onto your cookies.”

Shortbread Caramel Slice

Charlotte says: “For the longest time, Hetty McKinnon’s salted caramel slice was the only caramel slice I would bake. Hers is made with a crunchy biscuit base, similar to an Anzac biscuit, and remains to this day my ultimate indulgence. This is my own recipe, but with a twist. Using a shortbread biscuit base, the slice is then topped with thick salted caramel and rich dark chocolate (and some caramel popcorn, but you can skip this bit if you like).”

Peach & Raspberry Tray Cake

Charlotte says: “This is such an easy recipe and one that is my go-to if I have unexpected afternoon tea guests. it’s fast, delicious, wonderfully vibrant and a recipe that you can bake all year round. Simply use 500g of canned sliced peaches and frozen raspberries if the fresh equivalents are out of season. You can, of course, swap out the peaches and raspberries for pears, blueberries or strawberries to create a delicious and warming afternoon treat.”

Mini Espresso Cakes

Charlotte says: “As a baker and dessert fiend who doesn’t drink coffee, this is my ultimate labour of love. The combination of chocolate and coffee here is incredibly rich and satisfying. You want to use good-quality Dutch-processes cocoa powder to achieve the fudgiest result. don’t fret if, like me, you aren’t a coffee drinker – the espresso merely enhances the flavour of the chocolate, and is perfectly complemented by the mascarpone icing.”

Brown Butter Bundt Cake

Charlotte says: “This cake is a perfect example of how a simply classic can inspire anyone to bake. the brown butter is really the hero of this dish so it’s imperative you get the butter as brown as can be without burning it. This can be achieved by using a high heat on the stove and then physically removing the pan form the heat as it bubbles. keep repeating this until you have a golden brown colour the residual heat in the pan will darken the butter even as you take it off the stove, so make sure you keep an eye on this as you want brown butter, not burnt!”

Pre-order your signed copy of Just Desserts here

Find Charlotte Ree on Instagram here

Just Desserts

by Charlotte Ree

Instagram sensation Charlotte Ree is famous for her simple and delicious sweets ... and her love of puns. Her easy, user-friendly creations are designed to taste amazing, rather than just look pretty (though pretty they most certainly are!).

Just Desserts showcases 30 of Charlotte's most popular and delicious cake, biscuit, slice and dessert recipes in one outrageously gorgeous little package. Featuring essentials, such as chocolate brownies, shortbread caramel slice and chocolate-chip cookies through to show stoppers, such as layered berry pavlova and...

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