"Genius Desserts is the book that will transform the way you bake-- with just the right answers for every moment that needs a sweet (so, pretty much every moment). When you're not a baker but you need the birthday cake. When you've tried every chocolate mousse but haven't found one that sticks. When you're short on time and want your efforts in the kitchen to count"--From page 2 of cover. An essential collection of baking recipes from food luminaries, curated, introduced, and photographed by the team behind the leading food website Food52. Once you try these recipes, you'll never need to go back to other versions. -- adapted from introduction

Includes index. At head of title: Food52.

Introduction -- Baking rules & assumptions -- Genius baking tools -- Road map to all of the genius tips -- Cookies & candy. The brownie-chocolate chip family ; Gloriously chewy ; Crisp-crumbly : the bake-ahead dream ; Candy for non-candymakers -- Cakes. Lazy cakes ; Show cakes ; Rogue cakes -- Custards, pudding & frozen things. Puddings & other comforts ; Mostly no-churn ice creams ; Lazy cold treats -- Pies & tarts. Flaky vessels for fruit ; Fancy tarts -- Mostly fruit. Cobblers, crisps & shortcakes ; Fruit dressed up.