Homemade Decadence: Irresistibly Sweet, Salty, Gooey, Sticky, Fluffy, Creamy, Crunchy Treats ($30) by Joy Wilson reads exactly like her charming blog Joy the Baker. (Which is, of course, a big compliment.) Recipes range from homey cinnamon pull-apart bread to sophisticated lavender earl grey ice cream, and the hilarious headnotes will further convince you that you want to make pretty much everything within its pages. If you love brunch and baking, get a copy, stat.
Recipes we can't wait to try:
- Sour cream coffee cake with brown-butter glaze
- Breakfast cobbler with oatmeal-drop biscuits
- French onion quiche
- Buttered popcorn crispy treats
- Peanut butter banana cream pudding pie
- Mango rosewater cheesecake
- Mint chocolate chip cake
