Intro -- Dedication -- Foreword by Rachael Ray -- Introduction -- Read Me First! -- Baking 101 -- Cakes & Cookies -- Basic Yellow Cake -- Basic Chocolate Cake -- Brownies -- Brownie Fluff-A-Nutter -- Orange Buttermilk Bundt Cake -- Angel Food Cake -- Hazelnut Dacquoise Roulade -- Plain Cheesecake -- Dulce De Leche Powder Puff Cookies -- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies -- Coconut Shortbread -- Pies & Pastries -- Banana Cream Pie -- Simple Pie Dough -- Streusel-Topped Apple Pie -- Summer-Fruit Crisp -- Candied Nuts -- Chocolate Cherry Hand Pies -- Pâte À Choux -- Shortcut Puff Pastry -- Breads & Muffins -- Lavash -- "Everything Bagel" Bread Topping -- Jo Jo Bread -- Pancetta and Gorgonzola Scones -- Basic Muffin Batter -- Praline Muffins -- Double Chocolate Chip Muffins -- Carrot Streusel Muffins -- Frostings, Fillings & Sauces -- Royal Icing -- White Glaze -- Lemon Glaze -- Chocolate Glaze -- Cream Cheese Frosting -- Buttercreams -- French Buttercream -- Swiss Buttercream -- Italian Buttercream -- Decorating with Icing -- Ganache Filling -- Peanut Butter Filling -- Vanilla Pastry Cream -- Chocolate Pastry Cream -- Lemon Cream -- Whipped Cream -- Calvados Caramel Sauce -- Chocolate Sauce -- Raspberry Coulis -- Beyond Baking -- Crêpes -- Crêpes Suzette -- Zeppole -- Coconut Custard -- Blueberry Compote -- The Magic of Custard -- Cake Pudding -- Pain Perdu -- Chocolate Panna Cotta -- Hibiscus Gelée -- Brown Sugar Panna Cotta -- Red Wine-Poached Pears with Mascarpone Cream -- Poaching Fruit -- Wine Poaching Liquid -- Fruit Juice Poaching Liquid -- Poaching Soft Fruit -- Blackberry Sorbet -- Raspberry Sherbet -- Huckleberry Frozen Yogurt -- Vanilla Ice Cream -- Chocolate Truffles -- Chocolate Can Be Cranky -- Creamsicle Fudge -- The Art of Gift-Giving -- Chocolate-Caramel Hot Cocoa Mix -- The Next Level -- PB&J Whoopie Pies -- Marshmallow Creme.

Cider Doughnuts -- FIG & Walnut Cake -- Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake -- No-Bake Ricotta Cheesecake -- Palmiers -- Chocolate Biscotti -- Brown Butter Pizzelle -- Fontina Puffs -- Lattice-Top Blueberry Pie -- Hot Cross Buns -- Beaver Tails -- Chrustiki -- Chocolate Torrone -- Passion Fruit Pâte de Fruit -- Peanut Brittle -- Showstoppers -- Pistachio Cupcakes with Meyer Lemon Frosting -- How to Properly Cut a Layer Cake -- Chocolate Hazelnut Cake -- Red Velvet Macarons -- Fancy-Looking Restaurant Foam -- Persimmon Pudding in a Jar -- Cannelles -- Macadamia-Key Lime Cheesecake -- St. Honoré Cake -- Bourbon-Chocolate pecan Pie -- Peach and Raspberry Pecan Frangipane Tart -- Make Your Own -- Vanilla Extract -- Baking Powder -- Black and White Crêpe Cake -- Sugar Lollipops -- Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallows -- Marshmallow Chicks -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- About Heather Bertinetti -- Index -- Copyright.