The award-winning Pastry Chefs from The Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Resorts around the United States put on their toques and brought out their whisks to redefine thirteen favorite, classic desserts, from bread butter pudding to an All-American strawberry shortcake. Along with the delicious desserts recipes, this book also contains a recipes of hot beverages accented with liquors, and some sparkling Champagne cocktails.

Other classic dessert recipes offered up for people to enjoy include: carrot cake, double fudge chocolate cake, molten chocolate cake, plum tart, crème brûlee, fresh fruit tart and bread and butter pudding.

Since no great dessert can truly be appreciated without an accompanying beverage, the Redefined Classic Desserts can be enjoyed with selections including Almond Chocolate Coffee, accented with DiSaronno Amaretto; a traditional Irish Coffee or VS Mocha Café, pairing Cognac, Godiva chocolate, and Kahlua. For a cooling cocktail, a Grand Mimosa and a rare blend of St. Germain and Champagne.

Hard cover, 52 pages, 7" x 9".