Sugar Baby: Confections, Candies, Cakes & Other Delicious Recipes for Cooking with Sugar

By Gesine Bullock-Prado and Tina Rupp

“Got a sweet tooth? [Sugar Baby] will school you in everything from rock candy to puff pastries. And Bullock-Prado . . . makes it look easy” (Ladies’ Home Journal).

Cookbooks with recipes for baking with sugar (in the oven) continue to top the bestseller lists. And yet, no one has set out to do a cookbook with recipes on cooking with sugar (on the stovetop)—until now. In Sugar Baby, Gesine Bullock-Prado offers totally unintimidating step-by-step advice; the simplest instructions; recipes for candy, confections, and treats that integrate stovetop work into finished desserts; and a hilarious voice. Organized by temperature and chemical stages, here are more than 100 recipes for lollipops, caramel, rock candy, chocolate mousse, macarons, marshmallows, pudding pops, cakes, and much more. Sugar Baby will satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori Chang
• Release date: Oct 23, 2012
• ISBN: 9781453287224

Gesine Bullock-Prado

Gesine Bullock-Prado is the founder of the Gesine Confectionary product line and author of My Life from Scratch. She lives in Hartford, Vermont, with two dogs, seven chickens, ten Indian Runner ducks, six geese, two goats, and one wonderful husband. She cooks with her animals’ eggs and milk, as well as produce from her garden. She has been featured in People and many other national publications; she has also appeared on the Food Network, the Rachael Ray Show, and the Today Show.

Reviews for Sugar Baby

[mishker-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Just what I needed in my life, a book completely about cooking sugar. I definitely have a sweet tooth and knowing how to make my own candies and pastry creams could prove dangerous. In the very beginning of the book the question "Isn't sugar bad for you?" is asked. Sugar Baby's wonderful answer is "Sugar in moderation is okay as long as it is beautifully and lovingly prepared." This is what I'm going with. Sugar baby is written with passion and personality. Cooking with sugar can be tricky and dangerous, but with the constant safety reminders, reassurances and personal tips you can pretend that someone is there holding your hand throughout the process. The book is organized by the temperature that the sugar needs to be cooked at with simpler recipes at the beginning of the section and working your way up in complexity. I know that I cannot wait to make my own Bavarian creme, candy corn, maple candy, and honey nougat. Now I just need to get my own candy thermometer.This book was provided for free from NetGalley in return for an honest review.