This book presents a timeless collection of more than 500 quintessential desserts, biscuits, cakes, and pastries, together with 60 recipes for sauces, custards, icings, preserves, creams, and more. It features classic desserts, cakes, and pastries, from Charlotte a la Chantilly and Black Forest Gateau to Passion Fruit Sorbet and Danish Cherry Flan. Since its original publication in 1938, "Larousse Gastronomique" has withstood the test of time and trend to remain the world's most authoritative culinary reference book.