Delia's eighth book in this enormously popular collection brings us mouth-watering puddings and desserts. To satisfy a sweet tooth or round off a special meal, Delia provides over 50 recipes, chosen from her collection and some completely new. There are recipes for pies, crumbles and cobblers; steamed and baked puddings; tarts, cheesecakes and pancakes; and creams, jellies, fruit and meringues. Aimed at both experienced cooks and newcomers, Delia guides cooks of all ability through her fail-safe recipes. Including tips and ideas, the reader is guaranteed delicious and rewarding results every time. Delia is a publishing phenomenon with sales of more than 18 million cookery books. This series is the first time her recipes have been arranged by subject.

Author Biography

Delia Smith is Britain's bestselling cookery writer, whose books have sold over 21 million copies worldwide. Delia's first job as a cookery writer was for the Daily Mirror in 1969 - numerous phenomenal best sellers and television series followed including Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course in 1978 and Delia's Christmas, Summer & Winter Collections in the 1990s. Towards the end of the decade Delia commenced work on a new major project - Delia's How to Cook, publishing three separate volumes and the accompanying tv series. The Vegetarian Collection and The Delia Collection followed. After a five year break concentrating on Norwich City Football Club (where she is a director) and Canary Catering, Delia returned triumphant in 2008 with a new BBC TV series and the fastest selling cookery book of all time 'Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking' - which has sold over 800,000 copies to date. Delia is married to the writer and editor, Michael Wynn Jones. They live in Suffolk.