Desserts

Publisher: Kmečki glas
258 pages
Author: Alenka Kodele
Original title: Sladice

The book contains recipes with carefully described and photographed procedures for the preparation of a variety of desserts – both for the everyday sweet tooth as well for creating a festive atmosphere. The author reveals many secrets about preparing a simple strudel, an unforgettable vanilla cream, a breath-taking birthday cake, decorating Christmas cookies and making fine puff pastry. The book’s selected desserts also feature her favourite – Vipava štruklji (rolled dumplings). The book is also complemented by recipes for the preparation of vegan and raw desserts, including a recipe for a fine raw “potica” cake. Detailed procedures for preparing desserts or different types of dough, glazes, creams and fillings will undoubtedly lead you to a successful final result.

LET EVERY LAST DAY BE SWEET.

About the author

Alenka Kodele

Excellent confectioner Alenka Kodele’s outstanding achievements and numerous awards in cooking and confectionery competitions have made her a member of the Slovenian national cooking team. For 8 years, she was part of the national team at numerous international competitions, including the Cooking Olympics twice. In 2007, she added the Diamond Badge and the Quality Ribbon in the Field of Confectionery to her collection of medals, the highest national award in the field of confectionery.

Her mission is to create new recipes and contemporary desserts. She loves her work, both as a confectioner and as a guidebook author. In the publishing house “Kmečki glas” she has published popular confectionery bestsellers such as: Torte (‘Cakes’), Najboljši piškoti, sladki grižljaji in slano pecivo (‘The Best Biscuits, Sweet Bites and Savoury Pastries’), Sladki in slani zavitki in pite (‘Sweet and Savoury Strudels and Pies’), Čaša sladkega (‘Cup of Sweetness’), Torte in tortice (‘Cakes and Cupcakes’), Piškoti, piškotki in drugačno pecivo (‘Biscuits, Cookies and Other Pastries’), Nedeljske in praznične sladice (‘Sunday and Festive Desserts’). Her magnificent book Sladice Alenke Kodele (‘Alenka Kodele’s Desserts’) occupies a special place on Slovenian kitchen shelves, bringing together the author’s invaluable knowledge and experience.