Laduree: Sucre /The Sweet Recipes

This is a really lovely book. I have to admit I've not done any of the recipes yet (it only turned up this morning, and just got home from work) however looking through it, the recipes have lots of lovely pics, and well written. If I was going to criticize this it would be on two accounts... 1st It's a lot smaller than I had expected, and second, now I've obviously got the wrong interpretation on Sucre, as I was believing it was a book with sugar recipes.. (sugar baskets etc... New and different ways to use sugar) Well I was wrong... It's just a cake book.... But .. It's a very, very good cake book. So if you are looking for something a little different, with recipes you probably won't find too easily else where, then this IS the book for you. ... It wasn't what I expected to get, but regardless of that, I love it!

Amazing pictures of fabulous patisserie. It would be unimaginable to use this as a recipe book, but it is a beautiful picture-book for foodies.

Beautifully presented book, with a variety of recipes to suit all abilities. Easy to follow instructions, and something lovely to look at. Absolutely perfect if you enjoy baking something that's extra special.

Bought this as a gift for a keen baker/cook and she thought it was wonderful. Packaging was great (all come boxed and in tissue paper, pages of book edged in gold) which all help make it extra special. Recipes and photos great too. Have added it to my wish list!

An excellent book, when you get a new, sealed copy

A book wrapped as a gift, beautifully published and full of Laduree's famed recipes for cakes, sweets and macarons. If you're especially into macarons, I would recommend the other book, Laduree Macarons.

It arrived quick and came in good condition! This was a gift for my friend who loves baking, and she really like this gift!

I found the best price here on Amazon - it is much more expensive in the store. Very nice book with the classic recipes.

I was expecting this to be a nice book to have since I have been to Laduree's a few times and love it. What a wonderful treat when it arrived! This book is WONDERFUL! Full of tempting delights with great pictures and the presentation is outstanding. I have not yet tried any recipes but have reviewed some and they appear to be user friendly--however not for the shy cook. I can hardly decide where to start cooking, I can see working my way through the entire book. Even if you are not a cook, it is just lovely to have this book in your collection. I highly recommend anyone interested in enjoying wonderful food should have this outstanding book.

I loved this book because of how it was presented but they categorized their layout in terms of their specialties then through desserts that they sell. But anyway, this book is for the experienced home baker, pastry chef or chef who wants to expand their knowledge and experiment with these pastries from Laduree, especially the creations of Philippe Andreiu. I thought this book is wonderful, yet I had tested and tried some of the pastries such as the lemon macaron, raspberry macaron, coconut macaroon, savarin, sables and the hot chocolate. All were divine, yet they were not too sweet. Although for some of them like the coconut macaroon (Rochers Noix de Coco) -- I cooked it in a silicon mould which I had to bake for more than the alloted time described on the book. 15 to 17 minutes in the silicon mat. Remove from oven and let it cool, then baked it for more than 13 to 15 minutes until cooled. Then the results were successful, and the flavors were not sweet -- its like my co-workers were amazed how did I do it like an experienced pastry chef. Basically, as a home baker, you have to think what is going on wrong when you bake your goods. However, don't change the recipe while you are measuring the ingredients; or else your results won't be a success. If the results are successful -- then don't change it next time when you are baking the same recipe. This is probably one of my go-to my French pastries collection.

Thank you very much for the fast shipping and perfect book.

A fantastic book, rare collection must have for food and beverage industry colleagues