Pros: Gorgeous photos; tempting recipes; wonderful flavors
Cons: Structural problems; imbalanced flavors
Rating: 3 out of 5

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Pros: Delicious; delightful; beautiful photos
Cons: FATTENING
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Exquisite; delicious; unusual; adventurous; nifty informational tidbits; beautiful photos
Cons: FATTENING; many drinks require espresso
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Easy recipes, inexpensive and easy-to-find ingredients, VERY well kitchen-tested, DELICIOUS!
Cons: Your weight, after you start using this cookbook…
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Fabulous; beautiful; delicious; easy!
Cons: These recipes are a bit on the fancy/gourmet side, if that bothers you
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Neat history; one good icing recipe
Cons: It seems that the recipes weren’t kitchen-tested
Rating: 2 out of 5

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Pros: The most luscious cakes you’ll ever taste; my favorite icing ever; detailed, precise directions; gorgeous photos
Cons: A couple of the icings are those high-butter concoctions I loathe, but that’s about it!
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Fabulous chocolate; author has diabolical connections; precise, detailed directions; beautiful photos
Cons: So much for my diet; author has diabolical connections
Rating: 5 out of 5

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Pros: Yummy recipes; easy
Cons: Some structural problems; entire sticks of butter
Rating: 4 out of 5

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Pros: Exquisite; easy; delicious; unusual; adventurous; nifty informational tidbits; beautiful photos
Cons: FATTENING; too adventuresome for some
Rating: 5 out of 5
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