Synopses & Reviews
Taking cues from works by Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo, and Matisse, pastry chef Caitlin Freeman, of Miette bakery and Blue Bottle Coffee fame, creates a collection of uniquely delicious dessert recipes (with step-by-step assembly guides) that give readers all they need to make their own edible masterpieces.From a fudge pop based on an Ellsworth Kelly sculpture to a pristinely segmented cake fashioned after Mondrian’s well-known composition, this collection of uniquely delicious recipes for cookies, parfait, gelées, ice pops, ice cream, cakes, and inventive drinks has everything you need to astound friends, family, and guests with your own edible masterpieces.
Taking cues from modern art’s most revered artists, these twenty-seven showstopping desserts exhibit the charm and sophistication of works by Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Henri Matisse, Jeff Koons, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Avedon, Wayne Thiebaud, and more. Featuring an image of the original artwork alongside a museum curator’s perspective on the original piece and detailed, easy-to-follow directions (with step-by-step assembly guides adapted for home bakers), Modern Art Desserts will inspire a kitchen gallery of stunning treats.
About the Author
A self-taught baker and longtime owner of the San Francisco cake and sweets shop, Miette, CAITLIN FREEMAN was inspired to bake by the confectionary paintings of California painter Wayne Thiebaud. After selling Miette in 2008, she started the pastry program at Blue Bottle Coffee Co. and coauthored The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee. Her artistic creations for the Blue Bottle Café at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art have been featured in the New York Times, Design Sponge, Elle Decor, San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, and more. She lives in San Francisco, California.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Rose Levy Beranbaum
Introduction
Equipment
Ingredients
A Trio of Thiebaud Cakes
Thiebaud Chocolate Cake
Ryman Cake
Lichtenstein Cake
Mondrian Cake
Diebenkorn Trifle
Dijkstra Icebox Cake
Kahlo Wedding Cookies
Build Your Own Newman
Kudless S’mores
Warhol Gelée
Castrillo Díaz Panna Cotta
Avedon Parfait
Tuymans Parfait
Matisse Parfait
Kelly Fudge Pop
Zurier Ice Pop
Cragg Ice Cream Cone
Cartagena Ice Cream and Sorbet Trio
Fritsch Ice Cream Sandwich
Wong Ice Cream Sandwich
Sherman Ice Cream Float
Laskey Lemon Soda with Bay Ice Cubes
Koons White Hot Chocolate with Lillet Marshmallows
Fuller Hot Chocolate with Marshmallow and Sea Salt
Woodman Cheese and Crackers
Bradford Cheese Plate
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index