The Essential Annabel Langbein is a superb new book, where best-selling New Zealand cookbook author Annabel Langbein shares hundreds of her favourite and most popular recipes for all things sweet.

Featuring everything from nostalgic baking classics to modern vegan desserts, plus tried-and-true tips for perfect results every time and ‘springboard’ recipes that allow you to add your own creativity, it’s the only book you’ll ever need to bring a little sweetness to your life.

The second volume in her beautiful ESSENTIAL duo, it is not just a recipe book – it's a lifetime of baking and dessert inspiration.

“In this book I have sought to bring you the best of everything I know and love from the sweet kitchen,” says Annabel. “I’ve cooked all my life, but I don’t have time for fancy techniques, hard-to-find ingredients or long-winded procedures.

On these pages you’ll find classic recipes made simpler, indulgent recipes tweaked to be lighter and healthier, loads of exciting brand-new recipes, plus an encyclopaedia of tips and tricks that I’ve gathered over the years.”

With both metric and imperial measurements for use worldwide, ESSENTIAL Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion contains something for everyone, with recipes to suit all lifestyles, appetites and dietary needs, and separate indexes to help you identify the many gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan recipes.