Book excerpt: Take your baking from simple to sensational with Anna Olson's comprehensive guide to beautiful baked goods. Bake with Anna Olson features more than 125 recipes from her popular Food Network Canada show. From chocolate chip cookies to croquembouche, pumpkin pie to petits fours, Anna Olson's newest baking book is full of delectable delights for every occasion, category and skill level. Beginner bakers, dessert aficionados and fans of her show will find over 125 recipes to take their baking to the next level, whether through perfecting a classic like New York Cheesecake or mastering a fancy dessert like Chocolate Hazelnut Napoleon. Introductory sections on essential tools and ingredients explain how to prepare your kitchen for baking success, and Anna's helpful notes throughout point you towards perfecting key details for every creation. Recipes for cookies and bars, pies and tarts, cakes, pastries, and other desserts give bakers a range of ways to savor their sweet skills, with a chapter on sauces and decors to round out your knowledge, and a chapter on breads to practice your savory savoir-faire. Gorgeous photography illustrates each recipe and guides you through difficult techniques. Baking your way through Anna Olson's favorites couldn't be easier (or more delicious!). Whether you're looking for a classic baking recipe or a new baking challenge, Bake with Anna Olson is your new go-to baking book for all occasions!