Night after night at Spago in Beverly Hills, Sherry Yard dazzles the powerful, rich and famous with incredible desserts. Her marvellous confections have won over patrons from Madonna to Frank Sinatra. Now the USAs premier pastry chef reveals the recipes that have made her a star and won her awards. Desserts by the Yard begins with inspirations from Yards childhood, such as My Favourite White Birthday Cake with Chocolate and Butter Fudge Frosting and culminates in the spectacular creations she makes every year for the Academy Awards. Included here are some of Yards most famous recipes: the slinky crme brle she perfected when she worked at New Yorks Rainbow Room, the coffeecake that made Campton Place Hotel San Franciscos most popular breakfast spot and the souffled crme frache pancakes with strawberry sauce she learned in Vienna. Desserts dont get easier than Yards No-Bake Cheesecake or more decadent than Chocolate Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Gelato. In sidebars to each recipe, Yard shares tricks and techniques along with hilarious anecdotes.