Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz

Season 82020

In her cookbook "Dessert Person," Claire Saffitz celebrates and defends her love of desserts and empowers reluctant home bakers to work with new ingredients, attempt new techniques, and bake with more confidence. Join Claire in her home kitchen as she highlights recipes from the book in this baking series to help you take your baking skills to the next level.

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6 Episodes

E01 Soft & Crispy Focaccia

Watch Claire Saffitz make soft & crispy focaccia, a recipe from her cookbook, Dessert Person. Not only is the recipe forgiving, making it a great introduction to breadmaking for novice bakers, it's incredibly versatile and serves as the perfect accompaniment to any meal (hello, soup weather!). You might be surprised to see just how easy it is to make a tall, fluffy, light focaccia.

December 3, 2020

E02 Foolproof Tarte Tatin & Rough Puff Pastry

In this video Claire will show you a method to help coax out some moisture to help correct the typical problems that happen when making tarts, and leave you with a delicious tarte tatin that is every bit as good as the traditional version. Claire believes this recipe with buttery pastry, caramel, and apples can not be beat in a dessert.

December 10, 2020

E03 The Best Oatmeal Cookies

In this episode, Claire Saffitz makes the best oatmeal cookies, the Oat & Pecan Brittle Cookies recipe from her book Dessert Person. This chewy, butterscotchy oat cookie might not be the kind you can casually whip up on a whim. But, if you go through the steps to make it, you will be rewarded with hands-down the most delicious oat cookie you've ever tried.

December 17, 2020

E04 Carrot and Pecan Cake

Claire Saffitz makes carrot and pecan cake from her cookbook, Dessert Person. Claire’s interpretation of a classic carrot cake makes a celebration out of any occasion. This version has lots of well toasted pecans and a brown butter cream cheese frosting that is not to be missed under any circumstances. Watch Claire as she demonstrates how to achieve even, light layers and then assemble them into a cake that’s equal parts, impressive, satisfying, and delicious. Remember, as Julia Child said: “A party without cake is just a meeting!”

December 31, 2020

E05 My Easiest Cake Recipe (Family Favorite)

In this episode of Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz makes her easiest cake recipe. If there is one recipe nearest and dearest to Claire's heart, it's this one for simple Poppy Seed Almond Cake. It's been a Saffitz family favorite for decades, and still the easiest and most perfect cake Claire knows how to make. It's proof of the truism that simple is often the best, but try it and see for yourself. It's too good not to become a favorite in your family.

January 7, 2021

E06 Claire Makes Coffee Coffee Cake

Claire Makes Coffee Coffee Cake | Dessert Person. Most cakes are delicious when eaten with a cup of coffee, but what’s even more delicious? A cake that tastes of coffee itself! This coffee coffee cake has a light, silky crumb and a brown sugary flavor that’s perfectly offset by the bitter notes of brewed and instant coffee, which find their way into all three components — the batter, ribbon, and crumb topping. Watch Claire as she makes this new-classic cake from Dessert Person.

January 14, 2021

Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz

E01 Soft & Crispy Focaccia

E02 Foolproof Tarte Tatin & Rough Puff Pastry

E03 The Best Oatmeal Cookies

E04 Carrot and Pecan Cake

E05 My Easiest Cake Recipe (Family Favorite)

E06 Claire Makes Coffee Coffee Cake

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E01 Soft & Crispy Focaccia

E02 Foolproof Tarte Tatin & Rough Puff Pastry

E03 The Best Oatmeal Cookies

E04 Carrot and Pecan Cake

E05 My Easiest Cake Recipe (Family Favorite)

E06 Claire Makes Coffee Coffee Cake