There's a slew of new cookbooks coming out at the moment, with enough baked goods and tasy treats to stock a patisserie! So here's a handy guide to find the right book to satisfy all your cravings, and help you take your desserts to the next level.

Experience the romance of baking

Love Crumbs by Nadine Ingram

Nadine Ingram’s latest book features 50 utterly original, natural and romantic cakes that belong at the heart of every celebration.

To be a cake maker is to be woven into the sweetness of people’s lives, to bake layers of love crumbs as an exploration of romance, adventure and comfort. For Nadine Ingram, of beloved Sydney bakery Flour & Stone, it’s perfume, spice and fruit that awaken our senses and attract us to one another. In this book she honours the places and experiences that have formed us, with a creative and soulful collection of cakes that are steeped in nature.

For bakers ready to elevate their aesthetics

Desi Bakes by Hetal Vasavada

Hetal Vasavada has wowed her followers all over the world with vibrant, colourful sweets that meld traditional Indian flavours with Western baking techniques. Desi Bakes offers a new world of over-the-top glamour and bling to home bakers and industry pros alike who wish to build on their knowledge of Indian flavors and traditions. Think Saffron Madeleines, Masala Chai Semifreddo, and Kesar Pista Cream Puffs. Learn what to bring to a friend's Diwali celebration, how to use leftover besan ki burfi in Muddy Buddies or Crispy Rice Treats, and how to mirror beautiful Indian textiles with icing on cookies.

For those looking to boost their technical skills

Tarts Anon: Sweet and Savoury Tart Brilliance by Gareth Whitton & Catherine Way

Tarts Anon does one thing exceptionally well – tarts – and in this cookbook the team behind the legend reveal the secrets to making the perfect one for every occasion. Tarts Anon: Sweet and Savoury Tart Brilliance is your guide to baking a stunning tart, every time.

Featuring 50 different recipes: from beloved classics such as Plain Old Lemon and Vanilla Custard to more out-of-the-box offerings like Black Forest Tart; savoury crowd-pleasers like Mushroom and Parmesan, and truly celebratory tarts like the Saint Honoré, this book contains all the knowledge and inspiration you need to become a tart master.

Take your cookies from zero to hero with this baking masterclass

Crumbs by Ben Mims

In Crumbs, food writer, recipe developer, and self-confessed baking obsessive Ben Mims takes home cooks on a delicious tour across countries and cultures, presenting a sweet and satisfying guide to crumbly, crunchy, chewy desserts, from Snickerdoodles, Date-Filled Maamoul, and Almond Macaroons to Cardamom Biscuits, Italian Waffle Cookies, and Okinawan Brown Sugar Shortbread.

Organized geographically, Crumbs is chock-full of old-world and modern classics, and intriguing local recipes from more than 100 countries

If you want to travel vicariously while upping your dessert game

Sicily, My Sweet by Victoria Granof

Sicilian pastries are fanciful, bawdy, and brash. They are celebratory, superstitious, and some of the most show-stopping desserts around. Luckily, they are also quite easy to make at home now that easier than ever to procure pivotal ingredients like Sicilian pistachios, almonds, sheep’s milk ricotta and jasmine water.

Full of gorgeous food and location photography, warm and witty headnotes, and expert recipes, Sicily, My Sweet is sure to transport and delight.

For a taste of a Melbourne cult classic

Beatrix Bakes: Another Slice by Natalie Paull

Bestselling baker Natalie Paull returns with Beatrix Bakes: Another Slice, an all-new compilation of colourful, creative recipes. Discover irresistible cookies and tray bakes, cakes, tarts, pies (and a strudel), doughs and epic day-off baking projects to fill your weekend. It also features Beatrix baseix – think cream, custard and ganache – fruity bits and cake-cessories, as well as the beloved Adaptrix tips for handy substitutions, all served in Nat's signature style: warm, encouraging and firm when required.

For those who love mochi, but want an upgrade from store-bought

Mochi by Sabrina Fauda-role

Learn how to perfect the beloved Asian dessert at home with Mochi. This delicious, colourful book features 22 mochi recipes, from chocolate, passionfruit and sesame to lemon myrtle, matcha-coconut and red bean paste.

With a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making and shaping your own pillowy-soft mochi dough, easy-to-follow recipes for all the fillings imaginable, plus all the basics, this book will leave you never wanting store-bought mochi again!

For a fuss-free guide to better baking

First, Cream the Butter and Sugar by Emelia Jackson

Make baking your happy place. It’s not so much a science; it’s practice plus play, which becomes instinct and then art. And even the failures are delicious.

Welcome to First, Cream the Butter and Sugar – the ultimate guide for everyone who loves cake. Whether you’re here for the only choc chip cookie recipe you’ll ever need, or you’re setting your sights on conquering an opera cake, a raspberry passionfruit tart or becoming a choux-master, Emelia Jackson has done the homework on behalf of us all.

You can also check out Emelia Jackson's new book, Some of My Best Friends are Cookies, available now!

If you want a straightforward approach to crowd-pleasing desserts

Sweet Enough: A Baking Book by Alison Roman

Sweet Enough is a simple, stylish cookbook full of desserts that come together faster than you can eat them. Alison Roman has written the book for people who think they don’t have the time or skill to pull off dessert. Here, the desserts you want to make right away, you can make right away.

Alison shows you how to make simple yet sublime sweets with her trademark casualness, like how to make jam in the oven, then turn that jam into a dessert – swirled into ice cream or folded into easy one-bowl cake batter. She waxes poetic on the virtues of frozen fruit and teaches you the best way to throw your own Sundae Party.

For those who are sick of missing out on dessert

Intolerance-Friendly Kitchen by Georgia McDermott

If you have a dietary intolerance and sometimes feel you’re missing out on foods you’d love to eat, this book is for you.

Intolerance-Friendly Kitchen is all about reliable recipes that are gluten free, low FODMAP and vegetarian, and cater wherever possible to diets without dairy, eggs, nuts, grains, starches or gums. Georgia McDermott – also known as much-loved Melbourne food blogger @georgeats – is passionate about making life’s delicious moments accessible to everyone, and she’s done all the painstaking recipe testing so you don’t have to.

For plant based, planet friendly treats

The Vegan Home Baker by Georgia Irwin

When Georgia Irwin adopted a vegan lifestyle, she found herself craving the baked goods of her childhood: vanilla slices, sausage rolls, apple pies and more. She spent years experimenting with family recipes until she came up with vegan alternatives that live up to (and maybe even surpass!) the originals – and now you can make them too.

Whether it be a fresh, tangy raw lemon tart from her famous Magic Range for a picnic, or a decadent, creamy baked cheesecake for a dinner party, The Vegan Home Baker is an indispensable vegan baking book you'll never put away.