Michaels Desserts: Sweets for a Cause

Debut cookbook from Michael C. Platt, a teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate.

This cookbook from Michael C. Platt will quickly become a favorite as you build skills in the kitchen, whip up some tasty treats, celebrate history, learn about Michael’s mission to end food insecurity one dessert at a time, and find out how you can do it too. The collection includes Michael’s signature Freedom Fighter Cupcakes themed around figures from the history of civil rights and activism-Martin Luther King Jr., Grandpa Kitchen, Jose Andres, Maya Angelou, Malala Yousafzai, Rubin Hurricane Carter, Harriet Tubman, and more-as well as chapters on pies, tarts, cakes, snacks, and breads. Each dessert features stunning photography, a list of ingredients, easy-to-do step-by-step instructions, and insightful tips from Michael that will make baking tons of fun.