The icing on the cake

The book follows the success of her previous publication Cakes from the Tooth Fairy and as expected from someone who was inspired by her dentist Murray Hawkins, focuses on recipes that use xylitol as a natural sugar substitute - a product that also has known benefits for the preservation of healthy teeth.

A foreword written by celebrity chef Gary Rhodes says, "Reading this book inspired in me a hunger to cook and nibble amongst the many sweet fancies presented. It is even more of a pleasure to read how xylitol creates a sweet bite we can all enjoy."

Murray Hawkins, dentist at award winning Gillingham based Winning Smiles and the inspiration behind the books, explains the benefits of xylitol: "Xylitol is a naturally occurring sweetener derived from wood or maize. It has been shown to confer significant oral health benefits. Whereas sucrose consumption leads to tooth decay, xylitol actively inhibits it. It impedes streptococcus mutans, the acid producing bacteria chiefly responsible for dental caries."