Fans of Phillips's Healthy Oven brand of all-natural, low-fat cake and muffin mixes, sold in supermarkets througout the country, have been clamoring for her recipes to bake from scratch at home, and that's exactly what she provides in "The Healthy Oven Baking Book" -- along with specific instructions for new ways of measuring, mixing, and baking that will ensure perfect results every time.

It's not hard to take the fat out of baking, but doing it without using artificial substitutes, and creating reduced-fat baked goods that taste like mother used to make, requires a lot of experimenting and testing. Sarah Phillips has done all the work -- using applesauce and other low-fat baking secrets -- so that home cooks everywhere can produce healthful baked desserts that will satisfy everyone from picky children to discerning adult gourmands.