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Go cupcake crazy! With nearly 300 awesome, mouthwatering ideas to choose from, home bakers will find the right recipe for any occasion and every palate. And whether they’re chocolaty, spicy, crunchy, fruity, or creamy, these exquisitely decorated treats look as astounding as they taste—perfect little temptations designed to make adults nostalgic and children happy. All the basics are lovingly explained so anyone can whip up a beautiful batch, and there are varieties for every day (from healthy cupcakes to ice cream indulgences); parties big and small; holidays ranging from Christmas to the Fourth of July; just for kids; and fund-raisers and bake sales. Plus, to make things easy, an entire chart- and template-filled chapter focuses on flavor combinations and design elements.
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By Helene Gilroy (Newcastle, WA)
Careful thought went into the selection of this book: Cupcake books can be lovely to look at but short on recipes. I wanted a book that had the whole gamut, from scratch cupcakes to outstanding decorating tips.
This book has it all in terms of good recipes, great ideas for frosting and decorating. Unfortunately, the pages haven't been correctly cut. In the second half of the book, all the pages are still joined together at the bottom. In order to look up a recipe, one must first cut the pages open. In the past, I've come across examples of a page not cut, but certainly not half a book!
By Lyle French (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
I bought this based on the reviews here. Initially I relaly liked the layout of the book and the reciepes (needs more photos). Since getting it I have tried two receipes and they flopped. I am quite a good baker, so I don't think it was my techniques. This book left me wanting something more.
I then bought the Martha Stewart Cupcake book (not a huge fan of hers), and I think it is a much, much better book. I have tried 3 receipes and all 3 came out perfectly. The images are fantastic and the ideas of decoration very good. Worth getting this one over the Crazy About Cupcakes.
By Lpassos
I really liked it! The recipes actually helped me a lot baking. The pictures are great and the recipes delicious. Until now, I tried cooking some of them and everybody loved it!
By Monica Ferreira
I was a beginner cupcake baker when I bought this book (only had experience with out-of-the-box baking) and am now experimenting with my own recipes! Directions are very clear and precise, and the ingredients and tools needed can all be found in your local supermarket or arts & crafts store. Perfect book for someone just getting into baking, or looking for new techniques or flavors to make edible art! The photos are extremely helpful for replicating her cupcakes as well.
By Ibizahippie (Oslo, Norway)
This was my first ever book about cupcakes. I started getting interested in these beautiful cakes about a year ago and that's when I bought this book (cupcakes are kind of a new craze in the country where I live..yes we're THAT far behind) The book looks supercute with its beautiful cakes on the front cover. Am I really gonna be able to make this kind of pretty cakes?
The first chapter covers cupcake basics such as how to store and transport, ingredients and substitutions. Good to know, but if you're an experienced baker you know all this stuff.
The second chapter is about baking and decorating techniques, such as information on tools, sugar paste icings and garnishes. I like to learn all this, but I'm missing pictures! There's just a lot of text and a few illustrations.
My favorite chapter is the third one, the recipes!
I guess this is not your average book about cupcakes, because the part with recipes is so small (about 50 out of 250) - and that includes recipes for frosting, topping and filling!
The recipes are usually easy to follow and I've tried out about 1/3 of all the recipes and have had success with most of them (a couple of failures now and then) The frostings are good as well, lots of different ones to choose from. Not all of the frostings have been successful though.. but when they do turn out well they taste excellent. One big drawback.. there are NO pictures during the whole chapter!
The next chapter covers different types of "Everyday cupcakes". It mixes the recipes with decorating - so you learn how to "coordinate" your cupcakes into themes. You'll find inspiration for breakfast cupcakes, hidden suprise cupcakes and healthy cupcakes. Nothing new in here, but if you're lacking creativity there are instructions on how to create fun and festive cakes. Also, here you'll find photos of the cupcakes (finally).
The rest of the book is basically the same with cupcake ideas for different occassions; "Parties" (Tea party petit four cupcakes, Luau Beach party cupcakes, Cocktail party cucpakes.. and so on) I see some reviewers complain about tacky decorating, I think most of them are fun and cute - kids will love them, but I agree that not all of them are equally pretty and delicate.
The book also provides ideas for holiday cupcakes (for Christmas you have "gingerbread men cupcakes" and "peppermint candy cane cupcakes", "champagne cupcakes" are perfect for New Year's Eve and "Roses and truffles cupcakes" for Valentine's Day) Then there's a chapter for "Occaccions and events" and one for "Kids".
Lots of different themed ideas!
The last chapter is about flavor combinations and design elements, and I like the part where each recipe is linked to different types of frostings so you see which ones goes well together.
Basically it's a great book about cupcakes with some good recipes, probably not the best book out there, but if you find the decorating and getting creative is the most fun part of making cupcakes, you'll LOVE this book!
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