A year's worth of special-occasion cupcake recipes is organized by season and features a wealth of information on such techniques as icing, piping, and decorating, in a volume featuring such options as Hot Buttered Rum Cakes, Snowballs, and Spelling Bee Alphabet Cakes.
Fill Your Cupcakes to the Brim with Fabulous Flavor! From cupcake connoisseur Camila Hurst comes an incredible assortment of the most decadent filled cupcakes you will ever bake. Filling your cupcakes is the best way to take your treats to a whole new level, and every filling in this cookbook is perfectly paired with each cupcake (and frosting!) to bring you astonishingly delicious flavor. Fulfill your wildest, sweetest dreams with over-the-top combinations, including: Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Cupcakes (filled with silky Chocolate Coconut Pastry Cream) Chocolate Marshmallow Cookie Cupcakes (filled with scrumptious Homemade Marshmallow) Caramel Corn Cupcakes (filled with rich Salted Caramel Sauce) Pear Olive Oil Cupcakes (filled with sweet homemade Pear Butter) Brown Butter Earl Grey Cupcakes (filled with luxurious Earl Grey Cream) Honey Rosemary Lemon Cupcakes (filled with smooth Honey Lemon Curd) All of these enticing flavors, fillings and more await you in Fantastic Filled Cupcakes. With Camila’s friendly voice and clear instructions, you’ll soon be whipping up inspired treats that taste as good on the inside as they look on the outside.
From the former Martha Stewart Living food editor: “A must-read for novices and experts alike . . . really gets the creative juices flowing” (Gastronomy). Cupcakes are everyone’s favorite little indulgences. They’re loved by kids and adults alike because they’re playfully sweet as well as utterly charming. These days, cupcakes can be found in bakeries everywhere, but with just a little know-how, you can easily bake your own tempting boutique-bakery cupcakes at home and decorate them with flair. Cupcakes contains recipes for every palate: Here you’ll find classic Yellow Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream for the traditionalist, Triple Chocolate Cupcakes for the chocaholic, PB & J Cupcakes for the kids, Salted Caramel Cupcakes for the epicurean, as well as seasonal holiday cupcakes, and dozens more. Whether you are a novice or experienced baker, inside these pages you’ll find friendly advice about ingredients and equipment, cupcake-making and baking tips, and a collection of ideas for decorating your cupcakes with either elegant minimalism or grand flourishes. With this book as your guide, cupcakes have never tasted—or looked—so good!
’Tis the season for snow—and icing! Be inspired by these cupcake recipes for a festive Christmas season with delightful designs including Christmas trees, Rudolph and friends, and Santa hats. Also included are tips on baking and equipment in a special selection from Seasonal Cupcakes by cake decorating expert Carolyn White—ideal for preparing both holiday parties and scrumptious home-baked gifts. Includes photos.
Be the hit of the Halloween party with these spooky, scrumptious treats! Discover delicious cupcake recipes for a sweet Halloween with designs including Pumpkin Faces, Ghoulish Mummies, Scary Spiders, Spooks, and Witches’ Hats. Also included are tips on baking and equipment in a special selection from Seasonal Cupcakes, as cake decorating expert Carolyn White shares the tricks of the trade. Includes photos.
Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver… Olivia James has always been happy running a tea shop and bakery in the Cotswold village of Wychwood-on-Lea, and helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters, topped by the perfect wedding cake. But as Christmas approaches, Olivia is home alone and questioning her choices while eating too many of her own specialty confections. When Simon Blacklock, a handsome, whimsical stranger, breezes into her shop and buys a cupcake and then returns the next day and the day after, Olivia begins to dream. Can romance blossom amidst the sugar and flour? And after a lifetime of living on the side lines, is she brave enough to star in her own story? Simon may be hiding a painful secret, but Olivia harbors secrets of her own. If they can dare to risk their hearts, this Christmas might be the most magical yet!
The perfect cupcake for every occasion. Swirled and sprinkled, dipped and glazed, or otherwise fancifully decorated, cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days, such as birthdays, showers, and holidays, as well as perfect everyday goodies. In Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes, the editors of Martha Stewart Living share 175 ideas for simple to spectacular creations–with cakes, frostings, fillings, toppings, and embellishments that can be mixed and matched to produce just the right cupcake for any occasion. Alongside traditional favorites like yellow buttermilk cupcakes swirled with fluffy vanilla frosting and devil’s food cupcakes crowned with rich, dark chocolate buttercream, there are also sweet surprises such as peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, dainty delights like tiny almond-cherry tea cakes, and festive showstoppers topped with marizpan ladybugs or candy clowns. The book features cupcakes for everyone, every season, and every event: Celebrations (monogram heart cupcakes perfect for an elegant wedding); Birthdays (starfish-on-the-beach cupcakes sure to be a hit at children’s parties); Holidays (gumdrop candy ghouls and goblins ideal for Halloween revelers); and Any Day (red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for a picnic, or caramel-filled mini chocolate cakes for grown-up gatherings). In singular Martha Stewart style, the pages are both stunning in design–with a photograph of each finished treat–and brimming with helpful how-to information, from step-by-step photographs for decorating techniques to ideas for packaging and presenting your cupcakes. Whether for any day or special days, the treats in Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes will delight one and all.
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.