Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1882 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

Synopsis
There's something irresistible about cupcakes, beginning with easy-to-make Simple Cupcakes, from classic Passion Fruit Butterfly Cakes to melt-in-the-mouth Orange and Almond Cupcakes. Celebration Cupcakes offer a new take on tradition. How about a tower of snowy-white Wedding Cupcakes, a plate of Christmas Cupcakes or even adding some sparkle to your bonfire party with a plateful of Firework Cupcakes? For a little comfort, turn to Indulgent Cupcakes, such as Banoffee Cupcakes or Coffee and Praline Cupcakes. Finally, for a simple dessert, whip up a batch of Fresh Fruit Cupcakes.

Customer Reviews

Happy Customer
I've recently caught the cupcake bug and after reading the great reviews i decided to order myself a copy and was not disappointed! It includes the basics on how to make a simple batch of cupcakes, how to make the icing, frosting, ganache and then includes the inspiring recipes that makes you want to get into the kitchen straight away! It includes those simple cupcake recipes that we'd all want to try, celebration recipes for those who'd like to bake for a wedding or Christmas event and then indulgent cupcake recipes for those who'd like to pamper themselves with creamy banoffe cupcakes or gooey chocolate hazelnut cupcakes - a slice for everyone really!

cupcakes gone wrong
I love baking and bought this book in the hopes of finding some new and wonderful recipes. The photos are lovely, but it pretty much ends there! First I made the Rocky Road Cupcakes, the recipe didn't call for baking powder, which I found odd, but I made them as directed - only to have 12 chocolate cupcakes which hadn't risen! The icing called for baking chocolate and cream - therefore turning out extremely bitter and not very tasty! I thought that I'd try one more recipe before giving up, so I made the Rasperry Ripple cupcakes. Again, no baking powder mentioned (this time I just want ahead and added some), but the recipe didn't seem to create enough batter for a dozen and my cakes all came out very small. The icing was a disaster - confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and food colouring - it came out runny and disgusting tasting and went in the bin! DON'T buy this book; it may look pretty but that's as far as it goes!

Not what I hope
I recently have a great interest on cakes and cupcakes decorating and have been looking for a great cupcakes decorating books so far but haven't found any yet. Then I found a few cupcakes books on amazon but I noticed that this book has 5 stars rating, so I thought this book might what I have been looking for and decided to buy it. Unfortunatelly, this book is just not for me as it is more about the cupcakes recipes instead of the decorating. I am wondering if anyone can recommend me to a great book of cupcakes decorating. Thanks