Product Description

How to make simple and stylish little cakes that bring joy to children and adults alike. Martha and Lisa concentrate on the basics with separate chapters on how to make basic sponge recipes, how to ice a cupcake properly, using decorations - as well as exploring seasonal and special occasions. More and more people are opting for cupcakes for their wedding cake and so this is covered in detail as well as ideas for birthdays, festive and summery variations. From Halloween inspired Pumpkin cupcakes with spiced cream cheese icing to seductive white amaretto cupcakes decorated with sweet pea flowers, 'Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery' shows you how to make utterly delicious cupcakes with a sophisticated twist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #181 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-17
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
'I defy anyone to find a better cupcake.' --Jude Law

'This is an utterly enchanting book.' --Nigella Lawson

'There is no better place in London to get cupcakes.' --Evening Standard. 'Contentment is a cupcake away. The best ideas and instructions are in this lovely fingerlicking book.' --Fay Maschler

About the Author
Martha and Lisa founded Primrose Bakery in 2004 and started out supplying to their local deli Melrose & Morgan. The business grew to meet the rising demand and they now supply Selfridges food hall, Fortnum and Mason, Tom's deli in Notting Hill and Fresh and Wild, as well as an ever-expanding private client list, which has included Paul Smith, Kate Moss and Elton John. In autumn 08 they opened a Primrose Bakery in Covent Garden.www.primrosebakery.org.uk

Customer Reviews

Fabulous book, fabulous results!
I bought this boook after developing a bit of an obsession with baking cupcakes. I wanted to try some different recipes to the standard cupcake recipes I usually used and this one caught my eye. It is fabulous! The images look fantastic and after trying out 2 recipes (chocolate and banana cupcakes and the "basic" chocolate cupcakes)I am really pleased with my purchase. Have also made the chocolate buttercream icing from the book too, which again was scrummy. There are plenty of "different" recipes that I am desperate to try out on my family and friends.

The recipes are all easy to follow, though some of them are a bit more complicated than what I've used before for cupcakes but the results are well worth the extra effort. A note about the recipes though, I followed them to the letter and got slightly different results than what the book leads you to expect (the chocolate cupcake recipe explains that the mix may resemble batter and might be easier to pour into cases from a jug rather than spoon, I found it to be very stiff actually and more like a chocolate mousse!)The result was THE BEST EVER chocolate cupcake though so I'm not worrying! Also estimations on the ammount the recipe makes varies quite a bit but generally you get more than you were expecting so who can complain! The chocolate cupcake recipe states 16 standard cakes but I got 16 very generously filled large muffin cases. The same with the banana and chocolate muffins, states 12 standard, I got 16 large muffin size.

All in all an EXCELLENT book and well worth the money. Order it now, you will not be disappointed!

Best cupcake recipe book I have found
I was rather sceptical about buying this book as I already have a large collection of baking books but I had found it for less than half price and couldn't resist.

I bake a lot, including a lot of muffins and cupcakes, but have never found such a moist, morish cupcake as these recipes produce. The cupcakes are absolutely delicious and really varied - not just the same recipe recycled with slightly different variations and there is also a varied selection of icings to choose from including ginger fudge, marshmallow, chocolate buttercream and spiced cream cheese so you can mix and match. The cake recipes are also delicious.

The little personalised sections which explain how the bakery was initally set up and additional bits about decoration and choosing icings etc are also a really nice addition.

The only thing is, it states page numbers on the contents page but then doesn't have any page numbers though I don't mind thumbing through all the delicious recipes anyway!

All in all a really great little cupcake book that I would recommend to anyone, even those who already have decidated cupcake books as you haven't tasted anything until you've tasted these! I would even have bought this at full price. I have also been to their shop in London and it was definitely worth the trip!

What a brilliant book !
I'm trilled that the Primrose Bakery (the home of the best cakes in London) has finally published such a wonderful book that allows everyone to recreate their spectacular cupcakes at home. It's beautifully put together and styled and the recipes are very easy to follow (my caramel ones came out pefectly). It would make a great present for anyone who's into cooking (or just likes cakes !).