A Baker's Field Guide to Cupcakes: Deliciously Decorated Crowd Pleasers for Parties and Holidays

by Wilson, Dede

• ISBN13: 9781558323230
• ISBN10: 1558323236
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Harvard Common Pr

Summary

Who wants cupcakes? Long a staple dessert of birthdays and holidays, cupcakes are more popular than ever among kids of all ages. In A Baker's Field Guide to Cupcakes, you'll find 15 master recipes for cake batters and frostings and 60 easy-to-follow recipes for creatively decorated cupcakes for holidays, special occasions, or anytime you need a treat! Adults will enjoy ringing in the New Year with "Champagne" Cupcakes or presenting a special someone with a plateful of Heartfelt Cupcakes. On Mother's Day, kids can help bake Mom a batch of Breakfast-in-Bed Cupcakes, and they'll be delighted to dig into Dirt and Worms Cupcakes at a birthday party. With a color photograph of every recipe and a user-friendly spiral binding, A Baker's Field Guide to Cupcakes gives you everything you need to make scrumptious, fun, and irresistible cupcakes at any time of the year! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
How to Use This Book	p. 8
The Master Recipes	p. 17
White Cupcakes	p. 18
Yellow Cupcakes	p. 19
Chocolate Cupcakes	p. 20
Pound Cake Cupcakes	p. 21
Crumb Cake Cupcakes	p. 22
Carrot Cake Cupcakes	p. 24
Brownie Cupcakes	p. 25
Classic Confectioners' Sugar Frosting	p. 26
Fudge Frosting	p. 27
Ganache Glaze and Frosting	p. 28
Cream Cheese Frosting	p. 29
Whipped Cream Frosting	p. 30
Fluffy Meringue Frosting	p. 31
Italian Meringue Buttercream	p. 32
Poured Fondant Glaze	p. 34
The Field Guide	p. 35
New Year's Eve
"Champagne" Cupcakes	p. 36
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cupcakes	p. 38
Valentine's Day
"Be Mine" Cupcakes	p. 40
Red Velvet Cupcakes	p. 42
Heartfelt Cupcakes	p. 44
St. Patrick's Day
Irish Coffee Cupcakes	p. 46
Shamrock Cupcakes	p. 48
Easter
"Real Carrot" Cupcakes	p. 50
Easter Basket Cupcakes	p. 52
April Fool's Day
"Spaghetti and Meatballs" Cupcakes	p. 54
Mother's Day
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes	p. 56
Breakfast-in-Bed Cupcakes	p. 58
Sunflower Cupcakes	p. 60
Memorial Day
Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes	p. 62
Mocha Chip Pound Cake Cupcakes	p. 64
Zesty Orange Pound Cake Cupcakes	p. 66
Father's Day
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes	p. 68
Chocolate-for-Breakfast Cupcakes	p. 70
Bananas Foster Cupcakes	p. 72
Fourth of July
Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes	p. 74
By-the-Beach Cupcakes	p. 76
Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes	p. 78
National Chocolate Cupcake Day
I Live for Chocolate Cupcakes	p. 80
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Cupcakes	p. 82
Halloween
Ghostly Cupcakes	p. 84
Hairy Spider Cupcakes	p. 86
Tombstone Cupcakes	p. 88
Mummy Cupcakes	p. 90
Pumpkin Cupcakes	p. 92
Spider Web Cupcakes	p. 94
Thanksgiving
Pumpkin-Filled Spice Cupcakes	p. 96
Caramel Apple Cupcakes	p. 98
Christmas
Snowball Cupcakes	p. 100
Peppermint Twist Cupcakes	p. 102
Christmas Tree Cupcakes	p. 104
Christmas Ornament Cupcakes	p. 106
Bridal Showers
Gilded Chocolate Flower Cupcakes	p. 108
Basket-of-Flowers Cupcakes	p. 112
Weddings
Bride and Groom Cupcakes	p. 114
Sugared Flowers Cupcakes	p. 116
Baby Showers
Fruit "Tart" Cupcakes	p. 118
Chocolate Turtle Cupcakes	p. 120
Graduations
Key Lime Coconut Cupcakes	p. 122
Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes	p. 124
Adults' Birthdays
Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes	p. 126
Chocolate Raspberry Blackout Cupcakes	p. 128
Chocolate Drizzle Cupcakes	p. 130
Kids' Birthdays
Wacky Faces Cupcakes	p. 132
Colorful Confetti Cupcakes	p. 134
In the Pink Cupcakes	p. 136
Caramel Popcorn Brownie Cupcakes	p. 138
Dirt and Worms Cupcakes	p. 140
Kids' Bake Sales
Hostess with the Mostest Cupcakes	p. 142
Chocolate Chip Marbled Fudge Cupcakes	p. 144
Peanutty Chocolate Cupcakes	p. 146
Black and White Cupcakes	p. 148
Cookies 'n' Cream Cupcakes	p. 150
Malted Milk Ball Cupcakes	p. 152
Tutti-Frutti Nutty Buddy Cupcakes	p. 154
S'mores Cupcakes	p. 156
Resources	p. 158
Measurement Equivalents	p. 160
Index	p. 161
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