Party Cupcakes

The founder of Seattle’s popular boutique bakery offers the ultimate cupcake cookbook—with “utterly delicious” recipes bursting with creative flavors, must-know baking tips, and fun ideas for entertaining (Martha Stewart). Seattle’s favorite cupcake bakery, Trophy Cupcakes and Party, is adored for its mouthwatering cupcakes and charming party favors. It’s also the go-to place for anyone looking to throw a phenomenal celebration. Now, their recipes and party secrets are yours in this essential guide for every occasion—from luxe soirées like a sparkling engagement celebration, or an exotic Moroccan-themed bash, to crafty kids’ parties, such as a bike parade and picnic, or a forest fairy tea party. Inside are recipes for Trophy’s most prized flavor—red velvet!—as well as their popular everyday flavors like salted caramel and triple chocolate, unique ones such as piña colada, and a gluten-free orange almond rose. You’ll also get the basics on how to dream up party themes, create DIY crafts, as well as decorating and entertaining ideas, and insider baking and frosting tips, all from Trophy founder Jennifer Shea.

A stunning collection of easy-to-achieve novelty cakes for children and tweens from the internationally renowned cake decorator. Simply Perfect Party Cakes for Kids features easy-to-follow, step-by-step photography that shows you in detail how to create and build each of Zoe Clark’s cake designs. And with her tried and tested cake recipes, you will soon be making amazing party cakes at home that you’ll be proud to show off! The cake designs include a baby elephant, a 3-D toy box cake, an enchanted garden design, and a circus-inspired cake for younger children, as well as a surfing cake, paintball cake, and makeup cake for older kids. “Clark does an incredible job breaking down every single step, and shows the reader a bunch of little ‘short cuts’ that are the key to giving you a polished looking finished cake.” —Kitchen Trials “Includes a dozen cakes (and some cupcakes and cookies) with detailed instructions and gorgeous photos . . . There is definitely something to please everyone. Simply Perfect Cakes is simply perfect!” —Munchkin Munchies

Contains basic recipes for yellow and chocolate cakes and frostings, and features instructions for fifty cake decorating projects for birthdays or other kid occasions.

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.

From the creator of Peanut Butter & Cupcake comes a birthday book starring everyone's favorite dessert! What's a cupcake to do when she needs to plan her birthday party? In this hilarious, kid-friendly homage to food and birthdays, Cupcake runs through tons of ideas while her best friend, Blueberry Muffin, finds reasons why they won't work: Soup gets seasick; Donut melts in the sun; someome might get squashed during musical chairs; and Cupcake is not very good at limbo (her icing might get sliced off!). Just as Cupcake is ready to crumble, Blueberry Muffin has one last idea that just might save the day. With laugh-out-loud visual gags (like a band made up of beans--the musical fruit, of course), this book is sure to put a birthday smile on any kid's face (and on adult faces as well). Praise for Happy Birthday, Cupcake!: "As in his earlier picture book, Border's characters are skillfully crafted food items with basic wire limbs arranged in simple landscapes....Preschoolers will be delighted with the visual mayhem."--Kirkus Reviews Praise for Peanut Butter & Cupcake: "Border’s witty food comedy will lure children who are hungry for clever visual entertainment."--Publishers Weekly "[Z]any creative photographs. [A] read-aloud hit."--School Library Journal

If you want to learn how to decorate birthday cupcakes, then get "How To Decorate Birthday Cupcakes" by someone who has real life experience in decorating cupcakes for birthdays. Are you a busy mom or simply a thoughtful friend who wants to give something practical but special to people who are celebrating their birthdays? Do you gaze in wonder at the pretty cupcakes displayed at the bakeshop window and wonder how those were made? Do you want to be able to make those on your own but think that you have very little baking ability or that you’re not that artistic? Fret no more! This guide can definitely help you bake and decorate cupcakes that you can serve to your guests during your five-year-old’s birthday party or give as a gift at your best friend’s 30th birthday celebration. - Learn some basic cupcake recipes (if you don’t have one of your own) - Learn how to use ordinary stickers or decorative paper in adorning cupcakes - Learn how to make buttercream frosting and use them together with sprinkles or edible confetti in decorating cupcakes - Learn how to make fondant and assemble fondant characters to sit on top of your delicious cupcakes - Learn how to come up with a specially home-baked present for family and friends that will bring sheer delight to the recipient and his guests - Use what you’ve learned to start your own home-based cupcake business! What else are you waiting for? Grab this guide now and start making cupcakes for your family and friends during their birthdays or start your own cupcake business! About the Expert Khyria Cepe used to think that baking was hard, but upon the prodding of one of her close friends who later became her business partner in their cupcake business, she tried to learn how to bake. She bought cookbooks and tried to follow them and was dismayed at her initial failures. However, the number of flopped recipes did not decrease her drive but instead fueled her determination to learn the art of baking. After several soggy cupcakes, with the inspiration of the popular TV shows Ace of Cakes and DC Cupcakes, she began to increase her baking skills until she eventually had the courage to start her cupcake store Sugar and Spice (and everything nice) in her hometown in the Philippines. She enjoys baking because it is a practical craft to learn, and it allows her to exercise her creativity and stretch the limits of her imagination. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

The cupcake is America’s darling. It’s celebrated in upscale bakeries, on Sex in the City, on the cover of Gourmet, and in thou-sands of classrooms—where every day, it seems, a parent has sent in a batch for the kids to share. The very word conjures up whimsy, coziness, pleasure, nostalgia. Not to mention the fact that their diminutive size means you can eat a lot of them. Once upon a time, a family had only two recipes for cupcakes—chocolate and vanilla. Not anymore. Now Anne Byrn brings them to the next level. And who better? Recognized as the master of cake-mix baking, Anne is the author of The Cake Mix Doctor and Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor, which have a total of over 1.8 million copies in print. In Cupcakes she offers 135 tempting recipes for children and grown-ups, for special days and everyday, lunch bags, holiday festivities, and an unexpected dinner party dessert. You’ll never believe these artful little cakes started with a mix. Coconut Snowballs, Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes, Kiss Me Cakes, Warm Chocolate Cupcakes with Molten Centers, Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting. There are surprising additions (tuck a chocolate kiss orpiece of cookie dough into the batter). Creative toppings and easy from-scratch frostings (whipped cream spiked with Kahlua; miniature M&Ms; a creamy malted frosting with crushed malted milk balls).Terrific decorating ideas, from glittering golden dragees or elegant chocolate curls to yellow peeps for an Easter cupcake or—for Groundhog’s Day—a groundhog’s face made out of chocolate frosting and jimmies. Includes a 16-page full-color opening essay.

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.