In Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: The Perfect Cupcake for Every Occasion: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat, Martha loves to dedicate her books to all the people who made the book possible. This cookbook is no exception. In Martha's words, "To all the bakers who recognize the appeal of pretty, delicious and very appetizing little cakes." That describes just about everyone that loves cupcakes, or any treat for that matter.
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Cookbook
The Perfect Cupcake for Every Occasion is a large book filled with 175 tempting cupcakes and recipes. Even if nothing is ever baked from the cookbook, no cupcakes are ever eaten or given as gifts, Martha Stewart's Cupcakes cookbook won't go to waste. It'll make a great coffee table book, capable of mixing up some very lively cupcake discussions, with a few candies and jimmies sprinkled on top.
Martha Creative Cupcake Chapters
As usual – in true Martha Stewart style – the cookbook is sectioned off in logical chapters. Similar to her book, "Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share", this new book is arranged by textures and fillings, followed by holidays and celebrations. Swirled and Sprinkled, Dipped and Glazed, Simple and Sweet, Filled and Layered, Piped and Topped, Birthdays , Holidays and Celebrations complete the tempting cupcake chapters.
The Basics – Tools and Ingredients for baking and decorating have tips and tricks for everything from pastry bags and tips, how to use tweezers to pick up teeny decorations, how to use fondant and marzipan, to recipes for frosting, fillings and embellishments.
Displaying and Giving is where all that hard work of cupcake baking and decorating pays off. Proper presentation is everything, and Martha does it up in royal style. Tiered cupcake stands, gilded cupcake baskets, cutouts, containers, templates and clip art, all play a part in creating a festive display for the most beautiful and luxurious cupcakes.
Cupcake and Food Photography
One thing that always stands out in Martha's cookbooks is the stunning and life-like photography. All cupcake recipes have full color, and most times, life-size cupcake photos. The cupcake photography is colorful and lickably tempting.
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
Most cupcakes in Martha Stewart's cookbook are easy, although there are some harder recipes like Fruitcakes with Meringue Mushrooms. The recipe is long and drawn out, and includes ingredients some bakers don't have on hand, not to mention making homemade meringue mushrooms which would challenge even the most experienced baker.
There's even a Flourless Chocolate Cupcake for the gluten-free cupcake lover, and a recipe for people with allergies. Allergen-Free Chocolate Cupcakes are nuts-free, egg-free and dairy-free, making them safe for most cupcake addicts.
Martha Stewart is the author of countless books, ranging from cooking, baking, entertaining, decorating, weddings and gardening. She has her own blog, television show and many magazines including the very successful, Martha Stewart Living.
Classic Cupcake Recipes - Looking for more awesome cupcake recipes? Try the extra moist Red Velvet Cake or spicy Carrot Cake, both with cream cheese frosting.
- Title: Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
- Author: Martha Stewart and The Editors of Martha Stewart Living Magazine
- Publisher: Clarkson Potter; First Edition edition (June 2, 2009)
- List Price: $24.99 US, 352 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-0307460448
Donna Diegel - Donna Diegel is an experienced baker and published author with more than 25 years of experience in the food industry.
