Cupcake Magic: Little Cakes with Attitude

by Kate Shirazi

Kate Shirazi makes beautiful and irreverently decorated cupcakes with eggs from her own free-range flock of (battery rescue) hens – they are cupcakes with both conscience and attitude. Combining a no-nonsense approach to cooking and an insatiable appetite for cake, here is a collection of delicious new recipes and fun designs for cupcakes. Kate Shirazi makes beautiful and irreverently decorated cupcakes with eggs from her own free-range flock of (battery rescue) hens – they are cupcakes with both conscience and attitude. Combining a no-nonsense approach to cooking and an insatiable appetite for cake, here is a collection of delicious new recipes and fun designs for cupcakes. A lively, colourful book packed with baking tips, captivating new cake designs, modern photography and delightful illustrations, it is split into low-faff, middling-faff and high-faff recipes, with ideas for both sweet and savoury, children’s and adult’s, seasonal and special occasion designs. Importantly, there is also a section devoted to ingredients and equipment and not to forget the author's hens and the significance of using free-range eggs. The author writes in such an informal style, and with such enthusiasm and humour, that the reader is borne along on her passion for cupcakes!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

112 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2008

Reviews

[Potter · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant 'cause who doesn't love cupcakes?

On a more serious reviewing note tho, nicely photographed, easy to follow instructions that range from the simple to complex, and unlike some cupcake books that I have encountered the finished production is both beautiful AND tasty. The author has an engaging writing style so it's fun to read as well.

I used some of her decorating ideas and got the best thanks a cook can get-cupcakes that were photographed and gone in a manner of minutes.

[Marian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very pretty cupcakes with attitude--