Sugarlicious

by Meaghan Mountford

With a dab of bright icing and a sprinkle of colour, you can transform drab sugar cookies into glowing planets, plain marshmallows into scary zombies and simple cake pops into blooming flowers.

Meaghan Mountford, creator of the blog The Decorated Cookie and the Edible Crafts editor of CraftGossip.com, shares her secrets for producing adorable, edible art. Full of beautiful colour photos and illustrated step-by-step directions, this guide will demystify professional techniques so that anyone can learn how to pipe icing like a pro and have fun with fondant.

YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO CREATE: Milkshake cake pops Barnyard animal snack cakes Petit-four presents Deep sea creature cupcakes Marshmallow villages and much more! With the lively inspiration and foolproof directions in this book, you can discover how to personalise any sweet treat and turn your home kitchen into a studio for sugarlicious works of art!

Meaghan Mountford has been a professional cookie decorator for over a decade. Her cookies have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Modern Bride and Chocolatier magazine.

She is the author of Cookie Sensations and lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and daughter. Visit her at thedecoratedcookie.com and ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

240 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 7, 2012

About the author

Written by blogger-extraordinaire Meghan Mountford, you can sample her work upfront on her blog The Decorated Cookie. In addition, she pulls together a gathering of all types of things crafty and edible in the blogosphere as editor of the Edible Crafts section of the Craft Gossip site.

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok, up front, I'll tell you I'm biased here - I'm married to the author.

But that puts me in a unique position to tell you that, when you get Meaghan's book, or even if you don't get her book but follow her blog and other work regularly, you get the author as well! Meaghan pours everything she has into her writing, and working on the blog, and constantly interacting with all the people who write to her. There are many, many great books out there by many big names, similar to this one, but how many of them can you say that, if you have a question, you can write to the author herself and get a personal answer?

I wish it weren't the case. Meaghan is always working! But she loves coming up with new and interesting things for people to do, and she loves even more seeing the wonderful and creative things that others do yourselves. So I hope you buy the book and enjoy it, but even if you don't buy it, I hope you'll take the time to follow her work and get to know her a little. I guarantee she's worth the five stars!

[Janie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mountford, Meaghan. Sugarlicious: 50 Cute and Clever Treats for Every Occasion. Harlequin. Feb. 2012. c.224p. photogs. index. ISBN 9780373892549. pap. $17.95. COOKING

Readers who enjoyed professional cookie decorator Mountford’s first cookbook, Cookie Sensations: Creative Designs for Every Occasion, will love her latest. It is not only creative but so delightful it will make readers want to go straight to the kitchen and bake. This well-organized book contains everything needed to create beautiful desserts. With separate sections on supplies, resources, recipes, templates, and even ideas for arranging and wrapping your home-baked creations, it’s a great resource, even for a beginner. The author includes photographs of her relatively easy-to-accomplish cake pops, cookies, cupcakes, and candy items. This imaginative collection includes projects for so many occasions that it is sure to be a popular item throughout the year.

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[Carolyn]

Looks like an excellent primer & inspiration book for someone new to the 'baking-crafty' world. Written by blogger-extraordinaire Meghan Mountford, you can sample her work upfront on her blog The Decorated Cookie, or for a gathering of all types of things crafty and edible in the blogosphere on her site Craft Gossip-Edible Crafts. I'm looking forward to getting a copy of this when it comes out!

[Jessi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok. I expected more recipes, based on the information my library provided, but the book focuses more on creativity and design with a few basic recipes- which is fine, but it's not the kind of book I prefer. That being said, I did find a few interesting things in here, such as a simple candy clay, much like fondant or marzipan, which seems a little easier to make, handle, and just might taste better.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Enjoyed spending some time with this from the library. If you're into decorating & fondant, this would be 5-starts. I only gave it 2 because I'm more of a rustic presentation, function over form baker. But I appreciate her work!

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Category: Cooking, Food and Wine

[Linda]

My mom would love this!

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sugarlicious is a great photographic resource for cake/cookie decorating ideas. If you want recipes, there are a few, but I would use this more as a guide to make cute, detailed decorations.