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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 Stewarts Cupcakes, the editors of Martha Stewart Living share 175 ideas ...more
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 Stewarts Cupcakes, the editors of Martha Stewart Living share 175 ideas ...more
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I went to the bookstore today armed with a list of cupcake books and flipped through about 20 of them before deciding that Martha Stewart's Cupcakes was the only book that had everything I wanted. It was organized in a very logical way. It starts with the simple "any day" cupcakes and moves along at a balanced pace to more involved processes or thematic cakes. And no one cupcake category dominates -- but there are some nice surprises -- there's even a vegan chocolate cupcake recipe included.
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My daughter and I wanted to make more cupcakes for the simple fact we eat less cake this away, I have no clue why. I kept looking for a good cupcake cookbook and found most of them just had cupcakes designed for kids. In the back of my mind I new Martha Stewarts cupcakes would be the only one for me. So I bought it. While listing to my daughter saying "dont we have enough Martha Stewart cookbooks"? I say so than whats one more added to the kindle. LOL.
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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes on pg 104 are easy and heavenly - I've made them twice now. Martha usually makes things waaaay more complicated then they need to be (and there is a good deal of that in this book - no way am I piping icing grass onto the top of cupcakes. Or crafting mushrooms out of meringue. Hell. No.), but there are a few recipes in here that are simple and delicious. I can only give it 3 stars due to Martha's typical over-the-top ways, but there are some gems in this
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Who doesn't love cupcakes? I am about as far away from being a 'Martha' as far can get. Granted, I would love to be more organized and, if I had more space, I probably would be. One thing that Martha always does, however, is put out a wonderful cookbook! I love this cupcake cookbook. There is something for everyone within it's pages from simple to super cute and fussy. I was happy to find this at our wonderful local library and can highly recommend this great cupcake compendium!
Now we're talking, cupcake! This book is what baking is about. Every formula is amazing! There is are basic chocolate and white cupcakes for beginners and then there are the fun advanced cupcakes for bakers to try! I love a challenge when I bake and this book delivers with heavenly cupcakes that are sure to please!!!
This is the BEST cupcake recipe book ever.
I feel a bit of a sap, publicly promoting anything Martha Stewart, but I definitely lingered over this one and kept the book 4 days past the due date.
I read the whole thing twice, certain parts more than that. There are some top-notch decorating ideas in this book. I love how the step-by-step instructions and accompanying pics make complex looking designs suddenly seem quite do-able. Even the meringue mushrooms, tho I'm not rushing to try them. I've tried the grass with ladybug which turned out ...more
I read the whole thing twice, certain parts more than that. There are some top-notch decorating ideas in this book. I love how the step-by-step instructions and accompanying pics make complex looking designs suddenly seem quite do-able. Even the meringue mushrooms, tho I'm not rushing to try them. I've tried the grass with ladybug which turned out ...more
Exciting and inspiring ridiculousness abounds in this gorgeously presented book from homemaking queen, Martha Stewart.
Cupcakes are all the rage, cute, easy to serve and available in a diverse range of classic and more contemporary flavors. Martha's latest kitchen offering shares recipes for the most basic vanilla cake and buttercream frosting to elaborately decorated mini-cakes. This book is idea inspiring and should you pull off one of the more challenging recipes, you will impress the crowd. ...more
Cupcakes are all the rage, cute, easy to serve and available in a diverse range of classic and more contemporary flavors. Martha's latest kitchen offering shares recipes for the most basic vanilla cake and buttercream frosting to elaborately decorated mini-cakes. This book is idea inspiring and should you pull off one of the more challenging recipes, you will impress the crowd. ...more
This book gives cupcakes the respect they deserve. I thought twice about getting a Martha Stewart book for fear she would include desserts that were more fancy than delicious, and the book would be overloaded with recipes for muffins masquerading as cupcakes with only a few delicious recipes. While there are recipes for pistachio raspberry tea cakes and zucchini spice cupcakes (I guess that is to be expected when you include 175 recipes for cupcakes), they are the exception rather than the rule.
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I was going through my to-read list and was surprised I didn't rate this sooner. This is one of my go-to books when I'm making treats for an occasion. Cupcakes may seem like a passing phase, but for me, they have earned their place. They are easy to make and decorate, easy to clean up, and easy to eat. How can you go wrong?
I've had this book for a while and I tend not to rate cookbooks until I try a few recipes to make sure I can have an informed opinion. I have tried many recipes from the book ...more
I've had this book for a while and I tend not to rate cookbooks until I try a few recipes to make sure I can have an informed opinion. I have tried many recipes from the book ...more
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This is a very good cupcake cookbook, with some fancy ideas for cupcakes (not as good as the Shelly Kaldunski cookbook)--but it has a couple of presentation ideas that are very good--like making twelve cupcakes with Roman Numerals 1-12 around a clock, so a NYE party that is small, and doing cookie either inthe shape of a letter, or a circle with a letter cut out, for the top of cupcakes for a celebration--or little diploma cookie on top of a cupcake for graduations)--there are some muffins in
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Since I've been thinking about Sophia's birthday, I've been browsing lots of cupcake books lately. After making two recipes from this book, I'm sure my good old-fashioned buttermilk cake recipe (from the Gourmet cookbook) is the way to go for kids' birthday parties. Perfectly light with a well-rounded flavor thanks to the mysterious properties of buttermilk, they knock Stewart's flavorless cupcakes out of the park. Too-fancy cupcakes seem pretentious and kitschy; old-fashioned nuanced simplicity
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This book has a lot of recipes and basic information - this book is about the content of your cuppies rather than a lot of elaborate decoration. There are some decorative ideas (mostly in the kid's section of the book) but I would say this book leans towards the basics. I've made many of the recipes in this book and have been happy with them, but I also haven't had anything that I would classify as absolutely knock your socks off amazing so try the recipes and adapt them to your liking. Lots of
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Please note that the title of the book is 175 insired IDEAS for cupcakes not RECIPES. There are a dozen or so recipes for basic cupcakes and then a handful of recipes and descriptions for various fillings, glazes and frostings. All of which look delicious and tempting. All of which are available for free from her website.
The main thrust of this book is miniature cake decorations and flipping through it certainly is inspiring, but not particularly tempting. After all, a fancy faux bois white ...more
The main thrust of this book is miniature cake decorations and flipping through it certainly is inspiring, but not particularly tempting. After all, a fancy faux bois white ...more
I just bought this book from amazon - that's how cool I think it is. It has tons of variations of cupcakes - from the everyday vanilla with vanilla frosting to the fantastically whimsical and creeptastic monster cupcakes. Every recipe has a color picture so that you get to see all of the different ways you can decorate your cupcake. I already knew that I would love this book because of how happy I was with Martha Stewart's Cookies and I have not been disappointed!
One of the prettiest baking books I've encountered, and the recipes are spot on and accurate (Early Martha was not like that, if you remember). There is a recipe for a chocolate cream cheese sour cream icing that I could (and have) eaten out of the bowl like pudding. Screw the cupcakes - the frostings in this book are to die for. Bonus: no treacly smiling Martha or dog photos. Just cupcakes and frosting.
Nov 10, 2011
Patricia Florio
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You could eat the pages of this cupcake book it all looks so delicious. It's an inspiration for all of the five senses rolled into one big chocolate, pink, sprinkled cupcake. I gave it away not to be tempted by making cupcakes on a daily basis. So now my daughter-in-law bakes them for me twice a year when I cheat off my diet.
Oh Martha, you went there. This book is amazing, and I can't wait to make all the cupcakes. What I like is not just the recipes and techniques, which are clearly awesome, but also the layout - the recipes are very mix-and-match (frosting, cake, decorations, themes). I appreciate her recommendations, but I also appreciate that she gives her cookbook users some creative leeway.
I'm one of those weird people who love to read cookbooks, and this one is great. Chockfull of scrumptious recipes, it left me wanting to race to the kitchen and begin concocting some of these marvelous little cakes! The recipes are clear to follow, and each one has a picture of the cake (always helpful). The only problem is deciding which cupcake to bake first...
Cupcakes. I know there's been lots of articles that this trend is "over" but really, how can anyone be over cake and frosting that's been shrunk to bite size form? Now normally, I'm not a huge Martha Stewart fan, but her cooking and baking books are great. Just because I don't cook in a perfectly coordinated blue and eggshell colored kitchen shouldn't be held against me!
I must have this book. I would normally hold off and add it to a Christmas gift list but I'm just too excited about it. I checked this out from the library thinking I would just photo copy the recipes I was interested in but that would basically be the whole book. I'm very excited about the frosting recipes, now I can make something other than plain buttercream!
made the chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. Delicious! Lots of cute decorating ideas. If I had the time, I would just download every recipe from the MS website, but owning this volume this seems easier. If it can in an electronic edition, it would be mine. Will try to make one more recipe before returning to the library.
A friend gave me her spare copy of this cookbook with glowing recommendations and it did not disappoint! I have made the stout cupcakes and the brown sugar pound cakes so far and both were delicious, the photos are beautiful, the recipes are easy to follow, and the book is the perfect size for storage.
This book is full of great recipes for any kind of cupcake you could want. They recipes are easy enough for the average home chef and most of the recipes have a photo so you can see what the finished product should look like. We tried the devil's food cupcake which turned out very good.
I have fallen in love with a cupcake bakery in our new stomping grounds and have determined to figure out how to make my own deliciousness. I'm sure my family is devastated by all of the experimenting that is about to occur.
Lovely book. I'm disappointed of the lack of nutritional info and healthier options. Most of us can't indulge in these delectable cupcakes outside of special occasions. If I had these tasty treats in my kitchen the temptation would be too much. I'll leave it to you to bake me just one :).
I'm not a big fan of cupcakes (I know, I'm crazy, but they're too sweet). I bought this to make Doug's birthday cupcakes and found that it has many recipes for less-sweet muffin style cakes. This book will get me through many festivities and occasions.
I have had this book for several years now, and I have made many of the recipes in it. It is a beautiful book, but I have found only one, maybe two, recipes that I am glad to have and would make again. For the most part, everything else has disappointed me.
This is a fun cookbook, full of tasty recipes and creative cupcake decorating ideas. Most of the ones I've tried have been hits, except for one that twice came out too dry. I'm not big on supporting Martha Stewart's empire, but her team knows their way around a cupcake.
Formulatic compared to her cookie book, though I do like the photographs for each and every recipe. Layout easy to read. Part of the current fad for cupcakes...following NYC Magnolia Bakery frenzy. Don't we all need atleast one good cupcake book on our cookbook shelves?
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