Kindle Edition Amazon Category:  Cooking/Food/Wine Publisher: Dreamstone Publishing ISBN-10:  0987371428 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 60 Copyright: Feb 13, 2013 ISBN-13: 9780987371423 Price: $7.17 (eBook) Clear instructions and recipes to make and decorate delicious cupcakes yourself, especially for Valentine's Day Whether you have cooking experience or not, you can bake delicious Valentine's Day cupcakes in your kitchen ! This easy to follow guide gives you tasty recipes focused on Valentine's Day, decorating tips and guides, plus information on tools and cooking methods, as well as the history of cupcakes, all illustrated with gorgeous examples of the cupcake art. Amaze your Valentine with your cooking skills!  Excerpt Here is the Table of Contents to give an idea of what the book covers: CONTENTS Disclaimer v What Readers are Saying About this Book, and Others in the Series ix Acknowledgements x Preface xii Enjoy Using This Book ! xii Chapter 1: What is this Book About ? 1 What is a Cupcake? 1 What is the History of Cupcakes? 3 Chapter 2. What Tools Will I Need to Make Cupcakes ? 5 Types of ovens 5 Types of forms and pans 6 Cupcake Tins 7 Cup Liners 8 Mixing Bowls/Containers and Whisks 9 Decorating Tools 10 Chapter 3. What is The Process – How Do I Make Cupcakes ? 13 How to measure ingredients 13 How to mix ingredients 15 What temperature to bake at and how long to bake them 16 Chapter 4. How do I Decorate My Cupcakes ? 17 Decorating Ideas and Tips 17 Using Icing/ Frosting 18 Using Nuts and Fruit 19 Using Lollies or chocolates 20 Using non edible decorations 21 Chapter 5: What Cupcake Recipes Should I Use ? 25 a) Basic Cupcake recipe 25 b) Cupcakes based on different shapes 28 Butterfly Style Cupcakes 28 c) Sweet cupcake recipes 30 Mini Coconut Cupcakes 30 Apple and Sultana Cupcake 33 Lemon Butter cupcakes 36 Almond cupcakes topped with white chocolate 38 Chocolaty Delight Cupcake 41 Look out for further titles in the “How to Bake the Best……” series. 45 Other Books from Dreamstone Publishing 46 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 47

History, Tips and Recipes
Author Kim Lambert has written a cupcake cookbook that tells the history of cupcakes, offers baking tips and cupcake recipes in her cookbook How to Bake the Best Delicious Valentine's Day Cupcakes.
Lambert offers some creative ideas on how to frost and decorate your cupcakes in her book.

Some of the recipes she's included are:

Mini Coconut Cupcakes
Apple and Sultana Cupcake
Chocolaty Delight Cupcake

There is an interactive table of contents making navigation easy. You will also find plenty of colour images illustrating how to decorate them, or showing completed cupcakes to help guide you when creating cupcakes.


Informative and Delicious
I bought this because I wanted to do something special this Valentine's. I'm not usually a fan of it but being in a wonderful relationship now has changed my mind!

I expected recipes - which I found, good ones - but I was also pleasantly surprised to learn a lot as well. From the origins and inventor of cupcakes to cookery and decorating techniques.

This little book gives a lot of value and the cupcakes I made looked wonderful and tasted great.

Yummy Recipes and great decorating Ideas
Another great cupcake book from Kim Lambert! “How to Bake the Best Delicious Valentine’s Day Cupcakes” is full of good information and great photos. I especially liked the butterfly style cupcake design and how easy it was use the technique to create a fun looking heart shaped cupcake. As for the recipes, my favourite is Chocolaty Delight Cupcakes.