Product Description

Scrumptious delights to bake at home.

Cupcake bakeries are a welcome development that is meeting the enthusiastic delight of everyone. The reason is quite simple -

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8939 in Books
• Brand: Julie Hasson
• Published on: 2005-04-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

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• Cupcake bakeries are a welcome development that is meeting the enthusiastic delight of everyone...
• Sold individually
• Dimensions: 10"L × 7"W
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Review
Spicy to sweet, simple to sumptuous... dozens of fabulous frostings. (Home Cooking 200605)

Cupcake... officially a grown-up food... the perfect compromise -- decadent enough to satisfy, small enough to minimize the regret. (Jennifer Biggs Memphis Commercial Appeal )

About the Author

Julie Hasson is a master baker and has worked as a pastry chef, caterer and recipe developer. Her articles and recipes have appeared in Cooking Light, Bon Appetit and Vegetarian Times magazines. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Introduction

Cupcakes are the perfect dessert. They can be savored privately or shared enthusiastically. They can be dressed up as a wedding cake or neatly tucked into a lunch box. And it doesn't matter if you're four or 40 -- cupcakes are fun and delicious.

Then there's the subject of beauty. You have to admire the splendor of cupcakes. They are delectable miniature cakes with soft interiors, tapered sides and sweet frosting crowns. And the flavor combinations for both cake and frosting are limited only by your imagination.

While writing this book, I baked a mammoth number of cupcakes. As I ventured out to my neighbors' homes -- feeling a lot like Donna Reed as I carried huge trays of cupcakes -- I heard a frequent and familiar question: "What makes a cupcake a cupcake and not a muffin? They look the same." It's a good question, and I answered without hesitation. A muffin is dense and hearty and doesn't have a frosting. A cupcake, on the other hand, is light and cakelike, and is usually topped with a mound of frosting or a drizzle of icing.

As far as I'm concerned, cupcakes are delightful and not just for their versatility. They remind us of childhood, when we could eat a whole cupcake and not have to share. As adults, we can eat the whole thing and feel satisfied without guilt or calories (not too many, anyway!). Is it any wonder that cupcakes are making a timely resurgence into our homes and local bakeries? It's because they're adored by all. And, as I said, they're the perfect dessert.

- Julie Hasson

Customer Reviews

Excelent and super easy to follow
I got this book a week ago and have already made 4 recipes. The first one was the banana cupcakes, which were deliciously moist and the texture of the cupcakes just made them melt in my mouth. I also tried the Kahlua cupcakes and shared with a friend who now wants me to make them everyweek. Again the result was very moist and melt in your mouth cupcakes. The other two were kids cupcakes, and of course my daughter and her friends gave them an A+. I recommend this book, the instructions are easy to follow as 1,2,3 and the results are great.

Quick and easy
I love this book, each recipe has frosting suggestions underneath & a sidebar that contains tips and variations. I've baked over half the recipes in the book, whether it's pumpkin, banana, very vanilla chocolate chip, mango coconut, pineapple or chocolate all the cupcakes are quick, easy and delicious.

My bible.
I love this recipe book, I use it all the time. The Best Chocolate Cupcakes and the French Toast Cupcakes are amazing.