A friend wants one as a gift..she does a bit of home bakin/decorating so would like to buy a book she can learn and improve her skills from. Should I just get a Wilton Cupcake pack?
redrose,
Nov 7, 8:03am
I bought the australian womens weekly book on cupcakes. Got it from K-Mart.
kiwibubbles,
Nov 7, 8:29am
ther ewas one i saw the other day - its a new one - from Borders... argh just trying to remember name... Palace cupcakes? it had really good step by step instructions such as making animals to go on top
motgirl,
Nov 7, 8:39am
Planet Cake, their new book just released is all about cupcakes.Their first book is fantastic for anyone wanting to learn about cake decorating. Heres a link to their website in Australia.
before i buy cookbooks i try to borrow it from the library and see if i like it once i actually get to read it, most libraries have the good cupcake books too! or find a recipe in one that you know really well and see if they use that or a similar method, is a good indicator if youll like it
pam.delilah,
Nov 7, 7:46pm
you could get the pack and give her a link to the wilton website, http://www.wilton.com , such a great website.
kiwibubbles,
Nov 8, 8:24am
yes Planet cupcakes!!!!
gardie,
Nov 9, 4:41pm
Divine cupcakes - I have a friend who sells commercially - this is the book she uses.
nunesy,
Nov 9, 11:53pm
The Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Cookbook.Great recipes, and good hints about which toppings etc work best with which techniques, lots of recipes that can be adjusted to make them easier or harder... also heaps of ingredients that can be found at supermarkets rather than specialty stores.
Peggy Porschen trivia:apparently she is married to a New Zealander and her MiL lives in Auckland.
Cookie I share your admiration for PP.
cookessentials,
Nov 11, 7:17am
That's very interesting eastie. She has so many wonderful cakes, she is one talented lady.
mismuffet,
Nov 11, 8:59pm
This is a fantastic book, not only does it have wonderful recipes that have ingrediants that can be found locally; it has some lovely decorating ideas.It's a very nice all round book!
greerg,
Nov 13, 11:56pm
Was watching the girls in the Cupcake place in the mall yesterday and envying them their range of tiny cutters.Suggested husband might take up cutter making as a hobby but no response sadly.A mixed container of all sorts of tiny ones would be good - have you ever seen one Pam?I have quite a lot of cookie cutters but only some pretty predictable flowers, leaves and hearts in the very tiny ones.
cookessentials,
Aug 3, 5:09pm
Wilton do a number of fondant cutters. You can also get aspic cutters in a tin, they come in shapes such as triangles,diamonds,circles etc.
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