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Next week is National Cupcake Week, so I though what better way to celebrate than with a cupcake book review! Celebrations start from 17th September through to 23rd. I'm not actually home for the festivities, so I thought it best to do something beforehand. This month's Calendar Cakes Challenge is cupcake related too, so it's a match made in heaven!
![Princess Cupcake Bake Me I'm Yours... Cupcake Fun by Carolyn White](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvT2I7AI9I404ykWGyiFyhKrq3SIWumZfYQtrAX7w3_eNBlGSJVNv8egySbMPwMy_DIEuPbkjVVQ5ugjSQ_pFOok6_WZzwqf7lWCFgsADhqVOrp9UDBCZy6iens3As-IlJkM6Jw97HVU/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-09-13+at+18.00.37.png)
The book teaches you how to:
![Knight Cupcake Bake Me I'm Yours... Cupcake Fun by Carolyn White](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyOqHz7Wdhfx3DXgfB6dtAksROIjMDrbExBUNLfzihvv17wnEW9jM7BsQ-JY-ChiwTd8nqpiI1XaMG2VdFunsn8kv7PtthdkY0Q2QfpFzPnPvJHvihVnrsO8u5KfqT-2VE7AQnZf_6bg/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-09-13+at+18.00.49.png)
- pipe buttercream
- make sugar paste more maleable using CMC
- colour suger paste
- make effects e.g. flames and sky
- create people and animals
- create special finishes e.g. lustres and water ripples
- make crafty display ideas
- transport safely (every cake clubber reading this just straightened up in their chair...)
It also includes really creative decoration ideas which I have never seen on commercial cupcakes. They fall into four categories:
- Barnyard Fun - animals, including lambs, cows, sheep, dogs and blackbirds.
- Spaced Out - aliens, astronauts, rockets, planets and stars.
- Dressing Up - ambulances, fire, police, doctors and nurses, the army and pop stars.
- Fairytales and Adventure - pirates, mermaids, fairies and knights.
If you fancy having a bash at a bit of decorating over National Cupcake Week, pick up this fab little book. Don't forget to enter your creations into the Calendar Cakes Challenge too!
Publisher: David and Charles, 2012
Disclaimer: I reviewed this book because it's perfect for National Cupcake Week.
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im in love with whatever nozzle used underneath the little fondant toppings!
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