CHRISTMAS CUPCAKES - Ryland Peters & Small

This is the book that all cupcake lovers have been waiting for! Baking queen, Annie Rigg, brings you Christmas Cupcakes - packed with gorgeous and achievable ideas for the festive season. Start with the Basics. Here you'll find many of the cake mixes and frostings you need to make most of the recipes in the book. If you are a novice baker and would like to bake something pretty and undaunting to bring to a festive party, why not look at the Simple chapter for inspiration! Try the delicious Sticky Gingerbread cupcakes, which will fill the house with the warming , spiced smells of Christmas. Or have fun decorating the Gold & Silver Glitz cupcakes with all things sparkly. Cute cupcakes will appeal to the little kid in all of us. Make a family of penguins, complete with fondant bobble hats. Or get the kids to help you with little cakes made to look like Santa Himself! All the treats in this chapter are guaranteed to put a smile on someone's face. Decorative cupcakes are that little bit more sophisticated and bound to impress. There are imaginative creations like ultra-pretty Christmas Ornaments, made from light fruit cake, marzipan and fondant icing. They're so special that a box of them would make a wonderful present for a friend with a sweet tooth. No matter what the occasion