Martha Stewart's Cupcakes Book Review

Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
Release Date: June 2, 2009

"Hot, Hot, Hot," that is how I would describe cupcakes right now. They are very trendy and people are craving them. (Is that a surprise to you?) According to marthastewart.com, 'cupcake' is one of the most searched for terms on their site! It is not surprising then that Martha and her staff decided to create Martha Stewart's Cupcakes a new cookbook that features 175 recipes for cupcakes and their frostings, fillings and toppings. The book includes classic cupcake recipes like devil's food and unusual cupcake recipes like peanut butter and jelly ones. Naturally, each cupcake recipe features a full-color photograph and lots of ideas for decorating and presenting it as only Martha knows how to do.

Well, I purchased the book yesterday as I previously mentioned. I knew it would not be at the cover price of $24.99 (U.S.) or $29.99 (Canada) because people simply don't pay the cover price on new books these days. Amazon.com has it for $14.99 and Amazon.ca has it for $18.89. If you're in Canada, click here to order it from Amazon; if you're in the United States, click here. I do not think you will be able to do much better than that elsewhere and Amazon will deliver it quickly right to your front door.

The book is a paperback book with 352 pages brimming full of cupcake ideas. There is, of course, an introduction from Martha herself. Then there is a section called Cupcakes for Any Day which takes up the greater part of the book (the recipes) and includes sub-sections called Swirled and Sprinkled, Dipped and Glazed, Simple and Sweet, Filled and Layered, Piped and Topped, Birthdays, Holidays and, finally, celebrations. These sections take up 287 pages after which you will find pages discussing The Basics, Displaying and Giving, Templates and Clip Art, Sources, Photo Credits and the Index.

If you weren't already hungry for a cupcake when you picked up this book, you will be once you've read Martha's introduction in which she tells the story of asking her guests what cupcakes mean to them. (I've taken Martha's idea and added a list to this page where you can add what cupcakes mean to you. I'm curious.)

If Martha's adjectives in the introduction don't make you hungry, the great pictures throughout this book certainly will. I'll admit to really wanting a chocolate one ~~ the Devil's Food Cupcake. I also find the sound ot the Strawberry Cupcake and the Lemon Meringue Cupcakes tempting, albeit for wildly different reasons. The strawberry one is tempting because it is absolutely beautiful but the lemon meringue one is tempting because of my previous experience with Martha's Mile-High Lemon Meringue soup, oops, I mean pie! I will definitely have to try the lemon cupcakes because I know I will be successful with them!

Martha Helen Stewart (née Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising. Stewart's syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is the publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine.

In 2001, Stewart was named the third most powerful woman in America by Ladies Home Journal. In 2004, she was convicted of lying to investigators about a stock sale and served five months in prison. Stewart began a strong comeback campaign in 2005,The Reinvention of Martha Stewart, BusinessWeek with her company returning to profitability in 2006.

For everything there is a season
and every season there is a cupcake...
~~ chris-book-a-rama.com

Martha Stewart is
counting down the days
until the release of her new book!
See the
Cupcake of the Day
by clicking right here!

Click here to buy
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes:
175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat
From Amazon.
$14.99

"Cupcakes are here
and they're not going anywhere,
except maybe to your mouth."
~~ slashfood.com

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