Lee P. (copiousreader) reviewed on 3/10/2014

This is the most fun, creative, and charming cupcake decorating book that I have come across. The designs are phenomenal, and the authors show you how to create each design, step-by-step. They have a supply list for each type of cupcake (so you don't go into the grocery store trying to figure out what you need, without much guidance), and there are a few basic techniques that they repeat, but to create different effects. So, for example, you might use a cookie for a panda head, or you might use it to make the beagle ears.

The book also has a 2-page spread to show you how to create "an expression" when putting a face on the cupcake - 8 different hair styles, 8 different types of eyes and 8 different types of mouth.

This is primarily a design book, NOT a cookbook, although the authors provide a few recipes in the back for a basic cupcake and frosting. Even with the fantastic pictures (the book is loaded with them) and the wonderful instructions, making cupcakes like this takes a lot of time and love. There's no way around that, so please don't fault the book if you find that the learning curve is steep, or that it's taking you hours to decorate the 40 cupcakes that you promised to bake for your grand-child's first grade class!

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