Review: Nice book covering all the basics....and then some!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2012
My daughter (9) is really into cooking and baking, so I thought this would be a great book for her to use to bake and decorate one of her favorite foods - cupcakes.  Although the title is "how to decorate", the book goes into much more, giving ideas for tools and accessories that you'll need.  Plus, I love the homemade recipes for chocolate and yellow cake - from scratch.  Always better than a box.  And then she goes into homemade recipes for frosting and fondant (we love fondant) and creative ways to use them to decorate.Overall, this is a nice little book that has all the basics covered on how to bake great tasting cupcakes and then decorate them in a variety of ways.  I especially liked the themes at the end - Easter, Halloween, St. Patty's Day, etc. - and ways to decorate for those occasions.  Great book!  My daughter is telling me to write that she gives it "two thumbs up!".