Review: Fillings, and Frostings, and Cakes, Oh My!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Can you ever have too many new ideas for cupcakes?While the links to products on the author's online store became a bit irritating, the photographs and ideas for filling and frosting cupcakes were enough to overcome the frustration. You won't find many recipes in this book that don't recommend or require one of the mixes or ingredients from that website, but if you just substitute your favorite cupcake recipes or grocery store mixes for their mixes, and then use the book's step-by-step instructions to add flavors and you'll come out with creations sure to please.The detailed instructions for filling cupcakes, frosting cupcakes, and unusual taste combinations make the book a worthwhile addition to your baking arsenal. Some of the more unusual flavors include a cupcake that mimics a Drumstick ice cream novelty, an apple caramel cupcake filled with apple pie filling, banana sticky toffee pudding cupcakes, and chocolate coated cupcakes. There's even a chocolate bacon (yes, bacon) cupcake with maple frosting.If it weren't for the numerous store and product links, the instructional and inspirational value of this book would be worthy of five stars. If the links were all in an appendix or reference section at the end of the book instead of on just about every page, it would make them more tolerable. With the links, it loses that fifth star, but is still well worth a look.Recommended if you need some cupcake inspiration and can disregard the product links.