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Who wants cupcakes? Long a staple dessert of birthdays and holidays, cupcakes are more popular than ever kids of all ages. In A Baker's Field Guide to Cupcakes, you'll find 15 master recipes for cake batters and frostings and 60 easy-to-follow recipes for creatively decorated cupcakes for holidays, special occasions, or anytime you need a treat! Adults will enjoy ringing in the New Year with "Champagne” Cupcakes or presenting someone special with a plateful of Heartfelt Cupcakes. On Mother's Day, kids can help bake Mom a batch of Breakfast-in-Bed Cupcakes, and they'll be delighted to dig into Dirt and Worms Cupcakes at a birthday party. With a color photograph of every recipe, A Baker's Field Guide to Cupcakes gives you everything you need to make scrumptious, fun, and irresistible cupcakes at any time of the year!

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Celebrate the holidays (or any day!) with these fabulous recipes from around the world for festive homemade treats. Give your Valentine a special sweet, like Chocolate Hazelnut Italian Kisses, or scare up some frightfully delicious delights for Halloween, such as Spider Webs and Easy Marbled Candy Corn Bark. Featuring full-color photographs for each recipe,  the fun field guide format provides quick reference to each type of candy and confection “species,” including its Habitat (country of origin), Field Notes (helpful information), and Lifespan (how long it will keep). You’ll find classic candies, new twists on old favorites, and utterly original creations in this newest, sweetest offering in the Baker’s Field Guide Series.

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A must - have for chocolate lovers and a fresh, original take on a favorite subject, A Baker's Field Guide to Chocolate Chip Cookies is a collection of 75 mouthwatering cookies presented in a user - friendly format and fun design. America's favorite cookie gets the star treatment with recipes ranging from kid - friendly to decidedly grown up, using white, milk, semisweet, and bittersweet chocolate chips and chunks. Every cookie is photographed in full color, and each recipe features entries explaining the Type (drop cookie, rolled, shaped, or bar), Description (appearance, taste, surrounding traditions), Field Notes (tips and further information), Lifespan (storage information and how long the cookie will stay fresh), and Related Species (variations). Special graphic icons indicate which cookies are fun to make with kids, which freeze well, which ship well, which are quick to make, and more. There are also loads of " Good Cookie Tips" sprinkled throughout. Often the first cookie that kids learn to bake, this easy - to - pull - together combination of basic ingredients becomes a deliciously addictive springboard for a lifetime of experimentation.
The world of chip - filled possibilities is huge; Toll House relatives include Milk Chocolate Chip Banana Streusel Cookies and Espresso White Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Newfangled cookies include Caramel Chocolate Turtle Cookies and Coconut Chocolate Chip Snowballs. And cookie boundaries are explored with Mocha Walnut Chip Meringues and Chocolate Polka - Dot Mint Crackles.

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Over 75 Christmas cookies from around the world will keep you making memories through many happy holiday seasons. The special field guide formal of "A Baker's Field Guide to Christmas Cookies" gives you quick reference to the details of each cookie "species", including its Habitat (country of origin), Field Notes (helpful information), Lifespan (how long it will keep), and Related Species (recipe variations). You will see at a glance which cookies are especially fun to make with kids and which are quick to prepare, which freeze well and ship well, and much more. Tempting colour photographs of each cookie help you choose your favourites, and creative tips on hosting a Christmas cookie decorating party or a cookie swap make it easy to share these treats with family and friends throughout the season.

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Truffles

by Dede Wilson

Published 1 January 2006
The gourmet chocolate market is growing like gangbusters, and "Truffles" offers 50 recipes for indulgent chocolate truffles using high-quality chocolate infused with a wide range of fabulous flavorings. Anyone can become a master truffle maker with these clear, easy-to-follow recipes and tips on truffle-making basics, choosing the right chocolate, and decorating and storing truffles. Filled with beautiful 4-color photographs, this is the only book on the market devoted entirely to truffles.