This book presents 150 recipes for muffins and cupcakes as well as plenty of different serving suggestions and topping ideas. This book details all the ingredients and equipment required and presents basic muffin and cupcake mixtures that can be used as the basis for any cake. Every recipe and technique is also clearly explained with the aid of beautiful step-by-step photographs. There are cook's tips, variations and nutritional breakdowns throughout.Whether you are an experienced baker or novice cook, or even cooking with children, this book will be a welcome addition to your kitchen shelf.

SEE ISBN 9780754834519 FOR THE UPDATED NEW HARDBACK EDITION - WITH MANY NEW RECIPES. This delightful recipe book opens with a brief history of afternoon tea traditions and etiquette and provides a guide to classic and speciality teas of the world, as well as information on how to choose, blend and make the perfect pot of tea. The 160 recipes that follow include timeless cucumber sandwiches with crusts removed, squidgy chocolate eclairs, and light-as-air scones with jam and cream. There are also contemporary recipe suggestions such as shallot, thyme and garlic cheese muffins, moreish peanut butter teabread, and chunky chocolate and banana cakes. This fabulous collection of teatime delights is sure to delight time and time again.

Imagine a table laden with homemade scones and muffins, freshly made sandwiches and savouries, biscuits and cookies, cakes and pastries of all varieties, and seasonal fruit jams. Afternoon tea is a perfect treat, to be enjoyed by everyone whenever you can, not just a ritual for high days and holidays. This delightful recipe book presents 200 delicious dishes to serve for afternoon tea. It opens with a brief history of afternoon tea traditions and etiquette. A guide to specialty teas of the world follows, and of course information on how to choose, blend and make the perfect cup of tea. There are recipes suitable for traditional high tea, family afternoon tea, teatime celebrations or an indulgent get-together - and recipes to suit the different seasons, as well as to suit different appetites. All the well-known classics such as Victoria Sponge, Bakewell tart, chocolate cake and malt loaf are included, and of course savouries such as sausage rolls, mini quiches, cheese straws and more. Learn how to make your own crumpets, English muffins, teacakes and preserves. Enjoy classic cucumber sandwiches, mouthwatering chocolate eclairs, and fruit teabreads. Whether you are planning an alfresco tea in the sun or tucked up by the fire after a winter walk, this collection of delights - beautifully photographed throughout - is a must for all teatime lovers.

This lavishly illustrated book contains 100 ideas for delicious cupcake batters, toppings and exquisite decorations. The first chapter details all the basic ingredients and equipment required, and presents basic cupcake batters that can be used as the basis for any cake. A fabulous array of ideas for piped luxury cream toppings follows, including vanilla, raspberry, chestnut and cocoa, lemon creme fraiche, Seville orange, pistachio and rosewater, cream cheese frosting, and espresso coffee and mascarpone. Glace icings are tinted and flavored with crushed berries, extracts and liqueurs. Simple decorations can be made of frosted fresh fruits, crystallized flowers, colored and molded marzipan, as well as rolled and stamped-out fondant icing shapes, and ideas for piped melted chocolate offer more lavish sweet-toothed toppings. A chapter of mouthwatering recipes for everyday eating follows. Choose from chocolate chip cupcakes, citrus syrup cupcakes, blueberry buns, Madeleine shells, and the unusual quince-scented apple and Calvados cakes. Included too are more luxurious recipes with simple toppings: ginger cupcakes with lemon glace icing, mini Christening cupcakes, simple Valentine cakes with heart-shaped decorations, and chocolate truffle cakes with fresh chocolate truffles to name but a few. The finale is a chapter of sophisticated and elegant toppings for special occasions such as Mother's day, weddings, and Easter, as well as fun and colorful ideas for children's birthdays.