Hello, Cupcake! Hello, Fun!

Just when you thought cupcakes couldn't get any cuter, in march these penguins!  And, along with them, a passel of pandas

a field of sunflowers, a litter of Westies, a garden planted with peas and carrots and the craziest crazy horses made with circus peanuts, creme wafers, twist pretzels and gobs of frosting straight from the supermarket shelf.  In fact, all of the giggle-guaranteed cupcakes in Hello, Cupcake are made with supermarket stuff and require not a bit of baking talent.  It's pure fun!

And the fun comes from friends of mine, the photographer Alan Richardson, and the woman Gourmet magazine called the "cake whisperer," Karen Tack, both of whom I credit with making Baking From My Home to Yours beautiful.  (Alan took the pictures for my book and Karen was the food stylist.)

Working together in Karen's Connecticut kitchen, the team created a collection of cupcakes so completely heart-winning -- and whacky (wait until you see the little kid cupcakes having a slumber party!) -- that you'll find yourself grinning and giggling even before you've got your first cake in hand.

I'm not a good predictor, but I think it's a safe bet that within weeks we'll be seeing Hello, Cupcake Clubs.  Me, I'm thinking of becoming a club-of-one and starting with the mama and baby owl cupcakes made with some of my favorite things:  Oreos (regular and mini), Junior Mints, chocolate-covered sunflower seeds and M&Ms.  What a hoot, right?

Comments

[veron]

I constantly have clients ask me if I could make themed cupcakes but I usually just make the normal swirly ones. I've always wanted to make penguins. I'm heading to amazon - another cookbook added to my collection!

[peabody]

Those are seriously adorable!

[alice]

adoooorable 'trop cute' cupcakes. I'm fan n°1, gotta find this book. bisou

[Ruth E]

Ooooh how cute and fab are these!!!!! I would feel bad eating them lol

[Kelly-Jane]

They are just the cutest little cakes!

[Rona]

OMG! What a really, really small world it is in the talented baking arena! I just read an article on decorating cakes in an e-mail I got from Country Living Magazine and it was by Karen Tack! I love cupcakes and I'm so impressed and inspired by the artistic creativity of these. So much fun!!!

[Laurie]

Wow! They are sooo freakin cute! I am willing to bet that I start seeing some copies as entries for Cupcake Hero, too. They are adorable!

[Anna C. S.]

So cute! I read that article in Gourmet about Karen Tack, and now she seems even more brilliant than before. I've never really liked cupcakes, but I love the designs!

[Barb Freda]

Adorable. Looks like a good thing to do with my daughter. In the meantime, I have Dorie's Baking From My Home to Yours, which I brought home with me from Greenbrier (thank you, Dorie)--and I'm about to put her Brioche on...and turn half of it, as suggested, into sticky buns. I am going to be very popular as I learn to bake with you, Dorie.

Barb

[Maria]

These are the cutest cupcakes! My sister loves penguins. I will have to figure out how to make them! Thanks Dorie!

[Casey]

PLOTZING here from the cuteness. Off to Amazon.