Happy Birthday, Cupcake!


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From the creator of Peanut Butter & Cupcake comes a birthday book starring everyone's favorite dessert! What's a cupcake to do when she needs to plan her birthday party? In this hilarious, kid-friendly homage to food and birthdays, Cupcake runs through tons of ideas while her best friend, Blueberry Muffin, finds reasons why they won't work: Soup gets seasick; Donut melts in the sun; someome might get squashed during musical chairs; and Cupcake is not very good at limbo (her icing might get sliced off!). Just as Cupcake is ready to crumble, Blueberry Muffin has one last idea that just might save the day. With laugh-out-loud visual gags (like a band made up of beans--the musical fruit, of course), this book is sure to put a birthday smile on any kid's face (and on adult faces as well). Praise for Happy Birthday, Cupcake!: "As in his earlier picture book, Border's characters are skillfully crafted food items with basic wire limbs arranged in simple landscapes....Preschoolers will be delighted with the visual mayhem."--Kirkus Reviews Praise for Peanut Butter & Cupcake: "Border’s witty food comedy will lure children who are hungry for clever visual entertainment."--Publishers Weekly "[Z]any creative photographs. [A] read-aloud hit."--School Library Journal




Cupcakes for My Birthday


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Provides an introduction to the basic concept of compound words by showing common examples of these words, indicated by bold type, being used in sentences.




The Birthday Cake Book


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Fiona Cairns turns her attention to birthdays, adding a touch of bling to her trademark pretty style. The Birthday Cake Book has 52 new recipes and 61 cake decorations, including 16 cupcakes. Whether you are one or 100, a Goth or a gardener, there is the perfect cake for you here.




How To Decorate Birthday Cupcakes


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If you want to learn how to decorate birthday cupcakes, then get "How To Decorate Birthday Cupcakes" by someone who has real life experience in decorating cupcakes for birthdays. Are you a busy mom or simply a thoughtful friend who wants to give something practical but special to people who are celebrating their birthdays? Do you gaze in wonder at the pretty cupcakes displayed at the bakeshop window and wonder how those were made? Do you want to be able to make those on your own but think that you have very little baking ability or that you’re not that artistic? Fret no more! This guide can definitely help you bake and decorate cupcakes that you can serve to your guests during your five-year-old’s birthday party or give as a gift at your best friend’s 30th birthday celebration. - Learn some basic cupcake recipes (if you don’t have one of your own) - Learn how to use ordinary stickers or decorative paper in adorning cupcakes - Learn how to make buttercream frosting and use them together with sprinkles or edible confetti in decorating cupcakes - Learn how to make fondant and assemble fondant characters to sit on top of your delicious cupcakes - Learn how to come up with a specially home-baked present for family and friends that will bring sheer delight to the recipient and his guests - Use what you’ve learned to start your own home-based cupcake business! What else are you waiting for? Grab this guide now and start making cupcakes for your family and friends during their birthdays or start your own cupcake business! About the Expert Khyria Cepe used to think that baking was hard, but upon the prodding of one of her close friends who later became her business partner in their cupcake business, she tried to learn how to bake. She bought cookbooks and tried to follow them and was dismayed at her initial failures. However, the number of flopped recipes did not decrease her drive but instead fueled her determination to learn the art of baking. After several soggy cupcakes, with the inspiration of the popular TV shows Ace of Cakes and DC Cupcakes, she began to increase her baking skills until she eventually had the courage to start her cupcake store Sugar and Spice (and everything nice) in her hometown in the Philippines. She enjoys baking because it is a practical craft to learn, and it allows her to exercise her creativity and stretch the limits of her imagination. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.




It's Raining Cupcakes


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Twelve-year-old Isabel is dying to get out of her small town of Willow, Oregon, and travel like her best friend, Sophie. But when Isabel’s mother decides to open up a cupcake shop across town, Isabel is once again stuck in Willow for the summer…until she learns of a baking contest where the finalists get an all-expenses paid trip to New York City to compete in the final bake-off. But Sophie is also entering the contest, and Isabel’s mother has reservations. Can Isabel finally realize her dreams of leaving Willow without hurting two of the most important people in her life?




Cupcakes from the Cake Mix Doctor


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The grandmaster of cake-mix baking introduces 135 taste-tempting recipes for a rich variety of cupcakes for every occasion, all of which start with a mix, including such treats as Coconut Snowballs, Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes, and Kiss Me Cakes, as well as decorating suggestions, creative toppings, frostings, and special occasion cupcakes. Simultaneous.




Cupcakes!


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Contains over fifty recipes for classic, filled, and celebration cupcakes, and includes tips for baking great cupcakes, and a list of mail-order sources.




Cupcakes & Kisses


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Absolutely Almost


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From the author of the National Book Award nominee A TANGLE OF KNOTS comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love. Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most musical. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. But then Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista, who helps him figure out all of the things he is good at and how he can take pride in himself. A perfect companion to Lisa Graff's National Book Award-nominated A Tangle of Knots, this novel explores a similar theme in a realistic contemporary world where kids will easily be able to relate their own struggles to Albie's. Great for fans of Rebecca Stead's Liar and Spy, RJ Palacio's Wonder and Cynthia Lord's Rules. Praise for Lisa Graff's novels Tangle of Knots (nominated for a National Book Award) * "Combining the literary sensibility of E. B. White with the insouciance of Louis Sachar, Graff has written a tangle that should satisfy readers for years to come."--Booklist, starred review Double Dog Dare "Graff's...story is lighthearted and humorous, but honestly addresses the emotions associated with divorce. Her characters' voices, interactions, and hangups are relatable, as they battle each other and adjust to their families' reconfigurations."--Publishers Weekly




The Cake Club


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Hardworking. Loyal. Outspoken. Ahead of their time. Hilarious. The "Fancy Frosters" of Charleston, West Virginia, were a close-knit and devoted circle - a merry band of Southern women who got together once a month to swap recipes and stories, to cook and bake together, to celebrate friendship and have some hearty laughs...and of course to eat. Food editor and cookbook author Susie Quick's mother Emma was a member of this very special circle of sisters, aunts, cousins, and friends. Susie grew up to be a sophisticated "foodie," but she never forgot the great homemade desserts and ingenious creativity of these talented and delightful home cooks. The Cake Club collects their most prized recipes for southern desserts, along with those of Susie's other colorful friends and relatives - all presented with their original homespun flair combined with the author's modern simplicity and style. The book includes seventy-five recipes for cakes, pies, cobblers, crumbles, cookies, candies, and other treats, plus a chapter of "Lady Food" that's sure to make a lady out of any cook. From the very first recipe ("Funeral Cake") to Brown Sugar Pound Cake, Tunnel of Love Chocolate Macaroon Bundt Cake, Blackberry Bread Pudding, Emma's Molasses Crinkles, Minnie Pearl's Chess Pie, and the other treasured creations in this book, The Cake Club will entertain, inspire, and bring back memories of an earlier era. With stories like "A Good Man Really is Hard to Find" and "Driving Miss Minnie," photographs, and voices from several generations, this unique and delightful cookbook pays tribute to the healing power of friendship, shared recipes, and a delicious piece of cake.