Trophy Cupcakes and Parties!: Deliciously Fun Party Ideas and Recipes from Seattle's Prize-Winning Cupcake Bakery Hardcover – Bargain Price, September 24, 2013

Ok, After reading the reviews I bought it. I would say this is more party planning then cupcakes for sure. There is a small section in back with 14 cupcake recipes and frostings. Not the main topic. Want to plan a party this is the book for you. I was looking for more of a cupcake book. I bought it used so glad I didn't pay full price. Run of the mill generic recipes. Good pictures. Good reference book for kid parties and a few adult ideas.

I am so glad I bought this book. I'm pretty much obsessed with cupcakes, and must have tried dozens upon dozens of recipes. However, I am also a perfectionist, and if I don't feel like a recipe is perfect, I move onto the next. I'm pretty impossible to please. However, I have made three cupcakes and two buttercreams from this book so far, and they have all been truly incredible, and yes, perfect as far as I'm concerned! Her chocolate cupcake is the perfect balance of moisteness and structure, her coconut cupcake is out of this world (make it with her Raspberry Buttercream as she suggests in one of her variations and you will be in cupcake heaven)!!! The vanilla buttercream is the best I've ever had, and I've had a LOT. It's just sweet enough. The only thing I felt wasn't perfect was her vanilla cupcake...don't get me wrong the texture and moisture level was perfect. It was just a little too sweet. I'm happy to report that reducing the sugar by a good 1/4 cup was a great solution, and now I can't imagine ever using another vanilla cupcake recipe. Trust me, if you think you'll make cupcakes even occasionally, you NEED this book. All the great party tips are just icing on the cupcake.

I buy A LOT of baking, specialty cooking and crafting books. I write a baking, crafting and party blog, so I tend to think I know it all, ha, but still love to buy the books. Anyway, I was so blown away by the amount of detail in this book and the sheer volume of ideas. The recipes are fantastic, but this book is also such a good baking, crafting and party resource - for beginner crafters and bakers, but also for people who think they know it all...ha, like me.The party ideas and recipes are styled so well, they are super inspirational without being too fussy. The photography is amazing, and the crafting instructions are clear and precise.My favorite thing about the book is the page-by-page resource guide found at the end. Every prop, every tool, is catalogued and accounted for. So many books gloss over this, and for people like me, people who know the basics, a lot of time the resources are mostly what I'm interested in.For beginners there's a great craft tool and baking tool top 10, some basic icing instructions, and a guide on how to find the best ingredients. The book is broken into sections with party ideas, and the party ideas include a recipe, a drink, a craft, and ideas for decorating. My favorite parties are: one inspired by Andy Warhol, SO original, and a Parisian themed one. But there are a lot of good ideas in each party.I'm just so impressed by the quality of this book. This is the type of detail and instruction for other baking and crafting books to aspire to. The ideas are original and easily adaptable. This project was obviously done without cutting any corners, and I really respect that.** I would like to add I have tried 4 of the cupcake recipes and each of them is INSANELY yummy. The peanut butter buttercream is a sinful experience and I made myself an entire 3-layer-cake covered in it. The end.

I absolutely adore this book! I received a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer for Christmas and, as a beginner baker, needed an easy to follow recipe book. The author does a great job of giving detailed instructions and baking tips. For example, I didn't realize that I have been over baking my cupcakes in the past. I lowered the oven temperature by 25 degrees (since I have a dark cupcake tin) and now my cupcakes come out light and fluffy. Every recipe I have tried from this book has been delicious and received rave reviews from family and friends. I haven't spent much time looking at the party themes, but all the cupcakes and frostings have been wonderful.

where do i begin? This book is AMAZING with AMAZING cupcake recipes. Forget every other "cupcakes" books you think of buying. This book is legit with fun ideas and overall just awesome(can you tell how excited I am). oh Jennifer Shea i think you deserved a hug for this one.Thank you for listening to Martha Stewart to write a book, you didn't disappoint. I flung georgetown cupcakes books right into the garbage, and side eye the rest of my cupcake books. I think I may have shed a tear while looking into my oven, my cupcakes rises beautiful and was so darn moist.yes. I am a super baking mom once more and I think I am staying in the game,baby. GET THIS BOOK ASAP and let your baking shine through.

I was looking for a party planning book and I love making cupcakes. This book does not disappoint. The pictures are gorgeous and the recipes delicious. So far I have made five of Jennifer's cupcake recipes: Red Velvet, Strawberry Cheesecake, Strawberry Lemonade, Salted Caramel and, tonight, Nutella Chocolate. All of them are delicious. I also used the book to help plan a themed party for my daughters and it went off beautifully with lots of compliments on the decor. I cannot recommend this book enough.

Pretty pictures and pretty tables. The recipes are not great. To me the cakes are too dense. I am more of a fluffly cake kinda gal. But it is a gorgeous book.

Super de beau livre

An absolutely beautiful book, and packed with good ideas, gorgeous photographs and helpful plans for making any event involving cupcakes run smoothly. Would highly recommend this book.

写真集としても素敵だし、カップケーキのバリエーションがデザインもお味もとっても豊富！パーティにどう生かすかのクラフトアイディアもたくさんで見ていてわくわくします。この一冊でこのボリューム感は大満足です。英語の勉強にもなる！