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Cupcake Class

50 Fun Themes & Totally Amazing Designs for Kids to Make & Share
By Deanna F. Cook and Joy Howard
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Junior bakers learn how to perfect their cake-decorating skills and develop their creativity with 50 cupcake designs. With step-by-step photos for every stage of the process, bakers aged 8 and up learn how to create stunning cupcake masterpieces from scratch. The unique format is as simple... Read More
Format: Hardback
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With pro cake-decorating tips adapted for kids, the array of 50 themed cupcake designs in this colorful cookbook-ranging from sloths to mermaids, rockets to rainbows, and aliens to emojis-is sure to delight junior bakers as they learn to create customized cupcakes for every occasion.

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Junior bakers learn how to perfect their cake-decorating skills and develop their creativity with 50 cupcake designs.

With step-by-step photos for every stage of the process, bakers aged 8 and up learn how to create stunning cupcake masterpieces from scratch. The unique format is as simple as 1-2-3: Start with the easy-to-follow recipes for the Best-Ever Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcake base and simple buttercream frosting.

Learn impressive decorating techniques, like using a piping bag, working with fondant, and creating 3D designs with candy. Put your new skills into practice with detailed instructions for 50 fun designs, including sloths, mermaids, funny faces, and more!

Best-selling children's baking authors Deanna Cook and Joy Howard share tips and tricks and creative designs that are perfect for birthday parties, holidays, and every day! Stickers and punch-out cardstock decorations for making cupcake toppers are also included in this kid-friendly cookbook.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635868524

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout; includes 3 sticker sheets and 3 cardstock sheets

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 760g

Pages: 156

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Children's Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Deanna F. Cook Joy Howard

About the Author

Joy Howard is a cookbook author, food stylist, and recipe developer. She writes a regular column about cooking with kids for EatingWell magazine, is the author of Disney Eats (Disney Publishing), and her work has appeared in numerous magazines, cookbooks, and national advertising campaigns. She got her start in food media as a magazine editor producing recipes and culinary content for home cooks and ran a test kitchen for many years. She lives in New England with her husband and daughters.

Deanna F. Cook is the award-winning author of cookbooks for kids, including the best-selling Cooking Class, Baking Class, Cooking Class Global Feast!, and Kids Cook Dinner. She served as the creative development director at FamilyFun magazine and has been an editor at Scholastic, Disney, and Kidstir.com. She lives in western Massachusetts and can be found online at deannafcook.com.

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