Richardson Alan - Cupcakes, cookies, and pie, oh, my!

Thank you to Larry, Chris, Erik, Liam, Bunny, and Lucky for keeping our feet on the ground. And a special thanks to our agent, Martha Kaplan, our editor, Rux Martin, production editor Rebecca Springer, marketing manager Katrina Kruse, and designer Elizabeth Van Itallie for your hard work and terrific spirit. You are cupcakers extraordinaire.

Copyright 2012 by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tack, Karen.
Cupcakes, cookies, and pie, oh, my! / Karen Tack and Alan Richardson.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-547-66242-8
1. Cupcakes. 2. Cookies. 3. Pies. 4. Cookbooks.
I. Richardson, Alan, date. II. Title.
TX771.T315 2012
641.8'653c23 2011036974

Book design by Elizabeth Van Itallie

Happy Decorating!

To all the folks who never pass a bakeshop, a candy store, or a cookie aisle without feeling the urge to go in, to anyone who sees treasure in putting a smile on someone's face, and to everyone clever enough to realize that the kitchen is the very best place to play, this book's for you.

In Hello, Cupcake! and What's New, Cupcake? we showed you how to use candy and snacks to turn cupcakes into clever and unexpected treats. But why stop at cupcakes when cookies, cakes, brownies, rice cereal treats, and pies offer so many possibilities?

We've developed a whole new set of easier-than-ever techniques, too, so you can make even more dramatic creations. We'll show you how to create glossy patterned surfaces with melted frosting, paint with brilliant "egg wash," and shape candy "clay" into everything from clothes for cookie dolls to peacock feathers or even a Chinese dragon.

What are you waiting for? With all of these new treats and techniques, we think your family and friends are going to say, "Cupcakes, cookies, and pie

Oh, My!

Candy and snacks are the magical ingredients that bring our treats to life. Its as easy as using M&M for fish scales, marshmallows for sheeps fleece, rice cereal for skateboard wheels, licorice lace for a smile, or Swedish fish for salsa. Take a look at these five videos and youll see just how easy it is to use everyday candy to turn dessert into a living masterpiece.

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Baa Baa Black Sheep (0:55)

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Emotipops (1:00)

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Nacho Normal Cheesecake (1:00)

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Rainbow Trout (0:47)

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Crispy Sk8ter Cake (0:57)

Sometimes an ant is just an ant. But when it has big floppy ears, a tail, and a long trunk, it's an eleph-ant. Creating a pet is a fun way to discover new candies and snacks for decorating. The animals on the following pages are based on other projects in the book. For example, our elephant is three red Emotipops (). To get started making your own pets, choose a base for the body: a cupcake, cookie, or cake. Next, make critter parts from soft candy, hard candy, and snacks, mixing and matching to create crazy new creatures. Then pick a name for the pet and find it a good home in need of a smile.

Before you know it, you'll have all the skills you need to tackle your favorite decorating projects.

What did the cookie say to the pie when the spatula walked in? That puts the icing on the cake! These confections will leave them laughing and begging for more. Why settle for pie when you can have a Pie in the Face?

PIE IN THE FACE

PIE IN THE SKY

NACHO NORMAL CHEESECAKE

DESSERT FOR BREAKFAST

PIGS IN A BLANKET

FISHWICH

CHICKEN POT PIE

COMPOST PIE-L

SOURPUSSES

SHRIMP COCKTAIL ON ICE

MAKES 12 PIES

Who knew a mustache and glasses could make pie so much fun? A topper made from cookie dough is the easiest way to give pie a fresh face.