Jenn McKinlay - Fairy Tale Cupcakes

FAIRY TALE CUPCAKES Christie: For two little girls who own their Auntie's heart - Dylan and Taylor LaPoint. You, my darlings, bring sunshine wherever you go and I am so proud of you! Continue shooting for the stars and always know, I love you...more!Jenn: For my mums Susan McKinlay, an amazing baker, your decadent coconut custard pie started me on my lifelong love of baked goods. Youre the sweetest of the sweet, and I love you more than cupcakes.

H ello Readers! C an you believe it ? We went and made a cookbook an actual cookbook! from the Cupcake Bakery Mystery recipes. How crazy is this? I mean, when Im writing the books I just sit there and think about what kind of cupcake I want to eat right in that moment and then I add it to the story. When the book is finished, I have to figure out the recipe. Lots of trial and error there, let me assure you.

Thankfully, my assistant and co-author Christie Conlee is a home baker and when we got the go ahead to put together the cookbook, she set to work and baked every recipe I gave her. There were some missing ingredients (oops!) and we had to figure a few things out but the end results are in this cookbook. My crazy recipes, her mad baking and photography skills and voil we have a cupcake cookbook . Now youve probably noticed that its just the recipes from first eight books. Well, youll be happy to know that I am under contract for two more so well have sixteen Cupcake Bakery Mysteries soon and we figured that we could put out a second collection of recipes from the next eight volumes sometime in 2024. Exciting!!! We hope you enjoy this cookbook and that it inspires you to hit the kitchen in a baking frenzy or just go and read all the Cupcake Bakery Mysteries again! We do believe there is nothing in life that a good cupcake cant make better even if just a little bit.

Happy Baking! XOXO Jenn and Christie

Sprinkle with Murder Blonde Bombshell Tinkerbells Mojito Cupcakes Death by Chocolate Buttercream Bump Off Kiss Me Cupcakes Orange Dreamsicle Cupids Bliss Moonlight Madness Death by the Dozen Parsnip Cupcakes with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting Chocolate Chili Cupcakes Red Velvet (using beets) Red Velvet Revenge French Toast Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream Vegan Vanilla Vegan Chocolate Cake Pops Going, Going, Ganache Pumpkin Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Corn Cupcakes with Honey Brown Butter Icing Pistachio with Cream Cheese Fig Frosting Sugar and Iced Salted Caramel Cupcakes Pretty in Pinks Destinys Winner Lupes Winner Dark Chocolate Demise Strawberry Brains Dark Chocolate Demise Marshmallow Mummies Tiramisu Cupcakes Vanilla Beaned Vanilla Beaned Snickerdoodle The Elvis Cherry Cola Cupcakes S prinkle with Murder : Book One Fairy Tale Cupcakes, the dream bakery of childhood friends Melanie Cooper, Angie DeLaura and Tate Harper, is open for business. Taking any and all special orders to give the bakery a boost, Mel and Angie agree to bake 500 original cupcakes for Tates bridezilla of a fianc, despite how they feel about her marrying their best friend. When Tates bride to be is discovered dead by cupcake, Mel and Angie top the suspect list. It is now up to them to find the real killer before their bakery dreams are frosted for good. B londe Bombshell An almond-flavored cake topped with vanilla buttercream and sprinkled with toasted almonds. 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs, room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/4 cups milk Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put paper liners in cupcake pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In large bole, cream butter and sugar at medium speed, add eggs and milk, and beat until smooth. Beat in extracts. Add dry ingredients, beat until smooth.

Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Makes 24. Frost with vanilla buttercream and sprinkle with toasted almond slivers. Toasted almonds: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread nuts in one layer on an ungreased, shallow baking pan.

Bake for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden. Buttercream Frosting 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, softened 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar 2 tablespoons milk In large bowl, cream shortening and butter. Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides of bowl often. Add milk, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.

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