Kelli Bronski - Artisanal gluten-free cupcakes : 50 from-scratch recipes to delight every cupcake devotee--gluten-free and otherwise

Praise for Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes

Our gluten-free world just got a whole lot sweeter with Kelli and Peters amazing new book on cupcakes. This will be your go-to cookbook for parties and special occasions or anytime you have cupcake cravings.

CAROL FENSTER, award-winning author of 100Best Gluten-Free Recipes

Ive never been more excited to bake cupcakes! Kelli and Peter have transformed the ordinary cupcake into a gourmets delight with natural fillings and fruit-infused buttercream frostings. Filled with incredibly scrumptious gluten-free recipes, Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes is a must for anyone who needs to eat gluten-free and loves to bake.

AMY GREEN, www.simplysugarandglutenfree.com , and author of Simply Sugar and Gluten-Free

Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes is a celiacs dream come true! Surprisingly easy to make, these decadent gluten-free delights will look like they came from a gourmet bakery, and are sure to please even the gluten-eating cupcake lovers of the world. From Key Lime Pie to Red Velvet Cupcakes, Kelli and Peters delicious recipes are sure to win any cupcake war!

ALICE BAST, President & Founder, National Foundation for Celiac Awareness

The Bronskis cover all the classic cupcake flavors and then move on to cupcakes that actually make one a bit weak in the knees. I mean, who can resist cupcakes called Poached Pearfection, French Toast, Hot Fudge Sundae, Orange Dreamsicle, and Dulce de Leche? So put on your apron, grab your muffin tin, and get baking; youre in for some divine cupcakes!

SHIRLEY BRADEN, Leader, King George Gluten Intolerance and Celiac Group

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50 From-Scratch Recipes to Delight Every Cupcake DevoteeGluten-Free and Otherwise

Kelli and Peter Bronski

To our daughter, Charlotte

ARTISANAL GLUTEN-FREE CUPCAKES: 50 From-Scratch Recipes to Delight Every Cupcake DevoteeGluten-Free
and Otherwise
Text and photographs copyright Kelli Bronski and Peter Bronski, 2011

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Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes includes a variety of gluten-free recipes as well as refined-sugar-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and vegan alternatives. While care was taken to provide correct and helpful information, the suggestions in this book are not intended as dietary advice or as a substitute for consulting a dietician or medical professional. We strongly recommend that you check with your doctor before making changes to your diet. The author and publisher disclaim all liability in connection with the use of this book.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011925095

ISBN 978-1-61519-036-2
Ebook ISBN 978-1-61519-136-9

Cover design by Susi Oberhelman
Cover photographs by Kelli and Peter Bronski
Author photograph by Maury Wahtera
Text design by Pauline Neuwirth, Neuwirth & Associates, Inc.

Manufactured in Canada
Distributed by Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Distributed simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited
First published June 2011

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WHY AN ENTIRE cookbook dedicated to nothing but gluten-free cupcakes? For us, the answer comes down to a single word: fun. Cupcakes embody single-serving-size gluten-free baked goodness. In our opinion, theres a lot to love about them.

For one, theyre great for portion control. When it comes to cupcakes, theres no question of Did I cut the cake slices too thin or too thick? Cupcakes are pre-portioned and ready to eat. Their small, single-person serving size also makes them satisfying. Its easy to finish off one cupcake in its entirety when youre left with nothing but the crumb-filled wrapper as evidence of your cupcake-consuming victory.

Speaking of the wrapper, we also love that cupcakes are basically finger food. Usually (though there are exceptions) theres no need for plates and forks. You simply grab a cupcake and go.

Cupcakes are also wonderfully versatile. Depending on the flavor combinations, decoration, and presentation, cupcakes can serve equally well for anytime snacking, childrens parties, birthdays and other special occasions, and even weddings. Like the Little Black Dress that can be toned down and casual or dressed up and elegant, cupcakes can be anything from informal to formal (or somewhere in between).

Oh, and have we mentioned that cupcakes are simply delicious?

Finally, cupcakes are accessible. Honestly, its hard to be intimidated by a cupcake, which is why novice bakers often gravitate toward them. Then again, so do experienced bakers, who perhaps go for more elaborate flavor combinations and more intricate or advanced decorations. The beauty of the cupcake, though, is that, at the end of the day, everyones made the same thinga tasty little tiny cake baked in the paper-lined cups of a tin tray.

Theres no reason the gluten-free community cant have that same kind of cupcake satisfaction.

If youre holding this book and taking the time to read this preface, then the basic details of gluten-free living will likely be at least a little familiar to you. Gluten is a family of proteins found in wheat, barley, and rye. It causes a variety of serious health problems for people with conditions such as celiac disease, gluten intolerance, and wheat allergy. A gluten-free diet is the solution, and those of us in the gluten-free community are like everyone else in the sweet-loving world. We want to bake our cupcake and eat it, too. Thats where this book comes in.

We hope this book becomes your go-to resource for fabulous gluten-free cupcakes. In fact, were so excited about these recipesand confident of the resultswere willing to bet that if you dont tell them, your family and friends will never know these cupcakes are gluten-free. When Pete brought a batch of gluten-free Mocha Cupcakes () to a gluten-ous holiday party in the Poughkeepsie, New York, area, one person declared that the cupcakes were as delicious and decadent as anything shed had from the nearby Culinary Institute of America. It was a small bit of flattering praise (and one well gladly accept!).