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Cupcakes!: From the Cake Mix Doctor Paperback – April 4, 2005
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Once upon a time, a family had only two recipes for cupcakes—chocolate and vanilla. Not anymore. Now Anne Byrn brings them to the next level. And who better? Recognized as the master of cake-mix baking, Anne is the author of The Cake Mix Doctor and Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor, which have a total of over 1.8 million copies in print. In Cupcakes she offers 135 tempting recipes for children and grown-ups, for special days and everyday, lunch bags, holiday festivities, and an unexpected dinner party dessert.
You’ll never believe these artful little cakes started with a mix. Coconut Snowballs, Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes, Kiss Me Cakes, Warm Chocolate Cupcakes with Molten Centers, Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting. There are surprising additions (tuck a chocolate kiss orpiece of cookie dough into the batter). Creative toppings and easy from-scratch frostings (whipped cream spiked with Kahlua; miniature M&Ms; a creamy malted frosting with crushed malted milk balls).Terrific decorating ideas, from glittering golden dragees or elegant chocolate curls to yellow peeps for an Easter cupcake or—for Groundhog’s Day—a groundhog’s face made out of chocolate frosting and jimmies. Includes a 16-page full-color opening essay.
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWorkman Publishing Company
- Publication dateApril 4, 2005
- Dimensions7 x 0.81 x 8 inches
- ISBN-100761135480
- ISBN-13978-0761135487
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But leave it to bestselling cookbook author Anne Byrn to take cupcakes to the next level. Proving that cupcakes can do everything a big cake can do, only better, here are 135 dazzling recipes —and you'll never believe they started with a mix.
About the Author
Anne Byrn is the author of the bestselling Cake Mix Doctor series and The Dinner Doctor, with over 3.5 million copies in print. She makes frequent appearances on Good Morning America and QVC. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. Her website is www.cakemixdoctor.com.
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Cupcakes
Basic Chocolate Ganache (see below), chilled at least 1 hour (see "the Cupcake Doctor says" below)
Cinnamon Crème Anglaise (see below)
Vegetable oil spray for misting the pans
All-purpose flour for dusting the pans
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain devil's food cake mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting
1. Prepare the Basic Chocolate Ganache, cover it with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator to chill. Prepare the Cinnamon Crème Anglaise, cover it with plastic wrap placed right on the surface, and place it in the refrigerator to chill.
2. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly mist 24 cupcake cups with vegetable oil spray and dust them with flour. Shake out the excess flour. Set the pans aside.
3. Place the cake mix, water, oil, eggs, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and blend 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed. The batter should look well combined and thickened. Spoon or scoop 1/3 cup batter into each prepared cup, filling it three quarters of the way full. (You will get between 22 and 24 cupcakes.) Drop a heaping teaspoonful of ganache onto the top of the batter in each cup. Place the pans in the oven.
4. Bake the cupcakes until the cake bakes up around the ganache, the tops are domed, and the cupcakes spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks for 1 minute. Run a dinner knife around the edges of the cupcake cups, lift the cupcakes up from the bottoms of the cups using the end of the knife, and pick them out of the cups carefully with your fingertips. Place them on dessert plates, sift confectioners' sugar over the top, spoon the crème anglaise in a pool around each cupcake, and serve warm.
Store these cupcakes, in a cake saver or under a glass dome, at room temperature for up to 1 day. To reheat so the centers are molten once again, place the cupcakes on a microwave-safe plate and cover with paper towels. Heat on high power for 10 seconds, carefully remove, and serve.
Basic Chocolate Ganache
3/4 cup heavy (whipping) cream
8 ounces (1 1/3 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon liqueur of your choice or 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional)
1. Place the cream in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring it to a boil, stirring. Meanwhile, place the chocolate chips in a large stainless steel mixing bowl. Remove the cream from the heat and pour it over the chocolate. Stir with a wooden spoon until the chocolate has melted. Stir in the liqueur, if desired. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour or chill for 20 to 30 minutes so it thickens to a spreadable consistency.
The Cupcake Doctor Says
You will most likely prepare these special cupcakes for company, and I would recommend them heartily! Make the ganache the day or night before, cover with plastic wrap, and chill. For a bigger, bolder flavor, prepare it with Ghirardelli double chocolate baking chips, a bit less sweet than the typical semisweet chips. You can add 1 tablespoon crème de cacao to the ganache to make it special, but this is easily omitted. Flavor these as you desire, by adding almond extract instead of vanilla, for example.
Cinnamon Crème Anglaise
2 cups whole milk
5 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of salt
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1. Place the milk, sugar, and salt in a heavy-bottomed medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, place the egg yolks in a medium-size mixing bowl and beat with a fork until lemon colored. Remove the saucepan from the heat and ladle a large spoonful of the hot milk mixture over the egg yolks, stirring the yolks gently. Transfer the yolks to the milk mixture and stir to combine. Place the pan over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla and cinnamon.
2. Spoon a generous tablespoon of the warm sauce onto plates and place Warm Chocolate Cupcakes with Molten Centers on it.
Product details
- Publisher : Workman Publishing Company; First Edition (April 4, 2005)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0761135480
- ISBN-13 : 978-0761135487
- Item Weight : 1.5 pounds
- Dimensions : 7 x 0.81 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #835,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #700 in Cake Baking (Books)
- #3,343 in Quick & Easy Cooking (Books)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

Anne Byrn is known to millions of fans through her Cake Mix Doctor, Dinner Doctor, and American Cake cookbooks. Her newest book is called American Cookie, which is a history of the favorite cookies and small sweet bites in America with recipes. When Anne is not in her Nashville kitchen, she is in the garden. Visit her online at www.annebyrn.com.
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Customers find the book's recipes and ideas easy and tasty. They find it simple to follow, with convenient tips for success. Many customers find the book fun and creative, with fun decorations. It is considered a great gift idea for beginners or inspiring cupcake artists. While some readers appreciate the clear color photos, others feel there are fewer pictures overall.
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Customers find the recipes in the book tasty and easy to prepare. They appreciate the creative cupcake ideas with delicious icings and great flavors to choose from. The icings are made from scratch and the cupcakes are fun and easy to eat and prepare.
"Great ideas and recipes. I have all her books !!!!" Read more
"...positive feedback, so i was happy to see a cupcake book its chuck full of recipes , frosting and decorating ideas, i gave it 5 stars because its a..." Read more
"...She even goes into detail about different styles of pans and how they affect the process. I will definitely be purchasing more of her books!!" Read more
"Love this book. I love to bake cupcakes. Book has some great recipes and ideas." Read more
Customers find the book helpful with its ideas and lists for success. They appreciate the creative, easy recipes that use a cake mix base. The book is suitable for both beginners and more experienced bakers, providing options for different tastes and decorating styles. It offers new perspectives on working with boxed cakes.
"Great ideas and recipes. I have all her books !!!!" Read more
"Definitely one of the most helpful books I own on the subject of baking.. This isn't just a book with a bunch of recipes...." Read more
"...I love to bake cupcakes. Book has some great recipes and ideas." Read more
"...as they're so easy to eat and prepare and this book will give you new ideas, a new way to look at different 'adds' to the mix and thoughts of what..." Read more
Customers find the book easy to read and follow. They appreciate the convenient boxed cake mix included.
"...These shortcuts are simple and easy, yet the end product is tasty & delicious...." Read more
"...Their are great frostings in the book - all are from scratch, all are easy, and all will insure that no one knows or cares the cakes started with a..." Read more
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"The recipes are awesome and pretty easy to make...." Read more
Customers enjoy the creative cupcake ideas in the book. They find them easy to make and eat, with real frosting and fun decorations. The kids and parents love them.
"...It's always fun to make cupcakes as they're so easy to eat and prepare and this book will give you new ideas, a new way to look at different 'adds'..." Read more
"...I do believe you can dress up a boxed cake with real frosting and fun decorations...." Read more
"...THe Cake Doctor has done it, again, with a flair on fun. I have tried a couple of the recipes and they are just delicious." Read more
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Customers find the book a good gift idea for beginners and inspiring cupcake artists.
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Customers find the book provides good value for money. They say it's worth the price if you love cupcakes.
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Customers have different views on the picture quality. Some find the photos clear and beautifully illustrated, while others feel it lacks pictures.
"...The ones that are in the book are very nice, clear color photos. However, there are just not enough of them...." Read more
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"...My granddaughter (7) loves the pictures and choosing the next cupcake we bake. The original Cake Doctor cook book is fantastic." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023Great ideas and recipes. I have all her books !!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013i have bought the cake doctors' two other books and found them to be really great i have used her recipes many times and all received positive feedback, so i was happy to see a cupcake book its chuck full of recipes , frosting and decorating ideas, i gave it 5 stars because its a good book but you can only go so far with cupcakes and i have other books with finished product pictures, that also include lots of helpful hints. if your just getting into the cupcake making its a great book but if your looking for more than the basics keep looking
- Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2017Definitely one of the most helpful books I own on the subject of baking.. This isn't just a book with a bunch of recipes. She takes the time to lay out the "science" behind different ingredients and how they work together (or against each other). She even goes into detail about different styles of pans and how they affect the process. I will definitely be purchasing more of her books!!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2025Love this book. I love to bake cupcakes. Book has some great recipes and ideas.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2010I just left my review for the Cake Mix Book and have to almost copy what I wrote there for the Cupcakes! but I wont. I've made a few of the recipes in this book (as well as the Cake book) and enjoyed the different ideas and tastes. It's always fun to make cupcakes as they're so easy to eat and prepare and this book will give you new ideas, a new way to look at different 'adds' to the mix and thoughts of what you'll make tomorrow!! Enjoy!!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2014I bought this book because I needed to make cupcakes for my daughter's baby shower. The book is loaded with recipes that use regular cake mixes. I made three different recipes - strawberry, red velvet and cherry cheesecake - from this book and got rave reviews for each one. They were simple recipes with a few ingredients and they were moist and delicious, too. I had to give out these recipes to many of the the ladies afterword. If you are looking for really great cupcake recipes, then this book is for you!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2011I hastily bought this book without realizing all the cupcake recipes start from the box. That's not a deal breaker to me but I was still disappointed. I like trying out recipes that are from scratch. That being said this book does give you great flavor combinations; helpful tips; instructions/ideas on decorating; and frosting recipes from scratch. I do believe you can dress up a boxed cake with real frosting and fun decorations. This is a good mid-range book for those of you who want to try something new that's not too fancy or gourmet. You can definitely oooh and ahhh a crowd without having to go to the far ends of the earth searching for ingredients you can't pronounce, lol. For the price...I'd recommend this book to just about any baker.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023My first book from The Cake Mix Doctor. I liked it so well, I now have all 3. Great job!
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AshaReviewed in Spain on March 22, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro completo y lleno de ideas
No he hecho muchas recetas pero estoy encantada, da unas ideas muy buenas de preparación y decoración. Al final incluso trae unas plantillas.
- PatReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas except you cannot get vanilla angel delight which ...
Good ideas except you cannot get vanilla angel delight which seems to be the equivalent of the American named vanilla mix
- Sheila MacNeilReviewed in Canada on June 2, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars Cupcakes the easiest way - using a starter mix
Lots of interesting tips for using a cake mix as a starter. Very happy with the quality and content of this book.
- BarbaraReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Good recipe book
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