Review: ‘Eat Me!: The Stupendous, Self-Raising World of Cupcakes & Bakes According to Cookie Girl
Well firstly, I’m a bit cross. This ‘Cookie Girl’ has just gone and written the book that I was always meant to write, goshdarnit.
Seriously, if you’re a bit of a cupcake afficionado like my good self, Eat Me!: The Stupendous, Self-raising World of Cupcakes and Bakes According to Cookie Girl
The story behind the book is just as unique as the book itself. Turns out, Xanthe Milton started her cupcake career by selling her wares door to door in West London dressed in the kind of Alice in Wonderland/Nell Gwynne costume that must have had the fellas wanting more than her cupcakes. She really does make baking sexy. And I love Xanthe’s writing too, it’s difficult not to admire someone who pours so much love into every pink-iced morsel:
“…when making cupcakes for a wedding, it is essential to think thoughts of love, future happiness and prosperity for the bride and groom… never bake out of a sense of obligation or when feeling sad or stressed. No good will come of it – the milk will sour and the butter will go rancid”
So far, I’ve made about three of the recipes. I particularly loved the Pistachio Lime Cupcakes and the little lemon biscuits (for sheer quirkiness, though, check out the Jack Daniels Cupcakes!) and the book delivers on the quality of the recipes as well. It’s a win/win. Rush out and buy it now.
EAT ME! The Stupendous, Self-Raising World of Cupcakes & Bakes According to Cookie Girl by Xanthe Milton is out now, Published by Ebury Press, priced at £15.00.
Hope the book,an at works gets this in.
Anyone seen Maxi’s credit card??
And tell Erica to stop talking about plane flights *frowns*
Even you.