Crave Cupcakes: Recipes Celebrating 20 Years of an Iconic Bakery

Whether readers have visited a brick-and-mortar Crave bakery in Alberta, Canada, or simply drooled over the bakers’ cupcakes, cakes, cookies, breads, bars, and loaves on social media, this book will satisfy their cravings for more festive creations. Written to celebrate Crave’s 20th birthday, the book feels like a party readers will want to attend. This volume is aesthetically a bit like Candace Nelson’s iconic The Sprinkles Baking Book but feels slightly more accessible, with less celebrity name-dropping and more affordable ingredients that still measure up, and with lovely end products that shine a light on pantry staples and childhood favorites like Twix bars. Plus, the authors’ clear illustrations of how to fill a pastry bag and other secrets of leveled-up bakers make the aspirational seem doable. They’ve included recipes for the bakery’s signature frostings and classic cakes (like the red velvet), most of which have familiar flavor profiles, plus a chapter with vegan and gluten-free options.