Hello Cupcake!

This one’s irresistible. Look at the cover of Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s Hello Cupcake! and you’ll see how adorable their ideas are for decorating cupcakes for all kinds of festive occasions.

Cupcake corn on the cob decorated with yellow jelly beans, fruit-chew “melted butter pats,” sugar crystal “salt and pepper” and real corncob holders. Chocolate donut and donut-hole penguins. Twinkie sharks with bright red fruit-leather grins. These are easy and utterly captivating ideas, all made from cupcakes, candy, and colored frosting.

So celebrate the dog days of summer with the charming terriers on the cover or the dozen other doggie breeds Tack and Richardson create with these easy ingredients. Equal time for cupcake kitties, too.

Sweet.