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Today’s the day!
It’s the official publication day for the SprinkleBakes book! I’m so excited and more than a little nervous! Every other post on my blog will feature a recipe, but today I wanted to tell you a little bit about what I’ve been pouring so much love and work into over the past year. I really hope it lives up to everything you’d expect – your encouragement from the very start of this blog has meant so much to me and has made this day possible.
Hopefully this will answer your burning questions: inside you’ll find 77 recipes. Of those, 36 are basics that every baker and dessert enthusiast will want in their recipe arsenal.This section is called “Blank Canvases” because these recipes can be endlessly varied with flavor, color and shape. I return to these simple and approachable basics again and again. Use them to create a confectionery work of art, or just to satisfy a craving!
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I’ve said before that this is an art-meets-baking book, but what does that mean? The creative recipes in this book are listed under chapters called Line, Sculpture, Color, and Mixed Media. Preceding the recipes in each of these sections you’ll find – art lessons! From brush primers to sculptural cake carving instructions, this book teaches you how to think like an artist. A few recipes are elaborate, but many are easy to make, and I give plenty of templates.
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At heart, this book is about taking the things in life that inspire you, and recreating them in your baking. It’s about making the most of your time in the kitchen and being able to share something delicious and memorable with those you love.
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A delicious cake and freshly baked challas on Thursdays for shabbos is a great thing to have in my house. lazerbillin@gmail.com
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OH I can't wait to buy a copy of your book!! Congrats!!! Someday perhaps I can create pretty baked goods like you do!! What inspires me? My kids and my husband… the are the reason I wake up in the morning and my entire world!
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I have been finding inspiration in my flower garden this spring! The colors and shapes have been beautiful!
Spring time inspires me, waking up to a beautiful Melbourne morning, wandering into the kitchen with a pantry full of ingredients, ready to bake a feast of cupcakes and sweets for my sweetest friends 🙂 love them to bits… although i love cake just as much xoxo
Candice
(cm_rynne@hotmail.com)
Wow! Amazing! Things like this inspires me. Beautiful books full of colour and yummy things!
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Petra GC
My sister inspires me. She is a single mom to two (amazing) kids, she works part time, and is going to school full time for nursing. The obstacles she has overcome, the strong faith she has, plus the love and compassion inspires me to be a better person and to always go for my dreams.
(hanlynn3@gmail.com)
I often inspire myself! My two children love helping me bake so when I decide to cook something new I get them involved then we all taste it together! Your book sounds and looks amazing!! Very exciting! julia.hutchinson7@bigpond.com
My mom inspires me. She is such a caring, devoted person and always looks on the brighter side of things when no one else does.
The book looks lovely! The cover is so fab!
haleymclain@gmail.com
My daughter inspires me with her imagination, artwork and compassion for others. She loves cooking, baking, decorating and creating 🙂
pinkgreek@marykay.com
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Congratulations Heather!!! I am so excited for you! I can't wait to get my hands on a copy.
Inspiration for me comes from almost anything – shoes, a pretty dress, fresh produce, seeing beautiful images in magazines.
Good books inspire me, creative or fresh thinking. 🙂 faye88@chello.nl
The Norwegian nature inspires me, especially now when its spring. I love how the flowers have so many clear, beautiful colors, the green grass and all the animals coming. Butterflies, birds and bugs.
-Ida
idahav@hotmail.com
Trawling through interior design blogs and seeing how different people create homes out of mere houses is what inspires me! katemaher90@gmail.com
The inspiration to bake and create has always been in my heart…but lately I have been enjoying the simple designs of a cupcake or cake…I love to bake and make things look pretty and make sure they taste GOOD…my 5 kids inspire me…baking is in m SOUL and it is the key to a happy home…luvbg10@comcast.net
There is nothing like seeing your hard work and dedication and TIME turn into to a beautiful creation…like a perfectly baked cake or the worlds perfect French Macaron. I think I must have been a baker or chef in a previous life because the very though of whipping something up gives me so much joy and inspiration! I love all your creations and they have inspired in so many ways. melimendoza2008@gmail.com
Congratulations to your new book! It's awesome and I will post about it on Facebook. I think there are a lot of bakers out there waiting for a book like yours.
I'm mostly inspired by the farmers market. Fruits and vegetables of the season, dairy products of the region and of course food blogs providing beautiful pictures of food and awesome ideas.
COLOR!! Come on..lets face it…it is everywhere! It is why I love your blog, I love the color and how you use it in your baking and decorating.
jswatsworth@yahoo.com
You inspire me when im hungry and feeling creative! well done with the book, it looks brill x
Brigid.visser@hotmail.co.uk
I am inspired by so many people, gestures, smells, textures, but most of all I love to fall into cold sheets and snuggle with my boys.
Can't wait to check out the cookbook. Cupcakes my daughter creates. Yum
dcc830@yahoo.com
My inspiration is drawn from everything around me…my kids, grandkids, art, but mostly music inspires me. Put on some good music, head to the kitchen and start creating! diannaellis57@gmail.com
My family is what inspires me in all that I do and to take in the beautiful things that surround me everyday!
buffyet@yahoo.com
I am inspired by so many people, gestures, smells, textures, but most of all I love to fall into cold sheets and snuggle with my boys.
My biggest inspiration would have to be Christopher Nolan, director of Inception, Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale, The Prestige, Memento, etc. He directs so well, with such deep meaning instilled in each movie. There is such a unity of plot, where everything make sense when all the pieces are put together, and one cannot be bored of his movies, because they engage you so well 🙂 Creative, psychologically challenging, leaving you questioning until the very last minute, and such a great cast in each movie, Chris Nolan's movie are the perfection of our era 🙂
My kids are probably my greatest inspiration.
Homemade bread that comes out perfectly, my husband and daughter, and the fact that spring is finally arriving!
kellyrobert323@yahoo.com
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Congratulations!!! Will help to spread the word.
My inspiration comes from my mom…the original Martha S. Like sooo many women of that generation, mom cooked, cleaned, painted, wallpapered, sewed my clothes and all the curtains in our home, gardened….and she considered all of it an art.
This is really nice! I get inspired by things that look as great as they taste!
Inspired by other bakers endless creativity, talent, and artistry. zumerzet@tiscali.co.uk Good luck with the great book 🙂
I am inspired as soon as I see the smile on the face of the eater!!
Nature inspires me, from the earthy tones of the forest to the vibrant shades of a butterfly, to the cooling shimmers of a misted day and the warming glow of sunshine on bare skin… as well as food blogs of course!
missbecksy@googlemail.com
I'm deligthed for u and ur book. U hav been so excited over the past weeks! I found your blog "by accident" and I am really happy about that. And it's those small things in life, that inspire me: "litte accidents", a good piece of cake, a freshly baked (homemade) bread, a letter from my godchild, being able to stay in touch with my friends around the world, a good book, a phonecall with my mom, coffee and many many more. I think u hav 2 treasure those little moments in life, otherwise it can be hard for one to… Read more »
what inspire me is to see the faces of the people i make cakes for help me think on how to better my self and make more people happy
Childhood Memories of my Mother baking in the kitchen inspire me to bake….there is nothing like a Mother.
lgalante@zoominternet.net
Congratulations Heather!
I'm inspired by the smiles I can put on someone's face 🙂
I think the simple things like flour, baking powder, baking soda, fondant, bananas, chocolate, mint leaves… things like that inspire me to create interesting, simple baking that makes my family and friends happy. Baking is a metaphor for the challenges we face in life, and sometimes it is what gets me through when all else fails to go right.
I am inspired by so many people, gestures, smells, textures, but most of all I love to fall into cold sheets and snuggle with my boys.
A freshly baked cake and a new episode of my favorite TV-Show!
My Dog Moses inspires me, to see his tail wag or watch him barking in his sleep, brings a smile every time.
amotherwell@hotmail.com
Wow, the book looks great!!!
Pretty much everything inspires me: other food bloggers, nature, family and friends…anything!
Congrats!
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Kniwung that somone is going to enjoy eating my goodies as much as I enjoy making them is what inspires me
-Tiffany(hopelss_cchs_2004@yahoo.com
Right now, rays of the first warm spring sun inspire me. pintyoka@freemail.hu
I'm inspired by my Dad who grabbed a camera 30years ago and taught himself how to use it and now runs photographic safaris around the world and my Mum who taught me to roll out cookie dough and then decorate it. jas {@} glutenfreescallywag.com
Music inspires me! I always put some music on while cooking, baking or just generally creating things 🙂
Also- Anything colorful! It can be an amazing sky at sunset, a field full of flowers or something man-made like balloons…
Congratulations on your book! I'm sure it's very exciting!!
yehuditspeiser@yahoo.com
My inspiration comes from Christ!He is my Author! 😀 I am soo excited about your book!
Aleisha
aleisha_daniels@yahoo.com