THE SWEETAPOLITA BAKEBOOK

Be inspired by a new way of decorating cakes and cookies.

Never before have there been such charming baking recipes that actually invite you to draw and paint on your dessert, until The Sweetapolita Bakebook. Rosie Alyea, the blogger behind Sweetapolita, has an amazing knack for creating interactive sweets. The magic of her designs is not in piping frosting or sticking on candies, but in how they're each an art project, with the baked good your canvas and icing a paint palette. Treats such as Painted Mini Cakes have you frost little cakes smoothly and serve with edible frosting "paint" for decorating at the table. The

Chalk-a-Lot cake is a fondant-covered layer cake served with homemade edible "chalk" for drawing right on the cake. Rosie shares showstopping designs that any home baker can accomplish in 75 recipes for everything from homemade sprinkles to decadent layered cakes.
With 100 gorgeous color photographs and Rosie's best tips and techniques, The Sweetapolita Bakebook is a must-have for any budding or expert home baker.

UNIQUE CAKE DECORATING IDEAS: We were stunned when we got this proposal because we'd never seen anything like it. The novelty of interactive sweets that you can draw and paint on is a first for us, and Rosie's penchant for glitter and sprinkles adds a beautiful, fun, whimsical touch that kids and adults love.

ROSIE ALYEA is a professionally trained baker and the blogger behind Sweetapolita.com. She co-created Cake Beauty, a popular dessert-themed line of natural bath and body products. Sweetapolita has been featured in Reader's Digest, Martha Stewart Living online, The Huffington Post, People.com, and The Kitchn.