Page 7 - Cupcakes

as I wrote the first Cake Mix Doctor book. You said to tell stories that people

want to read. I took that advice to heart and have enjoyed choosing stories to
share through the headnotes I write with each recipe.
But I wouldn’t have been writing any of these recipe stories had not James
Wehrle, a sales manager at Workman Publishing, arrived slightly late to a
meeting while I was in New York, found a seat, then blurted out that I needed to
write “The Cupcake Doctor.” Thank you, James.

Thank you also to my editor Suzanne Rafer, who had been nudging me in the
direction of fun, family-friendly cakes, and thank you to her kind assistants Beth
Doty and Robyn Schwartz. Thanks to Peter and Carolan Workman for their
continued creative vision and support; to Katie Workman for her delightful
stories, energy, and lunches in New York; to Pat Upton for her diligence and
patience as we begin new projects; to Jenny Mandel for being your positive self
(you can talk me into just about anything); and to David Schiller, Amy Lewis,
and Justin Nisbet, who manage the busy Web site cakemixdoctor.com. Thanks to

Ann ffolliott, who carefully copyedited this book; to production editor Anne
Cherry; to Paul Hanson, Lisa Hollander, and Lori S. Malkin in the art
department, who packaged the book like one big adorable cupcake; to typesetter
Barbara Peragine; and to photographer Susan Goldman and food stylist Karen
Tack, who made the recipes look so good, I am still hungry for cupcakes! And a
special thanks to models Bleue and Phoenix Silkensen, whose pleasure in eating
the cupcakes is reflected in their joyous smiles.
Thanks to Kate Tyler and all in publicity who must get the word out that we

authors have new books. It isn’t an easy job, and I appreciate all that you do.
Thanks to Kim Upton of the Los Angeles Times syndicate (which carries the
Dinner Doctor column), and Dana Cowin and Kate Krader of Food & Wine
magazine, who loved my chocolate cupcakes and featured them in a story. Even
gourmet cooks appreciate a few tasty shortcuts!

Thanks last, and most of all, to the readers who have baked the cakes in my
books and have spread the word that you can really bake a terrific cake (and
cupcakes) in your own kitchen. Enjoy!
Anne Byrn