Sweet, Savory, and Sometimes Boozy Cupcakes

"A party without a cake is just a meeting" - Julia Child (1912-2004). Europeans serve savory cheese after a nice meal. Americans prefer something sweet and sugary. Alison Riede manages to marry the two concepts with her wildly original and surprisingly delicious cupcakes. She starts with the flavors and winds up with something that defies expectation. Recipes for salty, nutty, spicy, savory, tart, fruity, and chocolaty desserts. Alison Riede is a 2011 winner of Food Network?s Cupcake Wars. She is the owner of Santa Barbara, California based cupcake shop Sugar Cat Studio and has dedicated her baking skills to creating savory flavors to offset the traditional sweetness of the cupcake. Her cupcakes were featured in the 2010 Academy Award celebrity gift baskets. These are all 1st edition, new hardcover books without dust jackets which didn't sell in their initial placement and were returned to the publisher. No copy was ever sold from a store, nor has ever been read, although they may have set on the shelf in a store and may have remainder marks. Copyright 2015. First Edition assumed because full print-line implies 1st printing. Printed in China. No LCCN. ISBN: 978-0-58057-297-1. MSR = $18.95.…