Annie Rigg

Accompanied by creative packaging ideas and with a huge variety of recipes and ideas for every season and occasion - from candied almonds and Chinese fortune cookies to slow-roasted tomatoes and macaroons - there is sure to be something for everyone in this book, whether you want to celebrate a birthday, a wedding, or just say thank you.

A new baby is the perfect excuse to get baking. Whether for a baby shower, a christening or those magical early birthdays, there are so many cute and beautiful creations to choose from in this book by baking queen Annie Rigg. There are marbled pink or blue cupcakes or baby-bottle cookies for a fun baby shower; a stunning daisychain cake or pretty, easy-to-make, rich, decorated chocolate cake for a christening or naming day ceremony; various treats featuring teddy bears, ducks, pirates and sailboats for a child's first, second or third birthday. Annie offers more than 50 adorable ideas in this book to inspire you to make cakes, cupcakes, cookies and treats for your own or someone else's pregnancy or baby. With step-by-step photography and deliciously easy recipes, you'll have everything you need here to celebrate the arrival of a little one.

From traditional toffee, fluffy clouds of marshmallow and creamy maple and pecan fudge to sherbet with lolly dippers, the recipes in Sweet Things are the stuff of childhood dreams. Soft, delicately flavoured nougat bars, topped with vanilla caramel and covered in chocolate are just big enough for three or four (big) bites and far surpass the shop-bought equivalent. Crisp butterscotch popcorn with just a hint of sea salt is the perfect adult indulgence, a box of Praline Hearts makes a delightful Valentine's Day gift and chocolatedipped honeycomb is tailor-made for Father's Day. The recipes come with failsafe instructions that will ensure success every time, even for novice confectioners, plus creative packaging ideas, making this the ideal book whether you want an imaginative present for someone special or merely to treat yourself.