I have tried making caramel before and found it hard to get the right consistency so I opted for getting some tinned caramel to put in the mix. The only stuff supermarkets seem to sell is the nestle stuff, it tastes good.The variations on my usual cupcake recipe were to add light and dark brown sugar and the caramel in place of the milk. The cakes came out a bit crisper than normal but that was fine. The icing was caramel heated on the hob with icing sugar mixed in. I had to get in on the cakes very quick because it goes stiff on cooling.
Experimented a bit with the books, but settled on mint chocolate wafers cut up with sheets of royal icing in between, a fruit winder bookmark and sugar paper front cover. The writing on the book covers is in edible black ink- you can get pens from large craft stores.
Next book club books are Twilight and (Vs) Dracula. Already getting ideas on that theme!
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