I think my secret santa noticed that I am the creator/mod of /r/cakewin and sent me two freaking awesome cookbooks:

The Cake Bible: an amazing, easy to read, and apparently much lauded book that I will treasure for years to come!!!! What a serious business dessert book- I can't tell you guys how excited I am =DDDD!!! Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: A book with TONS of ideas and lots and lots of pictures to help inspire me and give me ideas to be creative!! I really like that she has instructions for making additional garnishes in the back, like the crystallized flowers. I always bake for my friends and classmates but now they're REALLY going to look forward to it!

I had a really crazy, intense week of finals and I couldn't contain myself when I got it and ripped it open. What a pleasant surprise after an extremely draining week!!! Thank you so much secret santa for your extremely thoughtful gifts- I'd love to send you a Christmas/Thank you card if you want to share your identity =) Have a wonderful, warm holiday season!