Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie and the Cupcake Cure | 2011 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 2 | Mia in the Mix | 2011 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 3 | Emma on Thin Icing | 2011 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 4 | Alexis and the Perfect Recipe | 2011 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 5 | Katie, Batter Up! | 2011 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 6 | Mia’s Baker’s Dozen | 2012 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 7 | Emma All Stirred Up! | 2012 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 8 | Alexis Cool as a Cupcake | 2012 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 9 | Katie and the Cupcake War | 2012 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 10 | Mia’s Boiling Point | 2012 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 11 | Emma, Smile and Say “Cupcake!” | 2012 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 12 | Alexis Gets Frosted | 2013 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 13 | Katie’s New Recipe | 2013 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 14 | Mia a Matter of Taste | 2013 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 15 | Emma Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice | 2013 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 16 | Alexis and the Missing Ingredient | 2013 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 17 | Katie SprinklesSurprises | 2013 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 18 | Mia Fashion Plates and Cupcakes | 2014 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 19 | Emma: Lights! Camera! Cupcakes! | 2014 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 20 | Alexis the Icing on the Cupcake | 2014 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 21 | Katie Starting from Scratch | 2014 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 22 | Mia’s Recipe for Disaster | 2014 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 23 | Emma’s Not-So-Sweet Dilemma | 2014 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 24 | Alexis’s Cupcake Cupid | 2015 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 25 | Katie Sprinkled Secrets | 2015 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 26 | Mia the Way the Cupcake Crumbles | 2015 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 27 | Emma Raining Cats and Dogs . . . and Cupcakes! | 2016 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 28 | Alexis Cupcake Crush | 2016 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 29 | Katie Just Desserts | 2016 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 30 | Mia Measures Up | 2017 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 31 | Emma Catwalks and Cupcakes! | 2018 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 32 | Alexis’s Half-Baked Idea | 2019 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 33 | Katie Cupcakes and Wedding Bells | 2020 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
| 34 | Mia’s Sweet Surprises | 2021 | Cupcake Diaries | Buy |
The Cupcake Diaries series by Cupcake Diaries (pen name Coco Simon) launched in 2011 with four books that each spotlight one of the main characters: Katie, Mia, Emma, and Alexis. The series follows the girls as they start a cupcake baking club in middle school, taking on orders for events while sorting out friendships, crushes, and family life. The rotating perspective gives each character room to grow, and the cupcake business provides a through-line that ties the books together.
New installments came out at a steady pace. Between 2012 and 2016, the series released several titles per year, with entries like Katie and the Cupcake War (2012), Mia’s Boiling Point (2012), and Alexis Gets Frosted (2013) keeping the story moving forward. The publishing pace slowed after 2016, but the series continued with Emma Catwalks and Cupcakes! (2018), Alexis’s Half-Baked Idea (2019), Katie Cupcakes and Wedding Bells (2020), and the final entry, Mia’s Sweet Surprises (2021). With 34 books in total, the series gave its young readers a long run with characters who grew alongside them.