The Cake Mix Doctor is in! And the prescription is simple: By doctoring up packaged cake mix with just the right extras--a touch of sweet butter here, cocoa powder there, or poppy seeds, vanilla yogurt, sherry, eggs, and grated lemon zest for the Charleston Poppy Seed Cake--even the least experienced baker can turn out luscious signature desserts, time after time. The proof is in the taste, and the taste never stops--from Toasted Coconut Sour Cream Cake to Devilishly Good Chocolate Cake; from a to-die-for Caramel Cake and a Holiday Yule Log to cheesecakes, coffee cakes, sheet cakes, pound cakes, bars, brownies, and those all-important frostings, here are 175 fast, foolproof recipes that will transform the art of home baking in America. Who could believe these cakes came out of a box? Moist, tender, rich, deep, and complexly flavored, without a hint of artificiality, each cake stand up and delivers. But without any of the fuss of baking from scratch. Anne Byrn, an award-wining food writer and self-described purist, creates recipes that employ a cake mix's strengths---convenience, ease-of-use, dependability, and almost imperviousness to overbeating, underbeating, overbaking, and underbaking. In addition to the recipes are the Cake Mix Doctor's Q&A's, extensive "Doctor Says" tips, lists--15 Beautiful Birthday Cakes, 15 Cakes That Will Cash in at a Bake Sale--and more, all illustrated in a full-color photographic insert. |
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 Best cake book ever!Mar 10, 2010
I have been baking cakes for 50+ years and have never found a cookbook for cakes to equal The Cake Mix Doctor! I have never (so far) had one to fail or not be great in flavor, etc. Highly recommend to beginners and experienced bakers too!
great short cutsMar 04, 2010
Have used several recipes and taken some cakes to work, now everyone thinks I am a great baker. Even though I told them the recipe is a cake mix, no one believes me.
The Cake Mix DoctorMar 03, 2010
This book was in great condition, I received in plenty of time. Thank you so much.
The Cake DoctorFeb 08, 2010
Great book which I am sure I will use during the Holidays each year. Book was received in excellent condition and fast. I am very pleased with everything. I have never been disapointed with an Amazon order.
Taught me to enjoy bakingFeb 04, 2010
My parents got this for me as a teenager, and I still use it years later. It really is a must-have for anyone who likes to bake. Since you're mostly working with pre-mixed cakes, there's no intimidating guesswork or mistakes. It's also great for bakers on a budget.
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