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Summary: A new way to look at a cake mix !
Review: I will never look at a cake mix the same way again.
The mix's I've tried were GREAT! As close to scratch as possible, without the weight.
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Summary: Great first baking cookbook for teens
Review: I got this cookbook for my teenage daughter last year. She loved it and was able to make many of the recipies on her own with no help. One of the recipies - the lemon cheesebars - have become her "signature" dessert and she has been asked by friends and relatives to make the bars a number of times. Other favorites were the white cake with fresh lime curd and the banana toffee cake that is made in a cast iron skillet. Very basic stuff - but fun to make and the pictures of the all of the recipes are great. Recommend as a "family" type of cookbook.
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Summary: Don't buy this!!!!
Review: These cake recipes are loaded with fat,calories and sugar! I would rather bake gourmet cakes using butter, eggs and sugar and have something really delicious to eat. Buy "Perfect Cakes" instead. All of the recipes are wonderful and if your going to eat cake, eat a cake that's worth eating!
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Summary: Delicious Recipes and Easy to Use!
Review: Did you ever see "Steel Magnolias"? Do you remember the scene at the wedding when they're cutting into the armadillo groom's cake, and it was red velvet cake? Ever wonder how to make that? Well, on page 152 of The Cake Mix Doctor by Anne Byrn, you can find out! This easy-to-use cookbook has recipes for cakes, biscotti, bars, cookie pops, and even tiramisu. My favorite recipe in this book is the turtle cake. It's so easy to make, and such a popular treat! I've brought it to cookouts and church council meetings, and it disappeared. It disappears even faster when it's warm! While there are "lighter" recipes in this cookbook, this book is not for the cholesterol conscious. Many of the recipes begin with adding a stick of butter to the cake mix. While it tastes delicious, the nutrition information is not provided. I use this cookbook often, especially when I need something tasty and quick. It's a great resource for those times when you just don't have the time or inclination to cook from scratch.
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Summary: You've gotta get this one...
Review: The recipe for the banana cake with quick caramel frosting is worth the price of the cookbook all by itself. I attended a birthday celebration for a friend earlier this week and this was the cake his family had baked for him. It was truly out of this world. Anne Byrn takes a simple approach to making cakes far more delicious with just a few steps.
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Summary: My friends & family LOVE me!!!
Review: I have tried most of the recipes in this book. They are all very good. In addition, Ms. Byrn offers tips & suggestions to help those involved with Bake Sales or those who just want to make their own cake mix variations.
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Summary: Great Concepts and Background
Review: This is a clever concept that is going to save my life -- well at least my reputation as a baker. I love to cook and bake and yet, cakes are not my strong suit. We've had way too many flops in this household this year. Previously, I have been one of those to eschew the idea of using "a mix". ... This book offers a great way to do so and the results are much better (and cheaper!)than what I could pick up at the grocery store bakery and, hopefully, will help me break my "flop" streak. Contrary to what a previous reviewer wrote, the author DOES (a very emphatic DOES) address the whole pudding in the mix issue - in great detail, in fact. The key to making good use of a cookbook is to READ the cookbook, not just a few recipes. There is a lot of important background provided in the first section of this book, as well as in the side-bars. After reading that section and then the review that claimed this was "three-star execution", I felt like that reviewer ... had NOT read the book. That same person also commented on the baking times. I would remind all users of this book to make sure they are using the same size pan as recommended by the author if they are going to use that time frame. That makes a big difference. On page 405, there is a sidebar to explain how long to bake a cake in a different sized pan than specified in the recipe. Happy Baking!
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Summary: Check the recipes on the boxes
Review: This book delivers as promised, but I realised that 90% of the recipes are the same as those on the boxes of the cake mixes.. Anne Byrn adds a few things here and there, and she could have just given the basic instructions on how to improve the basic mix, and recipes for icing, instead of devoting a page per cake.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: So glad that I purchased this book. Author made preparing great tasting cakes easy and provides useful information and backgrounds about ingredients and cake mixes. This is a "must" have book.
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Summary: Excellent--don't miss it!
Review: I refuse to make cakes from scratch! Too much time and effort, and I'm not that good at it! But these recipes are so simple and are such time savers! Chances are you have many of the ingredients in your pantry already. Very interesting notes are included about history of cake mixes, different pans, and variations you can use. I love it!
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