Book Review: “Complete Cake Mix Magic: 300 Easy Desserts Good as Homemade”

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Complete Cake Mix Magic: 300 Easy Desserts Good as Homemade

By Jill Snider
288 Pages (Paperback)
Date Published: July 26, 2012

Enjoy cake baking the easy and delicious way!

Anyone who bakes from scratch knows that baking cakes can be time-consuming and it can produce disappointing results. A cake mix is the perfect shortcut solution, because beginning with the best always gets you off to a great start. All you need to add is the rich and flavorful ingredients, such as eggs, sour cream, butter, chocolate or fruit — the distinctive “homemade” taste no bakery cake can match.

This tempting selection of cake recipes will carry you through every occasion and you’ll discover how to easily transform a basic cake mix into a mouthwatering dessert. The more than 300 recipes provide results that really do taste homemade — in less than half the time it would take to bake from scratch.

Choose from more than 300 delectable recipes, including:

Single Layer Cakes

Multi-Layer Cakes

Tube and Bundt Cakes

Angel Food Cakes

Cheesecakes

Coffee Cakes

Loaves and Muffins

Cookies

Bars and Squares

Special-Occasion Desserts.

Along with wonderful recipes, you’ll find tips and techniques for perfect cake baking every time — and a wealth of baking knowledge. Complete Cake Mix Magic includes practical equipment information making it perfect for beginner bakers and a great refresher for the experienced. Simple recipes, basic ingredients and no experience required — you’ll find all the elements necessary for outstanding results.

I often look at recipes for cakes and desserts and think how there is no way I can make those. Between having the time, energy and all the ingredients on hand, I usually just use a box mix and call it a day. The book “Complete Cake Mix Magic” is great because all the recipes start off with a cake mix and then add on to it. So yes I would call the dessert “homemade.” With 300 recipes I am sure there is a recipe in there that everyone will love, I am drooling just reading them all. This cookbook does show some pictures throughout the book, but not one for every recipe which is what I usually prefer. At the end there are even frosting recipes for more of that “from scratch” taste. The recipes are easy to follow and even include little variations. Great cookbook for a baker looking for something different.

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