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    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.

    BUY IT: You can buy Complete Cake Mix Magic: 300 Easy Desserts Good as Homemade wherever books are sold.

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    10. Sue Hull says

      My fave dessert is chocolate cake w/vanilla frosting. I’m also a fan of Sam’s Club cakes.Yum-O. Thank you for the cool giveaway!

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    44. Katie Morris Crider says

      Chocolate Eclair Desert-It’s like a cream puff with chocolate on top but layed out flat in a cake pan

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    64. sharon cowles says

      Coconut Creme pie is my all time fav….wish i could find some mini pies… I’m the only one that will eat coconut cream pie…the grandies love chocolate cake anytime

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    77. Heather! says

      I love crème brulee! I have spent the last year and a half trying to master it. I’ve gotten it down to *almost* just right!

      Thanks!
      h4schaffer at gmail dot com

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    85. Pauline M says

      I found a recipe for an apple pizza in an old taste of home magazine that has quickly become a family favorite!

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    104. Tamar says

      I had these AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGG smores last night at a restaurant. the guy is a culinary genius and now it is my favorite dessert.

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    117. Vera says

      So many good things to eat that are sweet. I’ll just say it should be very rich, very dark chocolate, and possibly have nuts in and on it.

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    126. Michelle Proper says

      Peanut butter anything works for me! I recently had a chocolate peanut butter cupcake that was to die for! Thanks!

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