The Birthday Cake Book: 75 Recipes for Candle-Worthy Creations

by Dede Wilson

Book Overview

75 recipes for candle-worthy creations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558323821
• ISBN13: 9781558323827
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great gift

Ordered this as a gift for my daughter who is in charge of organizing birthdays for four busy girls and she is delighted with this book.

Great Recipes

This book has great tips and recipes. I love the regular recipe, then it has a quick one too. I have been looking for a book with basic cake and icing recipes and this one has it all. Definitely recommend it to anyone who likes to add a personal touch to a party. Way better than a store bought cake. Shows you care about the person to take the time to make one yourself!!

Happy, happy birthdays

Dede Wilson has done it again! Her new cookbook, The Birthday Cake Book is an inspiration to anyone who has ever wondered what sort of cake to bake for a particular person. With 75 ideas that can be mixed and matched, Wilson will inspire you and instruct you in baking a delicious memory for even the most difficult birthday-boy (or girl) on your list. My personal favorite of the several I have tried from this book is the plain old-fashioned yellow cake with seven-minute frosting. You can dress it up, or tone it down, but it is sure to please. Wilson's instructions are clear and well-presented. The recipes are foolproof, and excellent. This is the perfect book for wedding showers, baby showers, or just plain old fun giving. Team it up with a couple of cake pans or piping supplies and a selection of gel food colorings. Your gift will be used and appreciated for many years to come.

Great cakes--even for beginning bakers

I bought this book and made the Caramel-Walnut-Spice birthday cake for my girlfriend's birthday. I don't bake very often, but the author's instructions are very easy to follow and the cake was very good. The 5 tips for frosting cakes in the introduction were helpful, and the photos make it difficult to decide which cake to choose when my birthday rolls around. It's definitely nice to feel like I'm making something on my own that's as good as I'd get at a bakery.

Inspirational

This book provides some fresh and fun ideas for the cook who wants to try something new and different for that annual event - the birthday. After years of making birthday cakes for family members, one can fall into the routine of making the same old time-tested recipe. It's time to get enthusiastic again about birthdays!! This book gives the home cook glorious photographs of what they can create and recipes that are easy to follow. Even better, give the book to the kids and ask them to choose their birthday cake this year! The recipes are not all for the kids - there are some pretty elegant cakes for more sophisticated adult tastes. The book includes basic cake and frosting recipes for making cakes for any occasion - no need to limit it to birthdays. Your family will thank you for buying this book.