I haven’t Made any recipes yet, and many look very good. I rated it 4 stars because the recipes all look like real, “unfooled around with” delicious cake recipes. There are a few using mixes but most are from scratch. These recipes are bare bones with minimal instructions so if you are not an experienced baker, this book is not for you. There’s no hand holding or extra information. These are not gourmet recipes; all look like they came from community cookbooks, a little old fashioned, like maybe your grandma used to make. There’s no nutritional or descriptive info either.

Pros: lots of from scratch cake and frosting recipes. Many look like from the 50′s and 60′s, I haven’t found any so far that are low fat or use artificial sweeteners (yes, that’s a pro for me!). Also the book is in an easier to use format than many of these 99 cent Kindle cookbooks. Lots of recipes for 99 cents.

Cons: if you don’t know what creaming or folding ingredients means, this one isn’t for you. No pictures,no descriptions,no detailed instructions.

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I bought this for the chocolate recipes but there’s lots more here. No pictures, but reasonably simple recipes for every kind of cake you can imagine. Plus the formatting was much better than others I’ve bought. Lots of bang for the buck!

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i just love it!
funny,intelligent,personal,a great afternoon’s listen for english,italian ,german,french and spanish speakers.
would love to hear it live…

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]]> http://www.easy-cake-recipe.com/753/the-classic-1000-cake-and-bake-recipes-classic-1000-cookbook/comment-page-1/#comment-776 Pim Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:02:55 +0000 http://www.easy-cake-recipe.com/753/the-classic-1000-cake-and-bake-recipes-classic-1000-cookbook/#comment-776 <i>Review by Pim for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cake-Pops-Tricks-Recipes-Irresistible/dp/0811876373%3FSubscriptionId%3D1YKJ59ZKKDDTRYYB5NR2%26tag%3Daldouspibooks09%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0811876373" rel="nofollow">Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats</a></i> <b>Rating: <img src="http://www.easy-cake-recipe.com/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/5.png" /></b> Bakerella is amazing and her ideas are ultra-cute. Personally, I find cake balls way too sweet for my taste (Bakerella herself describes them as "super-sweet" and I agree), but I love the book and it totally deserves 5 stars. I have already bought two as gifts as well as one for myself, and will be buying more as well as recommending it to all my friends, for the simple reason that it's full of brilliant ideas for decorating sweet truffles. I have been making truffles by combining crushed Oreo cookies with cream cheese for almost 4 years now. The saltiness in the cream cheese cuts the sweetness of the cookies, so (in my opinion) they taste so much nicer than cake balls. Bakerella mentions the possibility of oreo truffles on page 98 of her book, and you'll find the recipe on her website as well as elsewhere (1 pack cream cheese, one pack oreos, one pack almond bark for coating - just 3 ingredients). I use Bakerella's ideas but with an oreo truffle filling - perfection! I don't bother with sticks though, I just put the balls in paper cases - it's less hassle that way. By the way, shop around for the best-priced white almond bark, as prices vary widely. In Houston, the lowest-priced by far is the store where "here everything's better". In the UK, almond bark is called "chocolate flavour cake covering", brands include Silver Spoon and Tesco. Review by Pim for Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats
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Bakerella is amazing and her ideas are ultra-cute. Personally, I find cake balls way too sweet for my taste (Bakerella herself describes them as “super-sweet” and I agree), but I love the book and it totally deserves 5 stars. I have already bought two as gifts as well as one for myself, and will be buying more as well as recommending it to all my friends, for the simple reason that it’s full of brilliant ideas for decorating sweet truffles. I have been making truffles by combining crushed Oreo cookies with cream cheese for almost 4 years now. The saltiness in the cream cheese cuts the sweetness of the cookies, so (in my opinion) they taste so much nicer than cake balls. Bakerella mentions the possibility of oreo truffles on page 98 of her book, and you’ll find the recipe on her website as well as elsewhere (1 pack cream cheese, one pack oreos, one pack almond bark for coating – just 3 ingredients). I use Bakerella’s ideas but with an oreo truffle filling – perfection! I don’t bother with sticks though, I just put the balls in paper cases – it’s less hassle that way. By the way, shop around for the best-priced white almond bark, as prices vary widely. In Houston, the lowest-priced by far is the store where “here everything’s better”. In the UK, almond bark is called “chocolate flavour cake covering”, brands include Silver Spoon and Tesco.

]]> http://www.easy-cake-recipe.com/753/the-classic-1000-cake-and-bake-recipes-classic-1000-cookbook/comment-page-1/#comment-775 H. Tucker Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:07:08 +0000 http://www.easy-cake-recipe.com/753/the-classic-1000-cake-and-bake-recipes-classic-1000-cookbook/#comment-775 <i>Review by H. Tucker for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cake-Pops-Tricks-Recipes-Irresistible/dp/0811876373%3FSubscriptionId%3D1YKJ59ZKKDDTRYYB5NR2%26tag%3Daldouspibooks09%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0811876373" rel="nofollow">Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats</a></i> <b>Rating: <img src="http://www.easy-cake-recipe.com/wp-content/plugins/WPRobot3/images/5.png" /></b> Have you had a cake pop? Oh my gosh, you're missing out if you haven't! Cake pops are SO good, so fun, and it's the only way we eat cake in our house now. :-) We make cake pops for EVERY occasion and they are always a huge hit with family and friends. This book has tons of great ideas and they're so fun and easy to make. Highly recommended! Thank you for cake pops, Bakerella! Our family loves you for them! lol Review by H. Tucker for Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats
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Have you had a cake pop? Oh my gosh, you’re missing out if you haven’t! Cake pops are SO good, so fun, and it’s the only way we eat cake in our house now. We make cake pops for EVERY occasion and they are always a huge hit with family and friends. This book has tons of great ideas and they’re so fun and easy to make. Highly recommended! Thank you for cake pops, Bakerella! Our family loves you for them! lol

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