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

Dede Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 3, 2008

You only get one birthday each year, and in this book Dede Wilson has created 75 recipes for special cakes that will make your celebration a memorable one. The book begins with a set of master batter and frosting recipes that can be mixed and matched and used as the basis for fun, inspired cakes like Confetti 'n' Sprinkles Cake, Teeny-Tiny Chocolate-Orange Birthday Cake, Grand Golden 50th Birthday Cake, and the Banana Split Cake. With this book, anyone can bake and decorate cakes like a pro at home!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dede Wilson's latest book has something for everyone special in your life. Her delicious recipes and meticulous instructions will entice even the novice baker. This is the perfect book to help create a memorable birthday treat, whether the recipient is turning one or 101. --Elisa Strauss, author of The Confetti Cakes Cookbook and Confetti Cakes for Kids

Since I was five I can remember loving cake that's when I learned that you shouldn't be so quick to jump in line for a slice, because after the first, they only get bigger! Dede Wilson's wonderful recipes and beautiful book sure take me back to those days of eating delicious cakes. --Willard Scott, host of Willard Scott Birthdays on The Today Show

About the Author

Dede Wilson is the author of several cookbooks, including Truffles, the Baker's Field Guide series, and The Wedding Cake Book, which was nominated for an IACP Award. She is a contributing editor to Bon Appetit and is a frequent guest on Today and The View. Wilson has appeared on several public television cooking shows, as well as CNN, the Food Network, HGTV, and the Discovery Channel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press (October 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558323821
• ISBN-13: 978-1558323827
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dede Wilson is a popular food writer and television personality with her own public television show, Seasonings with Dede Wilson, in wide distribution throughout the U.S. and Canada. An additional show, The Holiday Table, began airing in Fall 2006 and will run through 2009; the 90-minute Holiday Pledge Special that she produced for PBS in 2005 was re-broadcast throughout the holiday season in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Wilson has been a spokesperson for KitchenAid, making frequent live and televised appearances around the country for KitchenAid products. She is also a prolific cookbook author and a contributing editor for Bon Appetit magazine. Wilson has appeared on all the major TV networks, and has been invited frequently to appear on shows including Today, The View, and Live with Regis and Kelly. She has also appeared on QVC to sell her cookbooks, has been featured on Bon Appetit podcasts, and makes personal appearances at Bon Appetit events around the country. Currently she hosts a monthly Bon Appetit segment on the CBS's Early Show.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy, happy birthdays, November 3, 2008

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Rita Marbury "Rita" (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Birthday Cake Book: 75 Recipes for Candle-Worthy Creations (Paperback)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, October 25, 2008

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CookbookCollectorAmateurChef (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Birthday Cake Book: 75 Recipes for Candle-Worthy Creations (Paperback)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars can't decide 3 or 4 stars. Its good but...., April 10, 2009

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glouise (Upstate New York United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Birthday Cake Book: 75 Recipes for Candle-Worthy Creations (Hardcover)

I keep going back and forth between 3 and 4 stars. Great information in the beginning of the book. Ms. Wilson tries to cover a lot of ground, answers many questions and wants to share her knowlegde which is great. She even goes into freezing which is nice. I may not make a cake ahead and intentionally freeze it but I have made extra of the componets "just in case" as I have been known to be clumsy. It is nice to have guide lines on how to save them. Really like the selection of cake and frosting/filling recipes. My issue is lack of pictures and decorating ideas. In her past books, each cake has a picture and each cake is differnet in its decorating style. Along with great cakes, you were inspired creatively which doesn't really happen here. So I guess if you are looking for some good recipes (all of her recipes I have tried in this and past books have been outstanding)this is the book for you. If you are looking for new ideas on how to visually present a birthday cake to make it "more" look elsewhere.