Quick & Easy Novelty Cakes: 35 Imaginative Cakes for All Occasions (Paperback)

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Product Description

An occasion to remember deserves a cake nobody can forget. When a special celebration takes a special cake, pick from 35 unique, unforgettable designs. The recipes are simple and the designs come with templates to assure success. Any kid would love a cake that features a racetrack with roadway and racers; a teddy bear almost too cuddly to munch; an enchanted house to entice the Hansel and Gretels in your family; and a UFO. Teenagers will take to a cake that looks like a cheeseburger and fries, while sports fans will enjoy soccer, golf, and fishing cakes. Special occasion designs feature a graduation cap and diploma, a Halloween spider, a Valentine kiss, and a Christmas stocking cake. With a few basic recipes, plus tips from a prizewinning cake designer, you'll get delicious results in less than an hour! 96 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853687359
• ISBN-13: 978-1853687358
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,011,233 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, if you like fondant, August 9, 2001

By	Jeanne Gibbs (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

These fun-shaped cakes do not require special pans, but some do require some sculpting skills. All are covered with rolled fondant, which most folks who grew up in the US with Mom's buttercream frosting tend to find too sweet and "strange" in texture. Nice book for what it is, but probably not highly useful to most US home bakers. I bake and decorate five or six cakes most weeks, but I wouldn't bake any from this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great color photos; sugarpaste method, July 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Quick & Easy Novelty Cakes: 35 Imaginative Cakes for All Occasions (Hardcover)

This book has wonderful and creative ideas for cakes. It is applicable to both adults and children, but beware it uses the sugarpaste method. If you prefer the Wilton method of buttercream icing, find another book; this one is not easily converted.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars quick and easy....., May 9, 2001

By A Customer

This book had several pictures of the overall look but used equipment or unusual items to cut or decorate with. The general ideas are easy to copy if you have the eye for it.