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The Cake Mix Doctor Returns
With All New Recipes

by Anne Byrn

     

This volume claims to include 160 new recipes which will transform the purchased cake mix (with other ingredients) into luscious cakes, brownies and cookies.  There is a hint-filled introduction, written in the author's friendly prose, which is excellent. (The introduction, not the prose) The recipes are simple and are accompanied by thumbnail color photographs with the page number making it easy to find the recipe desired.  There is additional advice included with each recipe making it easy for even a newcomer to the art of baking.

Many of the recipes have been contributed by fans. They include lemon chiffon layer cake with raspberry filling made with yellow cake mix, frozen lemonade concentrate and raspberry pie filling; double coconut macadamia cake featuring yellow butter cake mix with vanilla instant pudding mix; and more. Getting hungry?

The only complaint is that many of the recipes are just revised from recipes in her earlier book (The  Cake Mix Doctor) So if you have the original book you really don't need this one.  However, just reading the recipes and the accompanying advice whets the appetite and instills in the reader the urge to run to the kitchen and start baking.

The Book

Workman Publishing Company
September 30, 2009
Trade paperback
0761129618 / 978-0761129615
Cookbook
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The Reviewer

Barbara Buhrer
Reviewed 2009
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