Description:
Every recipe includes: a Betty's baking tip that gives great ideas (like special touch decorating how-to's, make ahead info, even easier advice, substitutions and more); prep and bake times; high-altitude baking instructions; and complete nutrition information. Many recipes also include line art instructions to help assemble the perfect shaped cake.
8 chapters of recipes for cakes and other desserts made from cake mix, including: Bake & Take Cakes (cakes that can travel to a party or potluck); Holiday Cakes (cakes that are perfect for year-round festivities from Valentine's Day to Halloween to Christmas); and Scrumptious Desserts (desserts you can't believe are made from cake mix, like cheesecake, crisps, cobblers, even ice-cream sandwiches).
An introduction to baking with cake mix that details all the equipment needed and how-to tips including turning cakes out of pans the right way, splitting cake layers evenly, frosting neatly and glazing tops of cakes. Introduction also includes a section of questions & answers with the Betty Crocker kitchen experts who address the most-asked questions about baking with cake mix, like what kinds of substitutions can be made when using a cake mix? And is it okay to add pudding to the mix for more moistness?
Every chapter features a Baker's Secret page of special tips. In the Special Celebrations chapter, Kids' Birthday Parties suggests ways to make birthday parties more fun and easier for the cake baker; Fast Frosting Fix-Ups in the Wonderfully Indulgent chapter shows that you don't always need to make your own frosting - there are plenty of ways to personalize purchased frosting with delicious and pretty additions that make it almost as good as homemade; in the Fabulous Frosting and Glazes chapter, there are easy decorating ideas and illustrations that show the essential how-'s of piping frosting.
This book has more full-page 4-color photos (70+), plus line art that illustrates how to steps, than any other cake mix cookbook. This book is great for someone who wants a very visual guide to baking with cake mix that shows how to decorate, frost and finish a cake to make it look as beautiful as can be.
All-Time Favorite recipes are highlighted. Over 25 All-Time Favorites are the Most-Wanted list of recipes, from cherished classics that Mom used to bake like Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, to today's ooey-gooey innovations such as Peanut-Caramel Candy Bar Cake.
