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| The Cake Mix Doctor | 
 enlarge | Author: Anne Byrn
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  241 reviews
Sales Rank: 1873
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0761117199
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.8653
UPC: 019628117199
EAN: 9780761117193
ASIN: 0761117199
Publication Date: November 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Makes baking a breeze! October 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love, love, love this book! I bought it as a joke to myself after three "from scratch" cakes in a row came out terrible. This book makes it so easy to make original, delicious cakes by using a cake mix and a few additional ingredients. The frosting resipes supplied in the book are delicious as well. I had been looking for a good chocolate frosting recipe for awhile, and the Fluffy Chocolate Frosting recipe in the back of the book is wonderful.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to bake.
Wonderful recipe book. A must for anyone who likes to bake September 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book when it came out several years ago and it has been used so many times. One of my favorite cakes is the Darn Good Chocolate cake. It's fantastic.
I also met Anne when she came to the University she graduated from to give a lecture. She's a delightful lady and I genuinely enjoyed meeting her.
My most recommended cookbook September 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is probably the best-used cookbook on my shelf. I like to bake from scratch, but sometimes you just need something quick to take with you to work, to a pot luck, etc. and this book is full of great ideas. Some people still look down on "box cake" but don't believe the negative reviews. These recipes counteract that artificial "cake mix taste" with rich ingredients and delicious homemade frostings.
I am always recommending this cookbook, and sharing recipes from it. My favorites are the Perfect Chocolate Cake, Incredible Melted Ice Cream Cake, Susan's Lemon Cake and Fiddler On The Roof cake. There are a number of really excellent frosting recipes in this book too, which I use all the time now instead of tub frosting.
While probably not for baking "purists", this book is a great source of quick, easy and delicious recipes that anyone can make with great results. It will make even a beginner feel like a master cake-baker ... end experienced bakers will probably get a few ideas of their own just reading it!
Try the Chocolate Cake Mix Doctor too!
 As phony as the photoshop cake... September 5, 2007
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
Seriously, take a look at the cover and you'll notice that there is a thick layer of "icing" between the cake and the plate, an obvious fake. That cover photo is pretty indicative of every recipe in the book, which are all versions of "take a cake mix- add some more faux ingredients, like, perhaps, a can of tomato soup, and call it homemade". The results are chemical-tasting fluffy rubber cakes that have become the norm of the industrial age. It's so sad that most " cake ladies", even the ones with fancy websites are not doing any authentic baking anymore.
If you want to bake for your family, try "The Weekend Baker" which gives good strategies for a home cook to produce excellent baked goods.
yum! September 4, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the book that I grab when it's someone's birthday. I haven't had anything from it that was bad and I have made quite a few of these cakes. This book also has lots of recipes for frosting. I never buy canned frosting anymore, it's too easy to make a homemade frosting or glaze-and there are lots of flavors of these in this book also.
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