KIDS' PARTY CAKES

by DIANE HOCKINGS

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New softcover book, 208 pages, great colour photos, published 2012.

Making a memorable birthday cake doesn't have to be a chore. The cakes in this book are made using a simple butter cake recipe - perfect for cutting and shaping.

There is a section on simple cupcakes - from fairy cakes to bugs and butterfly cakes. Then a section on animals - Emily the Elephant to Penelope the Pig, as well as other favourites like hippos, giraffes, monkeys, pandas to zebras. Included also are designs for number cakes to appeal to both boys and girls, as well as a section on dolls, especially for girls, and trucks and cars for boys.

This book is an easy and simple guide for those who want to create their own cake from scratch and with little time on their hands. This is a must-have book for whenever your kids ask 'Can I have a birthday party?'

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Decorations
• Cupcakes
• Animal faces
• Numbers
• Domes
• Stencil Cakes
• Advanced cakes
• Templates
• Index

Cake designs include: 

• Cupcakes - Twinkle, twinkle; Funny faces; Cloud top; Flower power; Ladybird; Treasure top
• Animal Faces - Bertie the bull; Gina the giraffe; Polly the panda; Zephyr the zebra
• Numbers - 1 - 11
• Stencil cakes - Dinosaur, seahorse, train, Sheriff's star
• Domes and rectangles - Dolly varden cakes, Aussie rules, Fort, Swimming pool
• Advanced cakes - Rocket, Treasure Island, Butterfly, Astronaut on the moon, Toy robot, Dorothy the Dinosaur
• and many more....

Kids' Party Cakes is an Australian publication. All measurements are in metric, the designs use packet butter cake mix, or you can use any favourite cake recipes, includes recipes for cupcakes, icings, frostings and glazes, and cooking times.

Kids' Party Cakes by Diane Hockings