Cakes for Kids: 40 Easy Recipes That Will WOW!

 

Shirley J.                  Juvenile Non-Fiction                     Fun Cakes that are easy to make and decorate

Cakes for Kids: 40 Easy Recipes That Will WOW!  by Juliette Lalbaltry   96 pages

I  enjoy reading about other people's creative ideas and if those creative ideas include food - Well!  Right up my alley.   Plus it is fun to check out someone's clever ideas then put your own spin on them, too.  I mentally file all thee ideas away for future use then when time or an event lends itself, I do a quick mental check and come up with something amazing that was inspired by cookbooks like this one.   I especially like cookbooks for Kids because they have lots more leeway with imagination in their designs.  Free spirits if you will.   I found this book perfect for my needs.   There are 4 main types of cake:  Yogurt, Lemon, Chocolate and Sponge.   All are so simple to make, you can stir them up in 20 minutes or less and that includes the time it takes you to get the ingredients and put them together.   The designs for your cake once you decide which of those yummy 4 to go with are like visiting a candy store in themselves.   M&Ms, Skittles, flying saucers, Cookies, fruit, you are only limited by your own imagination - there are zillions of possibilities!    My favorites I have to say are the fish cake on the front and a peacock cake that uses lots of lovely fruit, however, the flower cakes with all the M&Ms  are devine, too, if a little on the too sweet side -wait - is that even possible?   There are cakes with racetracks, Tarzan's house, circus animals, the zoo, a castle, even a graveyard for Halloween.  There are all sorts of animals and insects, bunnies, bears, bees, centipede roll ups, butterflies, lions, a big bad wolf, you name it you will likely find it here.   So fun!  I recommend this book   to babysitters of all ages, to kids and their parents and grandparents, to teachers, to camp programs, to little chef programs and to aunts who want a fun project when they visit.  This book will delight all the cooks out there.