When you're pressed for time, what's the easiest way to prepare a moist, delicious cake for dessert? A cake mix, of course! Just follow the instruction on the package, pop the cake in the oven and it's ready in no time. With that kind of convenience, it's no wonder that North Americans buy over 400 million cake mixes a year. 
 But let's say that with just a few more ingredients and a little more preparation time, you could turn a good cake into something even better. That's where Cake Mix Magic can help. 
 Here you'll find over 125 fast and easy recipes, each starting with a basic cake mix and turning it into a scrumptious dessert. In minutes you'll be baking up a delicious Cinnamon Brunch Cake or Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake. Need to prepare something special for a birthday party or family gathering? You'll be amazed at the "made from scratch" flavor of Chocolate Raspberry Torte or Chocolate Toffee Crunch Cheesecake. 
 With Cake Mix Magic, the sorcery extends far beyond cakes. You can make a wide variety of other baked treats, including Cranberry Pecan Buns, Butterscotch Nut Bars, Chewy Cherry Bars, Gingerbread People, Peach Cobbler and Black Forest Trifle. Who'd believe cake mixes could be so versatile? 
 Simple recipes, basic ingredients and no experience required -- all the elements necessary for dependable and outstanding results. Whether you are an experienced baker or a novice, this book will give you great recipes that work every time. 
 DUNCAN HINES® Since 1951, the Duncan Hines® brand has been identified premium-quality food products, particularly its "good as homemade" baking mixes, and is today one of the most recognized trademarks in the world. The Duncan Hines® commitment to quality -- to making a great cake even better -- is an essential feature of Cake Mix Magic.

Cake Mix Magic

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Snider, Jill

Baking

Robert Rose

Cake mixes are more popular than ever and it's no surprise. Pressed for time, today's bakers love the quality, dependability and convenience that a cake mix offers. Better still, cake mixes are incredibly versatile. Keep one or two in the pantry along with a few other basic ingredients and you'll be ready to bake everything from cakes to squares, muffins and even cookies. 
 In Cake Mix Magic 2, you will discover more ways than you ever imagined to transform a good cake into a great cake or a mouthwatering dessert, simply by adding tasty but readily available ingredients such as nuts, chocolate, sour cream or fruit. As she did in her first best seller, Cake Mix Magic, Jill Snider provides you with the perfect shortcut solution. Now you can have delicious cakes that taste homemade in less than half the time it would take to bake from scratch. An no one will ever guess that your delightful desserts came from a box. 
 Here is just a sampling from the wide variety of baked treats: Cookies 'n' Cream Cake, Triple Raspberry Treat, Lemon Cream Torte, Chocolate Carmel Pecan Cake, Pineapple Coconut Dream Bars, Apple Crisp Cake, Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake, Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, No-Bake Bumbleberry Cheesecake, Almond Crisps. 
<ul>More than 125 delicious cake mix recipes From single layer to special occasion cakes Know your ingredients section Baking equipment essentials Tips and techniques for perfect cake baking every time Everything from cheesecakes to cookies 16 color photographs </ul>

Cake Mix Magic 2: 125 More Easy Desserts ... Good as Homemade

One of Canada's most trusted brands. 
 According to Reader's Digest, Robin Hood is one of the most trusted Canadian brands. Robin Hood is dedicated to helping you bake better and to meeting the needs of today's families. It's text kitchens are constantly developing recipes for everything from muffins, biscuits, cookies and cakes to main meal ideas like pizzas and pot pies. Now, for the first time, an outstanding collection of 125 never-before-published recipes has been assembled in Robin Hood Home Baking. Here you'll find delicious and dependable recipes for just about every type of baking, from savory Cheddar Bacon and Corn Muffins to decadent Marbled Cream Cheese Brownies and Divine Chocolate Raspberry Torte. Prepare a wholesome Apple Peach Blueberry Crisp or scrumptious Super Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies. And if you think Robin Hood flour is just about baking and sweet indulgences, there are several wonderful main meal ideas such as Quick Fix Pizzas, Honey Mustard chicken Strips and Turkey Turnovers. 
 There is also an entire chapter devoted to valuable and indispensable baking tips and techniques. From answers to the most commonly asked questions about baking to useful information about the different types of flour, everything you need to know about baking is here. 
 With stunning full-color photography throughout, this stellar cookbook that will appeal to novices and experienced bakers alike. Robin Hood delivers the promise of homemade every time. Robin Hood has been a part of Canadian households since 1909. As Canada's leading flour producer, it provides an uncompromised quality ingredient. It is synonymous with reliability and the comforts of home -- a wholesome part of baking memories and family tradition. Robin Hood inspires confidence when it comes to baking, and its commitment is unsurpassed.

Robin Hood Home Baking: From cookies & cakes to pizza, pot pies & more

The ultimate collection of favorite recipes for snacks and desserts. 
 Bars and squares are so easy to make, and they provide such sweet satisfaction. Bars and Squares features 200 yummy recipes with a wide variety of flavors -- fruits, nuts, spices, chocolate and more -- that make these tasty treats ideal for almost any occasion. And many of the recipes just call for mixing up the dough, putting it into a pan, and baking it in the oven. 
 In this new cookbook, Jill Snider brings together an outstanding collection of her favorite recipes, which are enhanced by lush full-color photographs. This comprehensive cookbook has 12 chapters, including kid-friendly, no-bake, chocolate, brownies only, shortbread, and healthy and wholesome. 
 Here's a small sampling of these baked delights:
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<li>Orange cream cheese brownies, rocky road chocolate bars</li> <li>Hearty and healthy apricot almond bars, apple cinnamon bars</li> <li>Praline bars, chocolate buttercrunch bars, mocha cheesecake squares</li> <li>Cherry pecan shortbread squares, lots of lemon squares, tropical treats.</li> </ul>
 There are familiar recipes as well as many new ones that will create wonderful memories for family and friends. This segment of the baking category is a traditional favorite, and home cooks everywhere will welcome this new cookbook.

Bars and Squares: More Than 200 Recipes

From classic chocolate recipes to wholesome treats. 
 Who can resist the offer of a homemade cookie? It's the perfect portable snack or small dessert. Best of all, cookies are as easy to make as they are delicious. 
 Cookies presents an extraordinary range of recipes -- from the classics, to variations on the traditional childhood favorites, to new taste sensations. With color pages throughout and dozens of photographs, Cookies serves up plenty of inspiration and a great selection of delectable recipes, including:
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<li>White chocolate fruit and nut cookies</li> <li>Chocolate caramel oat cookies</li> <li>Toffee chocolate almond chippers</li> <li>Chocolate chunk pecan cookies</li> <li>Triple nut biscotti</li> <li>Chocolate orange pinwheels</li> <li>Apricot thumbprints</li> <li>Milk chocolate peanut butter cookies</li> <li>Loaded oatmeal cookies.</li> </ul>
 The recipes are carefully tested to be fail-safe, and there are lots of helpful baking tips and techniques. There is information on using baking equipment, and a pantry guide to essential ingredients.

Cookies: More Than 200 Recipes

Discover how to transform a basic cake mix into a great cake or mouthwatering dessert simply by adding tasty and readily available ingredients. The ultimate cake mix book!

Complete Cake Mix Magic - 300 Easy Desserts Good As Homemade

duncan-hines

Enjoy cake baking the easy and delicious way! 
 Anyone who bakes from scratch knows that baking cakes can be time-consuming and it can produce disappointing results. A cake mix is the perfect shortcut solution, because beginning with the best always gets you off to a great start. All you need to add is the rich and flavorful ingredients, such as eggs, sour cream, butter, chocolate or fruit -- the distinctive "homemade" taste no bakery cake can match. 
 This tempting selection of cake recipes will carry you through every occasion and you'll discover how to easily transform a basic cake mix into a mouthwatering dessert. The more than 300 recipes provide results that really do taste homemade -- in less than half the time it would take to bake from scratch. 
 Choose from more than 300 delectable recipes, including: 
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<li>Single Layer Cakes</li> <li>Multi-Layer Cakes</li> <li>Tube and Bundt Cakes</li> <li>Angel Food Cakes</li> <li>Cheesecakes</li> <li>Coffee Cakes</li> <li>Loaves and Muffins</li> <li>Cookies</li> <li>Bars and Squares</li> <li>Special-Occasion Desserts. </li> </ul>
 Along with wonderful recipes, you'll find tips and techniques for perfect cake baking every time -- and a wealth of baking knowledge. Complete Cake Mix Magic includes practical equipment information making it perfect for beginner bakers and a great refresher for the experienced. Simple recipes, basic ingredients and no experience required -- you'll find all the elements necessary for outstanding results.

Complete Cake Mix Magic: 300 Easy Desserts Good as Homemade

Delicious and decadent small-yield baking recipes. 
 This fantastic collection of small-batch baking recipes offers sweet satisfaction and simple preparation. They're perfect for a variety of occasions whether it's baking some after-school treats for the kids, a treat to be enjoyed in a household of two, or it's one of those days where you just feel like a sweet indulgence that can be enjoyed after a challenging day. 
 There's nothing like brownies, bars, squares, cookies, muffins, cakes and pies fresh from the oven -- they're the ultimate comfort food and welcome any time of the year. Whether you're a novice or longtime baker, these fully tested mouth-watering recipes will help you appreciated how easy and satisfying baking can be, even in small quantities. 
 Discover many familiar recipes as well as new ones that are sure to create warm memories for you, your family and friends. 
<li> There are nearly 50 cookie recipes to choose from and they include favorites like Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies and Whipped Shortbread Cookies as well as new classics like Fabulous Florentines and Cranberry Almond Biscotti </li> <li> Bars and squares like Cappuccino Brownies, Cranberry Orange Apricot Bars and Crunchy Caramel Almond Squares are the perfect lunch bag or afternoon coffee goody </li> <li> Quick breads, loaves, shortcakes and coffee cakes like Fruit Scones, Blueberry Brunch Cake and Strawberry Shortcake, Banana Layer Cake, No Bake Raspberry Cheesecake and Lemon Yogurt Cupcakes are just some of the recipes featured in the mini cakes, cupcakes and cheesecakes section </li> <li> Savor fresh and fruity pie recipes from Dutch Apple Pie and Lemon Custard Tart to Peach Pie. </li> Whatever your taste or occasion, you're sure to find a recipe that will inspire you to bake for you or two.

175 Best Small-Batch Baking Recipes: Treats for 1 or 2

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