This recipe book is so practical! I never use cake mix before but after reading this book I'll definitely try some recipes with this The cake mix is the base of all the recipes. The introduction tips are very useful, I also appreciate the little photos of all the cakes, cupcakes and cookies. I didn't know that mayonnaise can be an ingredient for pastries. Undoubtedly I'll make the chocolate Mayo slab cake!
Thanks to NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for the opportunity to read this book.

If Cake Mix Doctor is the basic course, this is the master class! There's useful basic information here about flavorings, supplies, and techniques, but the real fun is in all of the creative variations. There are slab cakes, petit fours, baby cakes, vegan cakes, biscotti, etc. The possibilities seem endless and each as delicious as the last!

Each recipe does have a small featured picture at the beginning of the book, but while most cakes have bigger pictures with the recipe, not all do and I wish they did. I appreciated the cook's notes accompanying most of the recipes--they had helpful suggestions for substitutions and variations.

I'm looking forward to trying so many of these recipes and feel like I picked up some good foundational skills while flipping though the pages and dreaming.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

This is a cute book!

It's a surprisingly thorough dive into making cakes using cake mixes and other helpful tips. This book is full of traditional cakes and alternations using a mix to save time and money with twists. The book includes recipes for cakes, icings, fillings, cookies, and more.

The book is pretty thorough in introducing the ideas of these approaches and ingredients. All of the instructions start with "make the cake" which I think is kind of funny, but the recipes go into more detail on how to make each recipe. There are some beautiful pictures of some of the cakes, some are fairly simple which is nice.

Overall an interesting find.