Bakers Easy Cut-Up Party Cakes

by General Foods, Publications International (Editor)

Great easy directions for making fun cakes and cupcakes. Make your own fancy looking designs with simple instructions. Learn to make cakes for everyone in your family and they will look sensational.

Genres: Cookbooks

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Robert Evan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book shows one how to, using standard cake pans, make cakes in the shape of various items, e.g. a daisy, a butterfly, a doll(Raggedy Ann, even though they were not allowed to usethat name, it being under copyright), a baseball mitt with a baseball in it, a pigskin, a locomotive engine, a flower cart, a witch's head, et al..

And, it suggests parties that involve all those cakes. Like, the butterfly one is for a celebration of a girl's sweet 16, "when the hearts of girls are all aflutter!". It suggests using card tables, with two couples at each table. You ask guests to take turns being the DJ, and ask each guest to bring a favorite record(yes, it was the 1970s, so we were still listening to records.).

Or, you had a train-themed party involving the engine. The tablecloth is white paper, with tracks drawn on it with signs & signals. You're supposed to "check your local library for films about trains.". That was even before the epoch of VHS.

I guess this book served a purpose in the time when party supply stores weren't a normal part of the strip mall.

The accompanying suggestion for the mitt & baseball or pigskin said "Cheer on the winners or cheer up the losers!".

[marissa sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of completely ridiculous ideas for any sort of party you might imagine, the centerpiece of which is one of their ludicrous cakes covered in coloured coconut and mangled bits of candy. From a kitch standpoint, however, it's *priceless* -- the descriptions of the "Monte Carlo Night" party and "Teen Sock-Hop" party are especially hoot-worthy!

[Neverwithoutabook]

A fun, older book for those who enjoy baking and decorating cakes. Good for that special kids party. Does not require more than basic skills.

[Maddog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool cake ideas and the book has great design.