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Birthday Cake Book

“The perfect book to help create a memorable birthday treat, whether the recipient is turning one or 101.” —Elisa Strauss, author of The Confetti Cakes Cookbook

This gloriously photographed cookbook presents dozens of recipes for celebratory cakes with easy-to-follow instructions for baking and decorating. Add a personal touch to that special occasion with seventy-five scrumptious (and gorgeous) ideas including:

Polka Dots and Cupcakes Cake * Butter Pecan Cake with Brown Sugar Fudge Frosting * Tropical Carrot Cake * Banana Split Cake * Chock-Full-of-Chips Cake * Hummingbird Cake with Fresh Fruit * The Office Birthday Cake * Pretty-in-Pink Cake * She’s a Doll Cake * Coconut Rum Cake * The Birthday Cake You Can Mail * and many more!

“A supremely useful and much-needed guide to baking the perfect custom birthday cake, sweetened with [Dede Wilson’s] trademark sense of fun. Let the party begin!” —Lauren Chattman, author of Mom’s Big Book of Baking

Dede Wilson, Melissa Punch

Dede Wilson is the author of A Baker's Field Guide series, Christmas Cooking for Dummies, Appetizers for Dummies, and The Wedding Cake Book. She is a contributing editor to Bon Appetit and the host of Seasonings with Dede Wilson, a PBS cooking show. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (www.hmhco.com)