12 Months of Mini Cakes

My kids and I are always busy in the kitchen, and baking provides not only a creative outlet for them, but a mathematical learning experience, too. I decided to take photos of them in action, and have them help me come up with different designs throughout the year.

What we ended up with was a baking book dedicated to making real mini cakes - those that can be made in the tiny pans that come with an easy-bake oven, or inside 3-inch, 4-inch, and 5-inch cake pans. They can even be mixed up and baked inside a muffin mold. The cakes are decorated with rolled fondant or frosting, with tips for using all kinds of sprinkles and other decorative edibles.

We had fun creating the book, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

-- Renee.

12 Months of Mini Cakes:
Fun Cakes for Kids to Create Throughout the Year With a Kid’s Introduction to Sugar Craft

Intro:

12 Months of Mini Cakes is a cake decorating book specially created for making real mini cakes at home, and decorating them fabulously. The recipes are formulated to make 3 inch, 4 inch and 5 inch individual cakes. Renee Shelton has created over two dozen different designs with many more ideas to turn these cakes into your own. Over 160 full color photos accompany the basic baking guides and instructions on basic fondant handling techniques. 12 Months of Mini Cakes provides kids a creative outlet at home through cake design, and parents a way to nurture that creativity through tools and ingredients already found in the pantry. 

Book Information:

• 12 Months of Mini Cakes: Fun Cakes for Kids to Create Throughout the Year with a Kid's Introduction to Sugar Craft; by Renee Shelton
• Sand and Succotash Books, 2011
• ISBN13: 978-0-9848401-1-3 (Hardback)
• ISBN13: 978-0-9848401-2-0 (Soft Cover Revised Edition)
• 100 pages, over 160 full color photos, 26 recipes

12 Months of Mini Cakes: Fun Cakes for Kids to Create Throughout the Year With a Kid's Introduction to Sugar Craft can be purchased directly from Amazon as a softcover book.