Bake me a cake

With this book in hand, busy parents can easily prepare cakes for every special occasion in their child's life-from Valentine's Day to Halloween, graduation to the last game of the season, and of course the all-important birthday. The hands-free stand-up format means you can make and decorate these cakes without frosting the book in the process. The decorated party cakes are based on master recipes for cakes that children love, including chocolate, vanilla, angel food, banana and brownie. And recipes for quick frostings-from chocolate to vanilla to peanut butter and marshmallow -are also offered. A survey of basic decorating techniques and tools provide the simple tricks parents need to master to make thoroughly child-pleasing creations. Sidebars suggest easy steps to involve the kids.