Cookbook Club

68: Birthday cakes

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We make a lot of cakes! In this episode, we weigh the pros

and cons of cake mixes vs. homemade cakes, kid cakes vs. adult cakes and
talk about decorations and give you some of our best birthday cake
strategies.

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

  • ⁠Pineapple upside down cake (Snacking Cakes)
  • Strawberry summer cake (Smitten Kitchen)
  • Devil’s food with salted milk chocolate frosting (Smitten Kitchen Keepers)
  • Chocolate Midnight cake (Salt Fat Acid Heat)
  • Toasted coconut cake (Now & Again)

    • Cookbooks mentioned in this episode:

    • Momofuku Milk Bar
    • Mary Berry’s Baking Bible

      • Resources mentioned in this episode:

      • Erin McDowell’s rainbow frosting
      • The Kitchn’s funfetti cake recipe roundup
      • Unicorn cake topper

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        • Our sponsor: ⁠Dropcloth Samplers⁠
        • Cook along with us! Next cookbook episode (releasing 3/20/2024): Modern Comfort Food, by Ina Garten
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