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Food Network Magazine The Big, Fun Book of Fake-Out Cakes

75+ Great Recipes

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Hardcover
$25.00 US
8.5"W x 9.7"H x 1.08"D   | 30 oz | 16 per carton
On sale Sep 09, 2025 | 176 Pages | 9781958395592
Age 7 and up | Grade 2 & Up

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You won’t believe these cakes! Every dessert in this fun baking book is a surprising lookalike. You’ll find 75 clever recipes inside!

This is a perfect cookbook for kids: Each cake idea comes with step-by-step photos and easy directions—no special tools required!

Ready to fool your friends? Make a cake that’s disguised as lasagna, a flowerpot, a giant pencil, a pineapple and more!

If you’re looking for fun family activities, this kids cookbook – with a convenient lay-flat binding – will give you dozens of recipes that appeal to all ages:
  • Feast your eyes on a giant hamburger topped with gummy-candy lettuce. 
  • Marvel at a basket of realistic fried chicken—made from cake pops. 
  • Whip up a cake that looks like a big wheel of gouda for your favorite cheese lover. 
  • Make a fake-out Sicilian pizza with melted white chocolate as the mozzarella.
  • Serve hot dogs made of chocolate ice cream in a pound-cake bun. 

You’ll also find cake decorating tricks and tips plus tons of playful cupcake ideas, perfect for everyone who loves baking with kids.
“Creatively rendered fake-out cakes and cupcakes will delight bakers and eaters alike.”
–Tracy Cronce, School Library Journal

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You won’t believe these cakes! Every dessert in this fun baking book is a surprising lookalike. You’ll find 75 clever recipes inside!

This is a perfect cookbook for kids: Each cake idea comes with step-by-step photos and easy directions—no special tools required!

Ready to fool your friends? Make a cake that’s disguised as lasagna, a flowerpot, a giant pencil, a pineapple and more!

If you’re looking for fun family activities, this kids cookbook – with a convenient lay-flat binding – will give you dozens of recipes that appeal to all ages:
  • Feast your eyes on a giant hamburger topped with gummy-candy lettuce. 
  • Marvel at a basket of realistic fried chicken—made from cake pops. 
  • Whip up a cake that looks like a big wheel of gouda for your favorite cheese lover. 
  • Make a fake-out Sicilian pizza with melted white chocolate as the mozzarella.
  • Serve hot dogs made of chocolate ice cream in a pound-cake bun. 

You’ll also find cake decorating tricks and tips plus tons of playful cupcake ideas, perfect for everyone who loves baking with kids.

Praise

“Creatively rendered fake-out cakes and cupcakes will delight bakers and eaters alike.”
–Tracy Cronce, School Library Journal

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