What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

The Bake-a-Cake Book
This topic is about The Bake-a-Cake Book
173 views
SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. Children's book: Cookbook where tiny French chefs build a berry cake, [s]

Comments Showing 1-9 of 9 (9 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

Olympia (olympia88) | 3 comments A very imaginative step by step children's cooking book, that I remember from my childhood in the early-90's. It was spiral bound with clear pages that showed the steps. A bowl with eggs where as you flipped the clear pages they got beaten. The berries featured were plentiful with strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries. The chefs were tiny rotund french pastry chefs.
Ring any bells for anyone?


message 2: by Mai (last edited Oct 04, 2019 08:23AM) (new)

Mai | 1280 comments I found one searching on AbeBooks.com that seems to fit your description! It's called "The Bake-A-Cake Book" by Marie Meijer and Charlotte Ramel. I can't find the link on Goodreads but here's an Amazon link (from Canada, I think) with a picture of the cover and some descriptions:
https://www.amazon.ca/Bake-Cake-Book-...

"Three tiny, toque-wearing cooks serve as guides through this spiral-bound, practically wordless book, in which acetate overlays help to illustrate the various steps toward the finished product--a fresh-from-the-oven, extravagantly adorned creation. The overlays--sometimes used singly, sometimes several per paper page--not only add visual appeal but quickly explicate the process. An empty bowl on one page, for example, is next shown filled with eggs and sugar (first overlay); a cook, from his ladder perched at bowl's rim, whisks the ingredients together (second overlay); and a second helper spoons in the remaining ingredients (third overlay). While youngsters will require adult supervision to try out the simple recipe (found inside the back cover), this singular book offers the satisfaction of taking a creative project from start to (mouth watering) finish."


message 3: by Ayshe (new)

Ayshe | 4721 comments The Bake-a-Cake Book - Goodreads link for Mai's suggestion (author was misspelled, that's probably why it didn't come up in the search).


message 4: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart | 28650 comments Still looking, Olympia?


Olympia (olympia88) | 3 comments Nope, thank you though!


message 6: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54926 comments Mod
Olympia, did you find the book - what's the title and author?


Olympia (olympia88) | 3 comments Yes, it was!


message 9: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart | 28650 comments Awesome, thanks for letting us know!


back to top