Cookbooks to Get You Started, February 2012

Is your roommate’s birthday coming up? Want to bring a cake into the office for the next holiday? Or just craving some cake on a regular Tuesday? Step away from the grocery store’s generic pre-made cakes and get yourself to the cake mix aisle! No need to whip it up from scratch --- all you need is a boxed cake mix and some other basics, and everyone will think you’re a baking genius. From Toasted Coconut Sour Cream Cake to a Holiday Yule Log, there’s something for every occasion --- and no one will guess that your homemade creation came out of a box!