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ou may be anx- pantry, freezer, refrigera-
ious to get to tor, and cupboard. I also
the recipes, in share my favorite tools for

the same way you’re the job and answer some fre-
anxious to flip to the end of a mystery quently asked questions.
novel to find out “who done it.” But if One thing I know to be true—myster -
you skip this crash course in how to put ies may be fun to read, but they are no fun
together a chocolate cake, an unneces- to experience in the kitchen. Read on,
sary mystery might take place in your then enjoy the recipes.
kitchen as you wonder how to tell if the

cake is done, or what type of cocoa to The ABCs
use for the frosting. of Cake Mix Baking
These following pages should take magine you’re about to take a school
the mystery out of cake baking for you. Iexam. And on the first page of the exam
Take a look at the how-to section—my the teacher neatly and concisely lays out the
answers. That’s how I’d like you to look at
tips on turning that box of cake mix into
this section—the answers to your ques tions.
a masterpiece. Note the types of choco-
In this crash course I have culled the most
late that work best in cake baking plus
important information from The Cake Mix
review my suggested list of essential Doctor, have added what I have learned this
ingredients to keep on hand in the year, and have focused just on chocolate.