I bought this book after my sister made a birthday cake using the recipe for Traditional Birthday cake. After one bite I was hooked and demanded the recipe. After making this one a few times, I went ahead and bought the book. I usually make cupcakes, though, and the cake is sweet all on its own -- like a sugar cookie but with a cake texture. We just tried the "Dump Cake" -- an inelegant but super easy desert. My kids made it with minimal supervision (8 years, 6 years, and 4-year-old twins.) We served it warm out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, like a cobbler. Today we're baking cookies!