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The Cake Mix Doctor’s newsletter, A Piece of Cake, is available exclusively on cakemixdoctor.com. Personally written by Anne, the newsletter links a community of thousands with original stories and recipes, new ideas, special features that answer your questions and seek your help, and updated information about The Cake Mix Doctor.

Feb 08

A Piece of Cake February 2012

A Word from Anne: Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and thank goodness this food writer made it through January — the most unfriendly month to cake baking in the year! Love for baking is in the air — I feel it — so I thought it would be a good time to share with [...]


Dec 07

A Piece of Cake December 2011

A Word from Anne: I used to dash to flights at the last minute, begging Delta not to close the plane door. But now, thanks to maturity and airport security lines, I arrive early, painfully early. I pack days in advance, run through mental lists in my sleep the night before, and am proof that [...]


Jun 08

A Piece of Cake June 2011

Third Slice A Word from Anne: Our summer heat may already be in the 90s, but I welcome summer because it ushers in a new style of cooking and baking. The cooking gets lighter and more garden-focused, dinners are more relaxed without the dreaded homework to do afterward, and baking is just different. Cakes and [...]


Apr 21

A Piece of Cake: April 2011

A Word from Anne The first time I heard of Hummingbird Cake I was a young food writer working for the Atlanta Journal. A reader called the newspaper office and asked for a recipe for Hummingbird Cake. Naturally, I thought this was some sort of crank call along the lines of Prince Albert in the [...]


A Piece of Cake: February 2011

Feb 03

A Piece of Cake: February 2011

A Word from Anne What with horrendous weather and travel delays, winter book tours have their challenges. But they do make up for these inconveniences because I meet readers like you coast to coast. This week I am in Portland and Seattle, escaping for a moment the onslaught of snow and ice many of you [...]

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The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free

The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten-Free

Thirty million Americans are gluten-intolerant or have a gluten sensitivity, eliminating it from their diets because gluten—a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley—has been implicated in health issues ranging from respiratory problems and abdominal discomfort to anemia, anxiety, and infertility.

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Anne's Cake Mix

Anne’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake Mix

Anne’s Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake Mix

Put on your favorite apron, plug in the mixer, and get ready to bake some memories. I've dreamed of creating a yellow cake mix that gets its color from butter and eggs, not artificial colors, and its scent from Madagascar vanilla.

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