question about a toy...?

Question

I bought my daughter a "mrs field's" easy bake oven from a flea market. Can you use actual cake mix for it or do you have to buy pre mixed packages?

Answer 1

You can buy easy bake oven cake mixes and use those or they have recipe books on amazon.com Don't know what country you are from but you could check to see if they sell it where you live. You can also buy the little baker tools on amazon, toysrus and hasbro.

http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-2683580-1923262?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=easy+bake+oven
http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=oven&origkw=oven&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197
http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=ps_results&prevpage=ps_results&keyword=oven

Here's some of the book titles found on amazon and you can check out the user reviews that are listed. You will get a number of pros and cons about some of the titles. Another thing is before you decide to buy any books maybe copy this list and check to see if they have these titles in your local library.

Baking with Mommy Cookbook: Recipes for Kid-Size Ovens by Kristen Joyal (Spiral-bound - Oct 29, 2002)
(This one here looks like a good book from I read from the reviews. Only one person didn't seem to like it all that much.)

The Easy-Bake Oven Gourmet by David Hoffman (Paperback - April 15, 2003)

Dear Santa, I Want 1 Million Dollars Please or an Easy-Bake Oven by Patrick J. Flaherty (Paperback - Jun 2003)
(This one made me laugh.)

Family Fun Birthday Cakes: 50 Cute And Easy Party Treats (FamilyFun) by Deanna F. Cook and Experts At FamilyFun Magazine (Hardcover - Jul 30, 2003)

Easy-Bake Cookbook, The Official by Jennifer Mattson, Lucia Monfried, Dawn Martin, and Inc. Hasbro (Spiral-bound - Oct 1, 1999)

Family Fun Birthday Cakes: 50 Cute And Easy Party Treats (FamilyFun) by Deanna F. Cook and Experts At FamilyFun Magazine (Hardcover - Jul 30, 2003)


Recipes on line I found online.

http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/sesame/177/ezbkrecipe.html
http://www.thefunplace.com/recipes/00604.html
http://www.kitchencraftsnmore.net/recipe081.html

Baking with mommy
http://www.straightforwardtech.com/

Recipes found in forums.
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t76369.html
http://forum.kitchenaid.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3094

Answer 2

You would end up with LOTS of tiny cakes! LOL
Here's a link with some recipes.
http://www.thefunplace.com/recipes/00604.html

Answer 3

yup u can make tiny cakes with it.

Answer 4

I would guess just the packaged items for the oven I wouldnt use a boxed cake mix as this requires an egg and it is only being baked with a light bulb not sure how well it bakes but I did find these recipies onlineEasy Bake Oven Recipes

Children's Chocolate Cake Mix

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable shortening

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, cocoa powder, flour, baking soda and salt. Stir with a wire whisk until blended. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until evenly distributed and mixture resembles corn meal. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the mixture into each of 11 small containers with tight fitting lids or ziplock bags. Seal containers. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 11 packages of Children's Chocolate Cake Mix for Easybake style oven.

To Use:
1 package cake mix
4 tsp. water.

Mix together and stir with a fork or spoon until blended and smooth. Pour mixture into greased and floured 4 inch round miniature baking pan. Follow directions for child's oven, or bake in mom's preheated 375* oven for 12 to 13 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Invert onto a small plate and remove pan. When cool, frost with Children's Chocolate Frosting. Serves 2 children.
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Children's Chocolate Frosting

2 cups icing sugar -- sifted
3 tablespoons instant nonfat milk powder
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tablespoons vegetable shortening

In a medium bowl, combine icing sugar, milk powder and cocoa powder. (Sift cocoa if lumpy.) With a pastry blender, cut in he shortening. Spoon about 1/3 cup of mixture into each of 9 small containers or ziplock bags and seal tightly. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 9 packages of Children's Chocolate Frosting.

To Use:
1 pkg. Children's Chocolate Frosting mix
3/4 tsp. water


In a small bowl, combine frosting mix and water. Stir with a spoon until smooth. Makes about 1/4 cup.
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Children's Cookie Mix

1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup brown sugar -- packed
1/2 cup vegetable shortening

In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda and brown sugar. Stir to blend. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles corn meal. Spoon about 1/2 cup mixture into each of 8 small containers or ziplock bags. Seal bags tightly. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 8 packages of Children's Cookie Mix. Each package makes 9 cookies.

To Use:
Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 package Children's Cookie Mix
2 teaspoons water
1 tablespoon raisins
1 tablespoon mini semi sweet chocolate chips
sugar

Preheat mom's oven to 350*, or follow directions for Easybake oven for baking cookies.

In a small bowl, combine cookie mix, water, raisins and chocolate chips. Stir with a spoon until mixture holds together in one big ball. Shape one teaspoon of dough at a time into a ball. Arrange on an ungreased cookie sheet. Butter bottom of a small drinking glass. Dip buttered glass bottom in sugar. Flatten each ball by pressing with sugarcoated glass. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in mom's oven or as directed in Easybake oven. Remove from oven. Cool on a rack. Each package of mix makes about 9 cookies.
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Children's Lemon or White Cake Mix for Children's Oven

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon-flavored unsweetened drink powder -- like Kool-Aid
1/3 cup vegetable shortening

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and drink powder. Stir with a wire whisk until blended. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until evenly distributed and mixture resembles corn meal. Spoon about 1/3 cup mixture into each of 10 small containers or ziplock bags. Seal bags tightly. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 10 packages Children's Lemon Cake Mix.

To Use:
1 pkg. Children's Lemon Cake Mix
4 teaspoons water


Preheat mom's oven to 375*. If using an Easybake oven, follow directions for baking cakes.

Grease and flour a 4 inch miniature cake pan. In a small bowl, combine cake mix and water. Stir with a fork or spoon until blended and smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake 12 to 13 minutes in mom's oven or as directed in play oven. Remove from oven. Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a small plate. Remove pan. When cool, frost with Children's White Frosting if desired. Serves 2 children.

NOTES: Any flavor of Kool-Aid powder can be used for a wide variety of flavors. For a white cake mix, omit the powder. If you like, a drop or two of vanilla may be added at the time the cake is prepared.
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Children's White Frosting Mix

2 cups icing sugar -- sifted
3 tablespoons instant nonfat milk powder
6 tablespoons vegetable shortening


In a medium bowl, combine icing sugar and milk powder. Stir with a wire whisk to blend. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening. Spoon about 1/3 cup mixture into each of 8 small containers or ziplock bags. Seal bags tightly. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 8 packages of Children's White Frosting Mix.

To Use:
1 pkg. Children's White Frosting mix 3/4 teaspoon water

In a small bowl, combine mix and water. Stir well with a spoon until smooth and creamy. Makes about 1/4 cup frosting. A drop or two of vanilla may be added if desired.
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Children's Lemon Cake Mix:

1 c. sugar,
1 1/2 c. flour,
1t. baking soda,
1/2t. salt, 1t. lemon Kool-Aid,
1/3 c. vegetable shortening.
Combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening. Spoon 1/4 mixture into about 12 sandwich bags. I then put all the little bags into a freezer bag. Zip it up and store it on the shelf in the pantry. It will keep for about 6 months.

To have your little one make a cake:
Mix 1 package of mix with 1 tablespoon of water. Stir well until smooth. Bake in greased pan in easy bake oven until slightly brown.

Child's Chocolate Cake Mix All ingredients are the same except replace the 1t. lemon Kool-Aid with 3 Tablespoons of baking cocoa (the unsweetened kind)

Posted by Donna Godfrey on April 08, 1999