Anyone remember those easy bake ovens? Well now there is a modern day version that is absolutely fun! We were sent the Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery to review and I spent some quality time with my niece to test it out. We both had a blast!

What's so great about this is that your daughter can create mini cakes by herself! I know that when I was a pre-teen this would've really appealed to me because of the independence factor. My niece is almost 9 and was able to do most of it by herself. I read the instructions to her the first time just to insure we got the measurements right. She was then able to do things on her own. If your child is old enough to operate the microwave then they are good to go on this!



First you pick out your cake mix (yellow or chocolate). Follow the directions and add water to the cake mix and stir until smooth. You then fill up both cake molds to the fill line. You will probably think you are not adding enough, but it rises when microwaved. After it has been in the microwave for 30 seconds and cools for a minute you are ready to start creating the fondant! Creating the fondant was both of ours favorite part! With just a little bit of water you have pretty pliable fondant that is easy to roll out and place over your cakes. My niece was surprised when the white fondant mix turned blue when we added the water! The Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery also includes different cookie cutter shapes so that you can decorate your cake with fondant shapes like a professional. The last step is to use the gel icing in the gel cartridge to finish off your details. You need to make sure you are ready when you turn on the gel cartridge because the icing starts coming out pretty immediately. There were two speeds for the icing and we kept it on slow. The center of the station rotates so that you can turn your cake as you decorate.



Our mini cakes came out a little lop sided because we didn't get the cake mix completely even before cooking. The good news is that the fondant can cover up many of the mistakes and crookedness. I had a blast watching my niece use her imagination and decorate the cake with smiley faces! It was a little hard for her to cut the fondant shapes out without them smooshing. Next time we will make the fondant a little bit thicker if we are going to be cutting out shapes.



Overall, I think that the Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery would be great for your daughter if she is patient, loves to be creative, and is interested in learning to cook independently. It retails for about $34.99 and you can buy refills for about $9.99. When you purchase the Cake Bakery, it comes with enough cake mix to create two cakes so it might be a good idea to buy a refill kit along with it. It can get kind of expensive, so I would definitely make sure your child is old enough to really enjoy this.





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