Flour Shop’s rainbow explosion cakes have become an international sensation! And now, with The Power of Sprinkles, Flour Shop Founder Amirah Kassem reveals the secrets to making her magical cakes at home.

Amirah Kassem preaches the power of sprinkles in her wildly creative first book. A modern-day Willy Wonka, Kassem reminds readers that joy can be found in creating something delightful and delicious, that baking a cake for someone is the best thing in the world, and that, when it comes to cake decorating, any mistake can be covered in sprinkles (and everyone will love it anyway!).

With twenty-nine different cakes—from unicorn cakes and donut cakes to cakes that look like reindeer, popcorn, spaghetti, and avocado toast—and packed with photographs, illustrations, and infinite ideas, The Power of Sprinkles is a book for bakers and cake decorators at every age and level.

My Thoughts

When I received the box of books from #AbramsDinnerParty, this is the first book that I gravitated towards and spent quite some time drooling over the photos and wondering if this is something that I could make in my own home.  The photos are colorful and just plain gorgeous, I mean look at the cover photo above – ALL of the cake photos are like this and the photos will leave you wanting to rush out and buy cake pans and tips to create these masterpieces.

I will say that I have not made anything out of this book yet.  It arrived just as tax season was fully upon me and so all I really had time to do was enjoy the photos and read the beginning of the book where Amirah discusses how this book came to be, shares her basic cake and icing recipes, and provides tips on baking the various cakes and using the various cake tips for icing.  She shares what they do in their shop to make the cakes and what they have found that works the best.

“We have so many sprinkles that we have a sprinkle closet!”

These cakes are ones that have sprinkles in the middle so when you cut into the cakes it is like a sprinkle explosion.  She offers sprinkle tips, identifies her favorite types of sprinkles, and even provides sprinkle math so you know how much to buy.  Now you could make all of these cakes without the sprinkles but then where is the fun in having a cake with no sprinkles?

This book also provides cake suggestions for all of the holidays – from Valentine’s Day to St Paddy’s Day to Christmas.  There are mini cakes, unicorn cakes, and even a sushi cake.

If you are a baker looking for new ideas on making a cake then this is a book you will want to check out.  Yes, it is one cake and icing recipe, but it is the assembly of the cake and the joy it will bring to those around you.

We give this 5 paws up!