This has been my first cake-specific cookbook, so I have nothing to which to compare it. It contains 50 cake recipes, one for each of the US states. The recipes roughly relate to a historical, regional favorite styles, but they are sometimes modernized.

At the time of writing this, my girlfriend and I have made 5 of the 50 recipes, and all have turned out very delicious. We receive great compliments when we ultimately give large sections of our creations away (we can't eat it all ourselves!).

This book is a lot of fun and the results have been spectacular. Overall a very nice present. ( )