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Recently, my good friend, Danielle, gave me a book called Simple Cake by Odette Williams . It was published earlier this year by Ten Speed Press. It is a lovely compilation of recipes and photographs. I have read the book, although I have not actually made anything yet, I have my eye on OW's Lovely Lemon Yogurt Cake for a birthday coming up. One of the inspirational things about this book is that although it only has ten cake recipes and recipes for fifteen toppings, the book has a lot of suggested variations and ideas embedded in the pages. Then there are thirty examples of how to combine the cakes and toppings for all occasions. The book encourages simplicity and creativity. Two things I love. I already feel inspired to make some of my next cakes in unusual pans. OW calls for 6 inch spring-form pans (which look really cute), loaf pans, and bundt pans. A little out of my 2 nine inch cake pan comfort zone, but I'll give it a try! I was excited earlier while looking at the...