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This is a ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS ANDMATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A058973. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: Although titanium alloys have been widely used for aerospaceapplications, they have seldom been used in armor systems. In an effort toprovide increased information to armored vehicle designers, the U.S. ArmyResearch Laboratory (ARL) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Albany ResearchCenter (ARC) performed a joint research program to evaluate the effect ofthermo-mechanical processing on the ballistic limit velocity for an extra-lowinterstitial grade of the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. ARC obtained MIL-T-9046J,AB-2 plates from RMI 1 Titanium Company, rolled these plates to final thickness, performed the annealing, and collected mechanical and micro-structuralinformation. ARL then evaluated the plates with 2O-mm fragment- simulatingprojectiles and l2.7-mm armor-piercing M2 bullets in order to determine theballistic limit velocity of each plate. Titanium processing and annealing didhave an effect on the ballistic limit velocity, but the magnitude of the effectdepended on which penetrator was used. ... Read more

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Title: Cuando queremos hablar del misterio: una modesta introduccioon al tema trinitario.
Author: Guillermo Hansen
Publication: Cuadernos de Teología (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Instituto Universitario ISEDET
Volume: 19Page: 127(19)

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The mania for miniature sweets is gaining momentum–maybe due to happy memories of the magical tea parties of our childhood, or the intimacy of having our own tiny treat in a supersized world, with no need to share!

The mother-daughter team at the Riviera Bakehouse in Westchester, New York, and authors of The Whimsical Bakehouse and Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse now present an abundance of fabulous new recipes for little decorated cakes, cheesecakes, cupcakes, and more–all in fresh flavor combinations, like caramel cake with dulce de leche buttercream or spicy chocolate cake with cinnamon-chocolate whipped cream. This comprehensive introduction to baking in miniature also provides tips on glazing, icing, and making chocolate decorations and offers details on the equipment you need to get started (including a cake pan chart, so that you can use those mini rose pans, heart pans, and other fun shapes to bake unique creations).

The authors are famous for their over-the-top decorations, and they’ll take you step-by-step through the process of creating cakes piped and appliquéd with bumblebees (white chocolate wings and nonpareil stripes make them irresistible!), blooming roses (or, if you prefer, delicate hydrangeas with lifelike shaded petals), wild meringues (dressed with tiger stripes, zebra stripes, or leopard spots), and spiky dragons (right down to the serpentine tail). The recipes in Little Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse are categorized into three levels: one star for easy, two for intermediate, and three for challenging. So whether you want to start with a charming, super-easy star-shaped mini strawberry shortcake or strive for A Day at the Beach pail-shaped cake, complete with cookie-crumb sand, chocolate shovel, and edible seashells, you’ll find a cool confection that fits your skills. If you’re not ready for complicated decorating, this book also provides easy presentation ideas to make simple cakes look grander, ensuring the perfect finish to any occasion.

Little cakes are as fun to make as they are delicious to eat! After all, who’d turn down a bit–and a bite–of joy in their lives?


From the Hardcover edition.Amazon.com Review
The Riviera Bakehouse in Westchester, New York, offers dozens of whimsically decorated little cakes--cupcakes, mini-Bundts, bite-size cheesecakes, and more. In the appropriately titled Little Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse, its proprietors, the mother-daughter team of Kaye and Liv Hanson, provide more than 60 recipes for these cakes, some adorned with fetching bows, others made to look like animals and insects, flowers, and so on, with detailed decorating instructions. Included also are notes on ingredients and equipment (which will, in most cases, require jaunts to local baking emporia or online shopping).

Falling somewhere between a hip hobbyist's manual and a straightforward baking book, with excellent formulas for many traditional baked goods like pound and carrots cakes and various icings, the book will appeal immediately to those who relish cake decorating projects. What is new here is the focus on "mini," innovative techniques like The Chocolate Method (painting with icing to create carton-like designs), anda fanciful sensibility that eschews the usual roses-and-garlands kitsch of traditional cake decor.--Arthur Boehm ... Read more

Customer Reviews (21)

Too cute!
This is a great recipe book and cupcake decorating book.

It is a wonderful continuation of their original with lots of small cupcake ideas, muffins, etc. I actually love it more than "hello, Cupcakes!" because I feel like this one is a little more adult oriented. There are some wonderful ideas that I cannot wait to try on kids in the future in "Little Cakes" but it also covers a lot of muffin recipes and more adult mixes to make beautiful cupcakes.

It gives great decorating ideas, recipes and how to "fill" a cupcake - which I never would have thought of! Delicious!

For the reviews that are complaining about this book:

1) If you are looking for just completely cutesy (sometimes inedible by adults because there is so much icing) cupcake ideas then you should get "hello cupcakes" - very adorable, usually a little complicated to put together and tons of icing/candy. However, if you want something a little more artistic to make in a more classical "cake decorating" way - and still look and taste great - I think "Little Cakes" is the better option. Don't get me wrong - I think both books are great. I just think I'm more likely to use "Hello Cupcakes" for kids and "Little Cakes" for adults.

2) Some people have commented that the instructions aren't very good. Its true that I have found a few recipes that forget a small step or so (for example, remove the cupcake wrapper in the popcorn boxes) but its all really simple little steps that wouldn't be a big deal if you forgot, and if you read through the recipe ahead of time you would realize it was missing. Almost all recipe books miss steps here and there - this is actually one of the more complete books I've read.

3) Some people have commented that it doesn't explain how to do the decorations. I attribute this to the fact that this is sort of a "sequel" to The Whimsical Cakehouse. The Whimsical Cakehouse has an entire section on how to do every type of decoration (from writing to shells to flowers) in pretty elaborate detail. I think when they wrote "Little Cakes" they chose not to reinvent the wheel - so certain things (like the chocolate method and basic decorations) are just touched on because they presume you have already read the original.Having read the original first and being very new to cake decorating I had NO problem with the decorations.

I highly encourage anyone to buy this book - the recipes are just so creative and fun! Its not fondant and perfection like some cake decorating books but they sure are cute and sooo tasty!

Fun Book, great recipes
Kay and Liv have another great book!!Great ideas and recipes!!!I love the whimsical decorations!!

Little Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse
a great glossy, well presented book to have. Creative ideas and most recipies a little ordinary.

Great info...
The begining is great.It explains EVERYTHING there is to know about baking.This book wasn't exactly what I was looking for b/c I needed all recipes for cupcakes.This was more muffins and mini treats and a little bit of cupcakes.But I think the book is great if that is what you are looking for.

Essential book for cupcake mavens!
I have several books on cupcakes, and so far this is by far and away the best one. I've made quite of few different recipes from this book, including both cupcakes, muffins, crumb cake, and pineapple upside down cake, and they all came out fabulous. Whenever I decide to try a recipe out from scratch, I know this book will not do me wrong. I've tried another book, "Hello Cupcake" where their red-velvet cupcakes were so hard they bounced off my floor. Whereas the "Little Cakes" book has not failed me yet!

The recipes are very simple, even a group of children could make the red-velvets with minimal adult help. The decorating techniques are definitely a little more professional than I'm used to using, but so far they've worked out well for me. I do appreciate that the Hansens don't dumb down their recipes, but make them feasible for anyone to make them, and have them come out looking as professional as they do!

I suggest this book for any cupcake or muffin fanatic - it has a lot of really wonderful recipes and adorable decorating ideas! ... Read more