I remember the Christmas…or was it birthday? when my sister got an Easy Bake Oven. She is 8 years younger than I am, so it was one of the earliest models. The first models were like what you see pictured on the cover of the book featured in this post, and turquoise in color.
I have to admit I felt a little envious….and probably did all I could to have a chance to cook something with her little oven, at least once. Toys were getting pretty advanced at this point, I mean an oven that you could actually bake miniature little cakes in with small bakewear and utensils….all from the heat of a light bulb, kind of amazing when you think about it…and I imagine the safety restrictions on the newer Easy Bake Ovens are a zillion times stricter now…it’s amazing we all survived to this point without all the toy safety restrictions they have now:-)
Once you had one of these ovens, you had to buy your cake, frosting, and cookie mixes from then on. I can remember each of us in our family of 6 getting a teeny tiny piece of whatever my sister baked. I don’t remember whether it tasted that good, but it’s just another memory from times gone by that pops into the head, that leads to other memories.
I absolutelt loved my Easy Bake Oven. It made me feel like I was doing my part to make dinner. I only recall making cakes but the joy was having my dad eat a piece and always tell me it was as good as his own mother used to make. I knew Big Mama could really cook!
i don’t think we let ours cook long enough for it to become cake. it took forever as you know. i think the cakes were made with just water, no eggs. knowing my sisters, we probably ate the batter and our cakes came out paper-thin.