Surprise-Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion--with a Little Something Extra Inside - Hardcover

Rettke, Amanda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006219531X ISBN 13: 9780062195319

Publisher: MorrowCB, 2014

Synopsis

Its whats inside that counts! From the founder of the popular blog I Am Baker, here are dozens of stunningly inventive cakes with surprises inside for every occasionits the next baking craze!

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From the Back Cover:

It's what's inside that counts! Surprise your friends and family with these stunningly inventive cakes, including easy-to-follow instructions that even a beginner can master.

For Amanda Rettke, founder of iambaker.net, every cake is a gift to be shared, a special treat that should be lovingly prepared and intriguingly designed—from the inside out. Whether it's a striking all-white cake with a secret rainbow heart baked inside, a birthday cake complete with a surprise balloon in the middle, or the gorgeous rose cake that took the blogging world by storm, Amanda's creations are downright revolutionary—and tons of fun! In Surprise-Inside Cakes, she gives us fresh new ways to enjoy life's greatest occasions, with themes and cakes including:

• Celebrating Family—Stripe Birthday Cake, Paw Print Cake, Rainbow Cake
• Celebrating You—Leopard Cake, Herringbone Cake, Cowboy Boot Cake
• Celebrating Love—Kiss Cake, Ring Cake, Sunset Cake
• Celebrating Holidays—Jack-o'-lantern Cake, Rudolph Cake, Holiday Candle Cake
• Celebrating Life—Football Cake, Cherry Cake, Smiley Face Cake

Featuring a few classic favorite cakes from her blog and more than forty brand-new cakes—along with her easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photo tutorials—Surprise-Inside Cakes shows you how to replicate these incredible designs in your own kitchen.

To make these dazzling cakes, you can start with one of Amanda's delicious, foolproof recipes for cakes and frostings, or use a boxed cake mix or favorite family recipe. With tips on how to bake a level cake, tricks using household items such as rulers, biscuit cutters, and cookie cutters to carve and shape cakes, and Amanda's simple yet stunning frosting and decorating ideas, you'll not only be re-creating these amazing cakes for occasions large and small, you'll soon be using her techniques to create your own surprises!

And your friends and family will be thrilled and delighted when a beautiful cake opens to reveal a special gift inside.

About the Author:

Amanda Rettke began her food blogging career in October 2010 with the introduction of her first surprise-inside cake, and soon discovered a passion for baking, photography, and all things sweet. Since the inception of I Am Baker, her website has gained over 11,000 feed subscribers and averages over 2 million page views a month. Amandas cakes, cookies, and treats have appeared throughout the media (including Martha Stewarts show) and have been featured in cookbooks such as Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook and 1,000 Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes, Cookies, and Cakes, as well as in the December 2010 issue of Brides magazine. When not in the kitchen, Amanda is a stay-at-home mom and homeschooling teacher of four children. She lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota. http://iambaker.net www.facebook.com/iambaker.net @iambakertweets

About this edition

• Publisher: MorrowCB
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 006219531X
• ISBN 13: 9780062195319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304