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Surprise-Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion--with a Little Something Extra Inside Hardcover – Illustrated, March 11, 2014

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From Amanda Rettke, founder of the popular blog I Am Baker, comes Surprise-Inside Cakes with recipes and techniques to make dozens of stunning, imaginative cakes for every occasion, each with something special inside.

Whether it’s a striking, all-white cake with a secret red velvet heart baked inside; a birthday cake, complete with a surprise balloon cake in the middle; or the gorgeous hydrangea cake that took the blogosphere by storm; Amanda’s cakes are downright revolutionary—and really fun to prepare.

This beautifully designed cookbook contains eye-popping color photos and step-by-step instructions to create incredible surprise-inside cakes in your own kitchen.

For Amanda Rettke, every cake is a gift to be shared with family and friends, a special treat that should be lovingly prepared and meticulously designed—from the inside out.

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William Morrow Cookbooks
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March 11, 2014
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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 since then she's been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Woman's World, Midwest Living, Brides, and Romantic Homes. A regular contributor to Food Network and HuffPost Food online, she has also been featured on the Martha Stewart Show and marthastewart.com. She lives with her husband and five children near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Cookbooks; Illustrated edition (March 11, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006219531X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062195319
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 1.01 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #104,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 food. Since the inception of I Am Baker, her websites have gained over 200,000 subscribers, and average 6,000,000 pageviews a month.

Amanda’s cakes, cookies, hot dishes, and treats have appeared throughout the media. When not in the kitchen, Amanda is a stay-at-home mom of five children. She lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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embecker

Fun Ideas, Not Lots of Recipes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 24, 2015

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I read this as a library book and decided to buy it because I wanted to bake some of the cakes in it without risking damage to a library book. While I love to bake, I've never done anything very elaborate with cakes before, so this book is very educational for me. It's got great ideas, very fun and inventive. I was a little disappointed that there are only a few cake flavors included, but clearly a person can make their own flavor choices and combinations when following some of the ideas.

I tried the white cake recipe and for some reason both layers fell in the middle. Not sure what I did wrong. I didn't think the white cake tasted that great - it was just "okay" to me - obviously, though, I may have made a mistake somewhere along the line. The texture, though was wonderful.

I am planning to try more of the recipes, plus look for my own. I really bought the book for the ideas, and the few recipes in there are just a starting point. I baked the Vintage Cake, using box mixes (the way the author's grandma did it when she created this cake originally) and it turned out great, including the cream cheese frosting from the recipe in the book. The cake was for a birthday party and it got rave reviews from the family.

The instructions in the book are very clear and complete. I love that quality in this book. I feel like there's no guess work on how to construct these cakes. Many are not easy, but the directions are detailed and well-written.

A side bonus - I made the chocolate frosting recipe, too, just to try on the first practice white cake (the one that didn't really turn out for me), and some chocolate splatters landed on the open pages of the book. I wiped them off with a damp paper towel and the pages cleaned up perfectly, no stains and no warping. How's that for a little plus in a cookbook.

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Cissa

3.5 stars: clever ideas, but most of the decorative bits are cake pops

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 28, 2019

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This had some very good ideas for spectacular cakes!

I didn't like that many of the designs relied on a cake-pop filling to make the design elements- although that's very practical, especially for more elaborate constructions.

I was really taken with the jack'o'lantern cake, with a candle in the middle!

I also really liked the various rainbow designs.

I have not tried any of the recipes at this point, but they do look good. Some of the more simple/straightforward designs are, I think, the most attractive.

Looks like fun for those of us who like playing with our food!

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Zlo3d2

Loving this book--Great photos, inside and outside cake decorating, and even recipes!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 28, 2014

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I have been following this author's blog for the last year or so and have been very inspired to "up my game" when it comes to cake decorating. When I saw her Surprise-Inside Cakes featured on her blog, I was amazed at this new level of decorating. When this book came out, I purchased it hoping for further instructions on how to create fun cakes, paired with Amanda's witty and easy to follow dialog. I was not disappointed! I absolutely love the cakes in this book and am already searching for occasions to make some on my own. The photos in the book are beautiful and step by step, so I feel well prepared to start trying them out. Not only is it inside cake decorating, she creatively decorates the outside of these cakes with what seem like simple to create themed designs. It's not a fast way to decorate--so you must have time set aside to attempt these methods--but it is so worth it for the chance to surprise my friends/family with the quirky insides to the cakes! She even includes her tried and true recipes for her favorite cakes and icings. So glad I purchased this book for myself and I can't wait to make my first one!

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Steve Merrin

So much more than a cookbook

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 21, 2014

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This is so much more than a cookbook! It is a cookbook, photography book, and coffee table book all wrapped into one! The detailed step by step instructions and pictures are amazing and inspiring, so much, that I was able to make and decorate a beautiful cake, and applied the technique to cupcakes as well.
I felt like I “got to know” the author, through her personal stories and antidotes; I read the book cover to cover, and can’t say that very many cookbooks. I now follow her blog, I am baker. Surprise Inside Cakes, makes a great casual book for the coffee table; I leave my copy on the kitchen bar, which has sparked many conversations. I have also given the book as gifts, and have purchased for some upcoming gifts. They have all loved the book! One of the gift recipients, is as a 2nd grade teacher, she shared the book with her class as a fun way to learn to read measurements and directions. My own kids, love looking through the book and it has started a baking frenzy at our house!

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Jacqueline colt

Buy the book just for this recipe.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 20, 2014

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So far, I have just made the Basic Butter cream and the Honey butter cream frostings. My son is a beekeeper so I had to try the honey recipe. It is extremely stiff, so I recommend alternating the powdered sugar and the liquid when mixing. I used a bit of vanilla and almond extract. The flavor and texture are superb. The Basic butter cream is also stiff and again I added a bit of almond flavoring. I do not count the stiff consistency as a fault because it is easy enough to make it whatever needed for icing or design. I have not made any of the cakes yet, however if the frosting is any indication of quality, you will be getting raves on your cakes.

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W. E. Beck

A great cookbook to have on the shelf and inspires some fun cakes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 20, 2014

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This is a great book to inspire one to make interesting cakes. It has great photos and is very clear on the recipes and process.

I do wish there were more ideas though, and that some were more exotic. I also think after the first few, unless the process changed radically, the instructions were minimized. It got repetitive after a while, which is just my perspective, since I can imagine others might appreciate that.

Overall this was a good find to help me prep a cool birthday cake and plan to tap into it now and then to make some fun cakes for friends.

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Lady 100

Made me want to bake!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 29, 2016

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I haven't tried out any of the designs yet but the book has very clear instructions and pictures so I feel sure I shall be able to manage some of them. I have tried out the White cake recipe and it worked well. I've just deducted a star because the quantities are in American cups and I have never seen cake flour here but a search on the internet helped with a substitute.

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M. Murray

Made a great present

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 16, 2014

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My friend loves to bake unusual cakes and this book fitted the bill. I bought it for her birthday present and she was thrilled to bits. Not had a sample of the cakes yet but working in it !!

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Susan

Cake book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 24, 2018

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Brilliant cake book easy to follow

horse

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 19, 2014

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Brilliant! I bought this as I needed a recipe for a pure white cake, lots of lovely ideas and simple easy to do instructions!

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Sarah

amazing ideas for cake lovers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 9, 2014

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Bought for a friends birthday present, was hoping she'd already got it so I could keep it. Brilliant!!!

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