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Amanda Rettke Surprise-Inside Cakes Cookbook Giveaway – CLOSED

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The giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Lydia Houghton, winner chosen via Random.org. Thanks to all who entered!

My friend Amanda wrote a book!

You may know Amanda from the blog I Am Baker and as the most creative cake decorator extraordinaire. For years now, she’s been drawing us in on her blog with unique cake decorating techniques and enticing recipes. Well, now, she has a book and it’s going to knock  your socks off! Seriously, just look at the amazing Candle Cake below… have you ever seen a more beautiful cake?

Amanda Rettke Surprise-Inside Cakes Cookbook Giveaway dineanddish.net

Amanda’s new book,  Surprise-Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion…with a little something extra inside <– you can buy it there <–, was officially released today, and it is so beautiful. Each colorful page is full of unique surprise inside cakes, including detailed instructions and beautiful photos to guide even the most novice of bakers through the process of creating a surprise-inside cake. Being the lover of stories that I am, I especially like how Amanda has added a little personal story to each cake, giving us all a glimpse into her life.

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Amanda-Book-4I think Meg really wants me to make Amanda’s Paw Print Cake, don’t you? Amanda’s instructions are so well detailed, I think even someone not creative like me can do it!

Meg Cake Book

 

I’d like to give one lucky Dine & Dish reader the chance to win a copy of Surprise-Inside Cakes by Amanda Rettke. To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post telling me who you would want to make a surprise-inside cake for, and why! All comments must be received by midnight on Tuesday, March 18th 2014. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and notified through a valid email address.

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    • cheryleanne says

      I’d like to bake a surprise cake for my daughter who is expecting her first baby this summer!

  3. Nadine Osborne says

    I would like to bake a surprise inside cake for my grandchildren! I’d love to see their eyes widen in joy.

  6. Delana Lewis says

    I would like to make one for my girl scout troop. I would love to see their faces when we cut into the cake. They have worked hard and starve a wonderful cake.

  8. Kyrstin says

    I would love to surprise my husband and not tell him until after he cuts into it 🙂

  10. christina says

    i would love to make one for my niece and nephew! they would think it’s so cool.

  11. pat h says

    I would love this my granddaughter has a 16 birthday in April….. would love to make a special cake…thanks for sharing

  13. Melissa G Holland says

    I would like to make one for my friends little girl for her first birthday in 2 months.

  14. Sabrina Housley says

    I would bake a Cake for my mom’s 40th birthday! I always make her a cake every year and she would LOVE a surprise cake ♥

  15. Leslie Barton says

    I would love to make a surprise-inside cake for my daughter. She constantly surprises me with how amazing she is, I would love to delight her with a “surprise” cake!

  16. Bekah says

    I’d love to make a surprise cake my soon to be 10 yr. old son. He’s such a sweet, fun kid and he would get such a kick out of it. It’s makes me smile just thinking about what his reaction would be!:-) He’s always cracking me up!:-)

  17. Kim Henrichs says

    I would love to make a surprise inside cake for a good friend who has been going through some rough times!!

  19. Karman says

    Fantastic! My husband and my son celebrate their birthday ob the same day and I’d love to surprise them with a special surprise inside cake.

  24. Jamie says

    Ooo I’ve always wanted to make one of those surprise heart cakes! I’ve got quite a few lovely friends and family who’d be deserving.

  27. Carrie Sheehy says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my daughter. She loves to bake with me and she would think it was cool to find a surprise in a cake, she is 5 . I love that she loves to bake already! 🙂

  28. Lee Hughes says

    I’d make a butter cake with a hidden German Chocolate surprise inside! Those are my husband’s favorite cakes.

  29. Starletta says

    Without a doubt I would love to see the surprise in my grandaughter’s face if I made one for her 4th birthday! The smile fills me with joy.

  30. Wendy Becher says

    I want to make the Paw Print Cake for my pals, Anne and George, to celebrate the rescue adoption of their new lab. Thanks for the opportunity!

  31. Ronda RS says

    My sister! She makes the coolest cakes for my niece so it would be great to surprise her.

  32. Pat G says

    I would love to make a surprise inside cake for my granddaughter Kayla’s 18th birthday in June.

  35. Barbara Rivera says

    II would love to make a surprise cake for my hubby. Thanks for the chance to win.

  37. Shannon says

    I want to make a surprise inside cake because I would score major mommy points with these cute cakes! 🙂

  38. Fanny says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my kids. One each for sure. Cause I would love to see the surprise on their faces.

  40. Esther Mejia says

    I would like to make a cake for my daughter Ellie because I didn’t get to make her one on her birthday.

  41. Sandy Headtke says

    I would make the rainbow heart to celebrate my grand child’s birthday. She is having a rainbow and unicorn theme.

  42. Debbi says

    It’s my parents anniversary soon and I want to make them a special cake as it’s their diamond so very special

  43. Cindy says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my husband. He is a person that is very hard to surprise. At christmas he will feel his gifts & tell u what is inside the package & he is usually right. Ugh!

  44. Nicole B says

    I would like a cake for myself! Sounds wrong, I know. But, I do so much for my family and this favor of making a homemade cake never happens. I love making great cakes/cookies for my family, but sometimes I think go how nice it would be to have one for me that isn’t store bought. I love your cakes, so beautiful! Def want your book!

  46. Annie Spencer says

    I would love to make one of your surprise cake for my son who means the world to me and for my parents who will be celebrating 40years together.

  47. Heidie says

    My daughter is going to be 11 on Good Friday. I want her day to special with one of the cakes in this amaxing book. Consider me please.

  49. Sharon Langenburg says

    I would make a cake for one of my 5 children’s birthdays. They would be tickled to find the surprise inside.

  54. Kathie Craig says

    I would want to make Surprise-Inside Cakes for my boys. My oldest will be four this month and my youngest will be three next month. They would LOVE one!!

  56. Trisha Thompson says

    I would bake a cake for my daughter, even though she is grown I would love to show her how far her momma has come in her baking skills.

  59. Caitie Murphy says

    My 3YO Son. He Loves To Help Me Bake And A.surprise Cake Would Be So Much Fun To Do With Him!

  61. Anika B. says

    Would love this awesome cookbook! I enjoy baking and would love to bake something from this cookbook. Thanks

  69. Tammy says

    My oldest turns 21 on April 29. I think he deserves a beautiful cake because he works so hard at school. He’ll graduate from the University in a year with a major in history and a minor in creative writing and a 3.8 gpa, so proud!

  75. Brandi Bryant says

    I want to make a surprise inside cake for my mom. My father past away last month and she needs a little lift. Thanks for the giveaway. Good luck everyone.

  76. catalina anghel says

    Í want it for making my own cake.. I deserve it.. I am fighting with a breast cancer and I’ll win. I love to make cakes for all my friends, and now, with all that is happening to me, baking and decorate cakes helped me to forget the pain and the sickness… I want to bake a cake like this for me. The surprise inside this cake is like the force that I find inside me: a surprise. I never ever imagine that I would be able to fight so hard and keep going.
    Thank you

  80. lisa t says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my son. He’s my best taste tester and deserves his own cake once in a while.

  81. Dianna says

    No birthday in our family is complete without an awesome cake. My little boys definitely need a cake made from this cookbook!

  85. Lynn says

    I lovr that book! I would bake a surprise cake to little daughter for her first birthday comming up next months. Maybe there is one with a teddybear or a butterfly?

  87. Maryann S. says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my 3 grandsons.
    It would be awesome to watch their expressions when
    cutting the cake and seeing the inside. I think they would
    enjoy it tremendously. Thanks for the chance to win.

  89. sandra says

    I would make one with my sis and my twin brother for our mother. She will be having one last birthday with us as we found out a couple of months ago that she is dying of incurable cancer. She doesn’t eat much, but she has been able to eat cake.

  91. Antoinette Pieterse says

    I would like to ‘SURPRISE’ my husband and son with one of these cakes – WHY? Just because I LOVE them!!!

  92. Teresa Organ says

    I would like to make one for my daughter, her birthday is in May and then in September I would make one for my son.

  93. Tracey Peach says

    I would make a Surprise Cake For My Mum For Mothers Day Because She Helps Me Each & Every Day & I Would Love To Say Thank You By Baking A Surprise Cake

  94. Nicola Biven says

    I would make one for my mum, because it would be a huge surprise because I never bake, and really want to !!

  97. Victoria says

    For my mum 🙂 we saw some surprise-inside cakes on tv and she got rather excited haha!

  98. Jessica H says

    For my little sisters birthday, as the pinata cake my mum and i attempted to make last year didn’t quite go to plan 🙂

  101. MrsK says

    My sister-in-law’s 50th is coming in May. I certainly will need time to perfect my skill making a surprise cake, but would love to bake her one!!

  103. Christy says

    I would make one for my beautiful Grandmother. We are visiting her next month to celebrate her 88th birthday.

  105. Brianna Andrews says

    I love all of her recipes. I plan on making her gender reveal cake. I’d use it to make surprises for my fiancé while he’s gone on his 24 hour shifts.

  107. Margie Brown says

    I would make a surprise cake for my husband because its his birthday today and those cakes are awesome! 🙂

  109. Jackie Coleman says

    I would make a surprise cake for my niece. She is a budding chef / cake maker and would be so so thrilled! She loves cakes and loves trying new things from me.

  110. Rebecca says

    I have a bunch of friends coming to visit and stay with me in a few weeks and I’d love to make a special cake to welcome them!

  111. hannah oneill says

    I’d love to make one with a moon inside for my partner as he loves looking at the moon!

  112. Violeta Maury says

    I would make a surprise-inside cake for my children because I love them and I like to give them surprises!

  115. Danielle Stevenson says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my best friend’s birthday next month. I’ve always wanted to try making one 🙂 she would love it!

  117. Lori Heil says

    I would love to make a surprise cake for my friend Liz who is turning 50 in May!!! She is a very caring and generous woman and I just want to give something back to her for all that she’s done for me!!

  121. Lisa Williams says

    I would love to make one for my boyfriend he is a cake fiend and it is nearly his birthday

  122. Jan Shevik says

    Oh, and I would make the paw print cake for my 60th bday!! Because Little Trojan says it looks woofalicious and fun!!

  123. Lindsey Stuart says

    I would love to make one for my mum who is a huge cake lover! She thinks i can’t bake but i can and i will 😉

  124. Alina says

    Ooh, that cake is gorgeous! I’d love to make an inside surprise cake for my hubby seeing as we have an infant and didn’t get to go out for our anniversary.

  125. Sean C says

    I’d love to make one for my sister’s 40th birthday! She’d be ecstatic. She loves cake.

  126. maribel says

    I would love 2 make a surprise inside cake for my son, who enjoys the little things i do for him.. just to see his facial expression would be priceless with a surprise inside cake..

  129. itzia says

    i’d love to make this for my uncle’s 75th birthday because I think he’d be totally blown away by my efforts.

  130. Pat Ray says

    I would make the ‘Surprise Inside’ cake for my daughter-in-law! She broke her leg 2 weeks ago very badly, and now is back in the hospital with pneumonia and blood clots in her lung. She needs a nice surprise to make her feel better!

  131. Rena says

    Id love to make one for my 4 yr old daughter. She would be thrilled to see the surprise inside!! amandas cakes look amazing! been a follower of hers for a long time!

  132. Lyn says

    I’d love to make a surprise cake for my mom and dad, they are coming to visit from Scotland and I have not seen them in a year.

  134. Elaine says

    I would make one for my daughter’s godson, whose allergies make baked goods hard to do, but he would love a special one just for him!

  135. Ashley Outland says

    I would LOOOOOOVE to own the Surprise-Inside Cakes cookbook!!! I would make an Easter cake for my family to take to our annual family reunion/egg hunt. 🙂

  136. Jo Young says

    I would love to make one for my baking mad daughter as she would be thrilled to see the surprise!

  140. stephany says

    I would make a surprise inside cake for my 4 year olds birthday! He would love a cake with something on the outside and a little something on the inside too 🙂

  141. Jessica Wilde says

    It’s my mum’s 65th birthday in April, so I’d love to make her a surprise-inside cake – the one with the paw print looks brilliant!

  144. Annie john says

    I would love to make a cake from the book for my daughter’s 11 th birthday in September. Would love to see her face seeing the surprise inside !

  145. Anne Bostwick says

    Surprise! Surprise! My daughter loves surprises, and it’s her birthday next week! A homemade cake ablaze with candles would be surprise enough let alone a fantastic Surprise-Inside Cake!

  146. Sherry williams says

    Would love to make my little boy and my dad one! There birthdat is on yhe same day!

  151. AmyRuth says

    I live over here in Columbia, home of the Tiger Paw Print…. wouldn’t that just be so fun to take to the Athletic Director’s Office? Do you think I could get a special parking place for the football games? ha ha ha

  153. Paula says

    I would love to make a Surprise Inside cake for my Husband because no matter how hard I try, I cannot surprise him! This would be the way I could finally give him a surprise!
    This is a lovely giveaway…thank you for the opportunity!

  155. Alissa says

    My dad is a cake lover!! And he loves when I bake up a cake for him 🙂 he is the best father to me and best grandfather to my sons. I love him so much! And would love to surprise him with one of your beautiful cakes 🙂 thanks for the chance to win!!

  156. Michelle L says

    I’d make a cake for my family. They’d love it! (I’d probably try them all!)

  159. Jessica w says

    My mother in law makes beautiful cakes, and for Christmas time when we are visiting her, I would love to make her one as a surprise!

  161. Angel Blue says

    I would bake this cake for my friend Shelley Donathan who is battling an illness. I so want to cheer her heart and see her smile again. to see her husband sigh a moment of no pain. your cakes each hide a mini miracle.. I would like her to have at least one miracle. Thank you

  162. Lisa Auger says

    I would bake one of these cakes for my amazing husband. He works so hard for our little family and a lovely little cakey surprise would be lovely for him to come home to. Our two boys wouldn’t mind a slice or two either!

  163. Jackie Poston says

    I saw this book on The Pioneer Woman. Amazing! All the cakes are beautiful and anyone would be thrilled to receive one for any occasion.

  164. Jill says

    My good girlfriends –we always try to connect for a dessert night once a month to try new recipes, but it’s been a few months and some of the girls have gone through a tough time. A surprise cake would be fun!

  165. Barb says

    I would love to make the bunny cake inside this book for my daughter nicole just to brighten her day,sometimes we all need a pick me up

  167. Maria Malaveci says

    I would love to win for my sweet son and daughter who love baking with me!

    mmalavec(at)med(dot)umich(dot)edu

  169. Moira Saunders says

    I’d love to give this to my friends Keri. I’ve had a really tough year with awful crisis after crisis. She has always been there for me, with smiles, sympathy & chocolate. And now she’s going through a tough time herself. I’d love to give something back to an amazing friend who could do with something nice happening to her.

  171. Angie Hoggett says

    I’d love to make one for my mum for mother’s day, she has always been the baker but I’d love to bake one for her this time!

  175. Phuong Hoa Pham says

    Hi, i’m from Vietnam.
    If i have a chance to own this cookbook, I will learn and make a surprise-inside cake for my mom.
    Because my mom loves cakes, love sweet things.

  178. Megan says

    I’d love to make a surprise cake for my neice, or even to surprise my coworkers as they all love my baking creations. 🙂

  179. Aviry Sarrosa says

    I would like to make a perfect cake for my family because when i was younger than my age now ,, my cake doesnt taste good because of my learnings are a bit.. 🙂

  180. JenniferB says

    I would like to make a cake for my soon to be 5 year old niece for her birthday- she would love the rainbow inside the cake

  182. Donna Gamary says

    I have made the “flag” cake and my family was so impressed that I would like to make another “surprise” cake for my
    husband’s birthday in May.
    Thank you forbeing so creative!

  183. Lyn says

    I would make a cake for my mum and dad they will be in town visiting from Scotland in a few weeks and I would love to bake them a surprise welcome cake

  184. Allie campbell says

    I would bake it for all the girls at the office to have with our afternoon cuppa.

  186. sue walsh says

    would love a surprise inside cake for the arrival of my new Grandaughter .amazing book:)

  187. Adam says

    I would love to try and make my wife a surprise cake, she became a 1st time mom last year and she is doing an amazing job with our daughter.

  188. Helen Allan says

    I would love to make a surprise-inside cake for my husband. It would have to have a big heart in the middle to show him how much he is loved. <3

  196. Gillian Hutchison says

    my mum…she lost a lot of weight an it trying to gain weight. cake is her one love. 🙂

  197. Jayne K says

    For my daughter. She’s currently being overwhelmed by an OU degree course on top of a very demanding job and needs cheering up.

  200. Jennifer Rhymer says

    I’d love to make a surprise cake for my husband – he has a big birthday coming up next month and it would be so special to make him a surprise inside cake 🙂

  204. Ali Thorpe says

    I’d make one for my nephew, who is eight. He loves talking about cakes and how to decorate them and is full of ideas so I know he would love one like this!

  206. Francesca Tuck says

    I would like a cake for my two friends who have been working really hard starting up their own business.

  207. Ashley Outland says

    I would LOVE to make a surprise-inside cake for my boyfriend! It’s our 3 year anniversary on the 19th! 🙂

  210. Lyndsey Beckford says

    I would love to make one for my friend as she bakes cakes for a living and so she would love the surprise in this one!

  211. Kelly Ellen Hirst says

    My children would love a surprise inside cake and its nearly my youngest daughters birthday so could be perfect timing

  212. Debbie says

    I would like to make a surprise-inside cake for my birthday. This is a fun cookbook; I’ve always wondered how these cakes were made.

  216. Rob Clayton says

    For my mother. she cooked for me all through growing up and now i like to surprise back

  218. Laura Caraher says

    I would make a surprise inside cake for Mother’s Day to give to my mum as I know she would love one 🙂

  219. Anne Woodthorpe says

    I would make the surprise heart one for my daughter and husband as they do so much for me and I never give them anything in return.

  220. Sarah Hurrell says

    Would love to make a special cake for my fiance as we have been together for 7 years in April and now have 2 beautiful kids.

  222. aaron milne says

    for my wife – she has made lots of cakes for lots of people – it would be good if she were on the recieving end sometime

  224. Lydia Houghton says

    Wow! I love the idea of a cake with a surprise inside. I would make one for my sixteen year old, Jamie, because he has been working so hard for his GCSEs and I want him to know how proud I am.

  225. Faye D says

    For my son – he loves to bake and he loves sweets. He would be so surprised when he cut it open.