Enter for a Chance to Win a Copy of Surprise-Inside Cakes
Amanda Rettke, FN Dish contributor and founder of the I Am Baker blog, is serving some of her most-beautiful confections yet in her first cookbook, Surprise-Inside Cakes. In Amanda's book, there's no such thing as an ordinary chocolate or vanilla cake with frosting (not that there's anything wrong with that). Just like opening up a gift, the element of surprise is within each baked good, whether it be a heart, football, smiley face, stripe or house (yes, a house). Simply put, if you want to wow guests at your next gathering, make one of Amanda's cakes.
What caught FN Dish's eye? The entire book. Each page is more colorful than the one before, and there's a surprise-inside design for every occasion: celebrating holidays, family, love and life events (like moving to a new home). Have a cake recipe you've perfected? Great. Because Amanda encourages using tried-and-true recipes, but she's provided a few of her favorites too.
At first glance some of the cakes may seem like a challenge, but Amanda's included step-by-step photos and instructions for each one. And be wise: Don't start out with the most difficult design!
You can buy a copy of Surprise-Inside Cakes here, or you can enter to win one for free from FN Dish. We're giving five lucky, randomly selected readers each a copy, and all you have to do to enter to win one is leave a comment below telling us your favorite Food Network cake recipe. You must include the recipe URL in your comment to be entered to win ( find cake recipes here).
You may only comment once to be considered, and you don’t have to purchase anything to win; a purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Odds depend on total number of entries. Void where prohibited. Only open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states, D.C. or Puerto Rico, and you must be at least 18 to win. For the first day of the giveaway, all entries (answers) must be entered between 9:30am EST on Monday, April 7, 2014, and 5pm EST on April 13, 2014. Subject to full official rules. By leaving a comment on the blog, you acknowledge your acceptance of the Official Rules. ARV of each prize: approx. $30.00. Sponsor: Scripps Networks, LLC, d/b/a Food Network, 9721 Sherrill Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37932.
So tell us: What's your favorite Food Network cake recipe?