Surprise-Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion--with a Little Something Extra Inside
It&#39;s what&#39;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&#8212;from the inside out. Whether it&#39;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&#39;s creations are downright revolutionary&#8212;and tons of fun! InSurprise-Inside Cakes, she gives us fresh new ways to enjoy life&#39;s greatest occasions, with themes and cakes including:Celebrating Family&#8212;Stripe Birthday Cake, Paw Print Cake, Rainbow CakeCelebrating You&#8212;Leopard Cake, Herringbone Cake, Cowboy Boot CakeCelebrating Love&#8212;Kiss Cake, Ring Cake, Sunset CakeCelebrating Holidays&#8212;Jack-o&#39;-lantern Cake, Rudolph Cake, Holiday Candle CakeCelebrating Life&#8212;Football Cake, Cherry Cake, Smiley Face CakeFeaturing a few classic favorite cakes from her blog and more than forty brand-new cakes&#8212;along with her easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photo tutorials&#8212;Surprise-Inside Cakesshows you how to replicate these incredible designs in your own kitchen.To make these dazzling cakes, you can start with one of Amanda&#39;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&#39;s simple yet stunning frosting and decorating ideas, you&#39;ll not only be re-creating these amazing cakes for occasions large and small, you&#39;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.