Easter Cake

UPDATE!  For those of you asking for a tutorial, I am so swamped I just cant squeeze it in before Easter... BUT... you can pretty much see what I do here and then improvise!  As far as the chick eyes... I added those after I cut into the cake with black royal icing.  If you have any questions along the way or need help, feel free to email me!

When Liz from Hoosier Homemade asked if I would participate in a Spring Blog Hop I said yes and then signed on to make my favorite sugar cookies and decorate them.

I totally did not do that.

Whoops!

Before I show you what I did make I just want to take a second and show you what the other participants have contributed so far

Total spring cuteness.

Oh!  And not only is every participant making something cute, they are each having a giveaway! Score!

Diane from Created by Diane is giving away a Babycakes Cupcake Maker and baby chick.

Liz is giving away an adorable recipe box.

Shelly is giving away the cutest apron ever.

Janet is giving away the most amazing copper cookie cutters.  (I must win these!) 

And Cindy, from Skip to My Lou, is giving away the cutest Bunny Hutch Kit.

And be sure to check back because two more giveaways will still be announced on Tuesday and Wednesday!

You can still win all of these.. so get over there and leave a comment!

So what did I make instead of my favorite ever cookies?

A cake.

An Easter Egg Cake.

Er, I guess I should clarify.  A cake that I tried to make into the shape of an egg.

I just sectioned off four areas and decorated them each with royal icing or fondant.

 

 

But you know I cant make a cake without a surprise inside...

 

So I made a little chick hanging out in there.

 

My kids loved it and were so excited!

So you made it this far... would you like to know what I am going to giveaway for the Spring Blog Hop?

(although I feel slightly guilty after seeing all the other creative and thoughtful prizes... but I have a feeling you'll forgive me)

I am giving away cold, hard cash.

On April 6th I will have a random drawing and one of you lucky readers will win $60.

Sixty bucks! (it was going to be $50 but I was too lazy to get correct change for the picture)

Is that ok?  Hope so.

To enter just leave a comment.

For one extra entry you can follow me on twitter. @manda2177  You can also get an extra entry if you already follow me on twitter.  Thanks BTW!

So that is a total of TWO possible entries each.  If you just decide you like this cake and want to tell me two times, only ONE comment will count towards winning the $60.

Make sure you leave a valid email address!  I just might be picking an extra winner or two... and they just might be winning some baked goods.  You guys like cakes and cupcakes and cookies right???

Happy Blog Hopping!

Comments

[ElizaBeth]

SOOO CUTE! I love the baby chick inside! Have a spendid week!

[denise]

Wow! I am so impressed! That baby chick is so cute. And I love the fact that you didn't have a 10 dollar bill :)

[Stephanie]

I am always impressed by the inside of your Cakes!!
=)

[Diane {createdbydiane.blogspot.com}]

What a beautiful cake and I LOVE the chick! You have such talent. I am always in awe. Spring is certainly in the air :)

[Diane {createdbydiane.blogspot.com}]

Cold hard cash is always a fantastic gift!
I follow on twitter :)

[grace]

never let it be said that i don't accept cold, hard cash. :)
now, this cake--your surprise inside is ADORABLE and frankly, it's the best easter cake i've ever seen. excellent work, amanda!

[MommyTopics.com]

You are so awesome! I love this cake! You always knock my socks off! I have a new cake up too. It's not as cute as this but I'll tell you something... it tastes AMAZING! Come check it out.
Happy Easter!
Blessing
Rachael - MommyTopics.com

[Liz@HoosierHomemade]

Super cute! It totally looks like an Easter egg. I am amazed every time I visit!
Thanks Amanda for sharing!
~Liz

[Kathy]

I love the cake, you are a very talented lady.

[Debbie]

Wow! Love the cake! I'll have to give that a try--I know my kiddos would love it! Thanks for the chance to win!

[Beth]

I wish I could steal just a tiny bit of your creativity! This is so darn cute!

[Stacy Ness]

Love the cake and I follow you on twitter. :)

[shelly (cookies and cups)]

That is a great cake! The chick is so cute :)
I want cash!!!! Pick me! Pick me!

[Veronica]

That chick is so cute. I love your blog and check it often to see what neat things you have created. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Amanda]

Wow, what a great cake. Just love it!!

[Shelley]

Omigosh Amanda! I was so excited for your 'hop' post,...but this is over-the-top adorable! I've never seen anything like it! It's truly elegant! I love the egg and that chick inside,...so stinkin' cute! P.S. Cold Hard Cash!? You get the best giveaway award too! ;) I'll keep my fingers crossed.

[Shelley]

...and I must have two chances!!! :) Following you on twitter too! ;)

[Vivian]

That has to be one of the cutest cakes ever!!!

[Kim Cahill]

OMG! How cute! Saw you skip to my lou but didn't know there was a chick inside!! Super clever! I could never pipe like that, no steady hand here!

Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
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[Lisa F]

So cute! Great blog. Thanks for the contest.

Lisa

[Katie]

I love it, love it, love it. This is what Spring is all about.

[Allison]

Very cute cake! I can't imagine the carving to get it looking like this.

And I love both cold hard cash AND baked goods!!! :)

[Cybil Jones]

I love the inside of this cake!

[janis]

You are amazingly talented! (And super creative!!!) Hope you have a fabulous Easter Week!

Janis

[Hallie Lindal]

What an amazing giveaway! That would surely help our saving for a new swingset! Thanks for sharing your amazing cake! You put me to shame!

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[Gina]

What a beautiful cake! The chick inside is a fun little surprise. I really enjoy drooling over your creations and thinking that I might try my hand at making one of them one day. Thanks for sharing!

[Lauren @ Crave. Indulge. Satisfy.]

Wow, this cake is AMAZING! I was super impressed with the egg shape and multi color decorations, but when you cut the cake and showed us the super adorable chick inside, now that is creative! Happy Easter!

[Tashva]

I love the heart and chick cake you make :) They're so unique and cute!

[Joy Ellis]

That is like the coolest cake ever!! You are going to do a tutorial on it, right?? I already follow you on twitter, and I hope you don't mind, but I am going to share this. Just awesome! :)

[Yvonne]

We're our own harshest critics, aren't we? I hope the tremendous amount of feedback lets you know that your cake is awesome, despite your perception of its "flaws".

I didn't even realize you were on Twitter! I'm going to start following you right now. =)

[Mary Dunbar]

I LOVE the Easter Cake. I am such a huge fan of your site. Hoping to steal some of you ideas for my triplets 2nd birthday party!!! Thanks for much for sharing!

[Tara]

Wow. That is so cool. Thanks for the inspiration. Oh, and I follow you on twitter already.
~Tara (miscmomma)

[Kristine]

that's so cute how did you do it?

[Amy]

OH MY!!!!!!!!! I can't stand the cuteness! WOW! I was so surprised to see that chick in there, even though REALLY I shouldn't have been :-) I should and DO always expect something incredible here! I was distracted by the awesome designs on the outside and momentarily forgot to expect a surprise inside!

I hope I win, but I might almost prefer the cookies :-)

Ok, I am going to check out some of the other blogs! Thanks for doing this!

[Home Baked]

Your Easter cake is so beautiful! I've been admiring it on flickr this morning. My 10 year old agrees!

I love that you're giving away cash!

[Nina McMillan]

soooo cute & creative!

[Shanda Hentschel]

Oh my gosh. We need a tutorial on how to get the Easter chick in the cake. Please?!? I'm always game for cold hard cash too. I will be following you on Twitter momentarily.

[Paula]

You are killing me here with your creativity! I can imagine the squeals of delight from your kids when they realized the cutest little chick was nestled inside the egg. How delightfully wonderful. You are not "i am baker" you are "i am super creatively talented baker" (but I know you are also too modest to change your blog title) This post set the happy tone for my day!

[Mama23Bears]

LOVE this cake! you inspire me to bake more!!!

[Kim]

Wow! Soooo cute!

[Mama23Bears]

oh and i already follow you cuz i love what you do! you got talent mama!!

[suzi]

Ok, I don't know how you do this! amazing cake. :)

[suzi]

I follow you on Twitter! :) @suzi_mn

[Amanda]

I love all of your clever designs--so cute! I just made your rainbow cake for my daughter's 4th birthday party and everybody LOVED it :) Thanks for all the inspiration and baking know-how you provide.

[Kiki]

Oh my gosh! That is beyond amazing! I am scratching my head in wonder... "How did she DO that?!" Beautiful! Now I'm off to go look for your other cakes with surprise insides! (Found your blog this morning through Skip To My Lou.)

[Debbie Pearson]

So totally cute! I can imagine your kids were very happily surprised to see that chick hanging out inside the egg. I don't know how you did that, but I am amazed by your talent!

[taralee]

LOVE it! The chick on the inside is so SUPER cute!

[Amalia Standard]

OH MY GOODNESS.... I was ooohing and ahhhhing over the shape of the cake and the beautiful decorations and then... I saw the INSIDE! AMAZING! What lucky kids you have!!! I want to make a bunny cake this week...but am not loving any of my white layer cake recipes. I really want to find one that bakes up high and doesn't fall... any suggestions????

[Karen@SurvivingMotherhood]

Amanda, you will never cease to amaze me. A chick inside an egg. How adorable!
BTW, if you decide to do the April Fool's 'cake' are you going to post a picture of it here???

[Emily]

Very cute! My first attempt at decorating a cake was an easter egg shaped cake. It is forever known now as "floor cake" in my house because I was trying to keep my brother from licking the frosting and it ended up being a bet on whether I throw it at him so I did and it landed on the floor.

Your cake is a thousand times better than mine and I am amazed how you figured out how to put the chick in the middle. So creative!