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Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise-Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.

Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life: beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

An award-winning writer, photographer, blogger and baker, Amanda’s true passion is supporting others in their creative projects and building up online and offline communities. She speaks often on issues of authenticity in social media and believes that we meet our greatness when we extend a helping hand to others. Her social media consists of 18,000,000 Facebook fans and 300,000 Instagram followers.

In addition to exploring creative confections for I Am Baker, Amanda is a mother to five amazing kids under 14, and wife to her husband of 16 years, Chad. When she’s not serving as after-school chauffeur, helping with homework, or playing with the little ones, Amanda keeps her hands busy on the homestead, raising chickens, ducks, and tending to the garden. Her other blog, i am homesteader, has a Facebook community with over 6 million members.