Sweet Giveaway: Win a Copy of Take The Cake by Sandra Wright

Sometimes, eating cake isn't enough. You want to live it.

So, for those non-eating times, reading a book in which cake plays a big part probably sounds like a fun activity. Well, here's a new novel bound to interest cake-lovers: Take the Cake by Sandra Wright. Here's a synopsis:

Sometimes
 you
 just
 have
 to
 take
 life
 one
 cupcake
 at
 a

time. Kate Shannon is happy
 with
 the way
 things are. She
 doesn’t

have
 a Mr
. Right
 or
 even a Mr
. Right
 Now, but
 what
 she
 does
 have
 is

a
 thriving
 bakery
 in
 Greenwich
 Village
 called
 Take
 The
 Cake,
 and

that’s just the way
 she likes
 it.

 Better still
 is the cupcake to match

the daily
 quote
 competition
 with
 her
 barista as they try to
 outsmart

each
 other
 every morning with
 their
 creativity.
 Producing cupcakes

with
 names
 such
 as
 Woodstock
 Afterburn
 and
 Vegan
 Rehab
 is

enough to keep
 her
 on
 her toes,
 who
 has time
 for
 dating?

Across
 town,
 Michael Forrester
 has
 gone
 from enjoying
 the
 thrill
 of success

to wallowing in
 the
 depths
 of
 despair.
 With
 a collection
 of
 critically

acclaimed
 novels in
 his wake,
 Michael
 now spends
 his days battling

writers’ block.

With
 nowhere
 to
 go
 and
 nothing
 to
 write,
 Michael’s in
 the

right headspace to
 find
 exactly
 what
 he
 didn’t
 know he was looking

for..

Are you drawn in? Well, happily, you can win a copy of this sweet novel. One lucky winner will win a copy, by leaving a comment below with the answer to the following: what is your favorite book or movie which prominently features food?

The giveaway will close on Monday, January 24 at noon PST; a winner will be announced shortly thereafter. In the meantime, check out the author's site here.

Update on Saturday, January 29, 2011 by Cakespy

UPDATE: THE WINNER! Yup, we have a winner! It is Sarah from TX, who says that Julie/Julia is her pick! Congrats!

Comments

[brenda]

EAT<PRAY<LOVE

[Nancy]

Well, I have three favorites that immediately come to mind.

Eat Pray Love..........liked the movie but LOVED the book!
Julie and Julia
Babette's Feast

Take the Cake sounds like a fun and yummy read!

[Maria]

There are so many but my recent one would be...Julie/Julia!

[Angela]

I love "Stranger than Fiction" - Maggie Gyllenhaal and Will Ferrell's romance starts in her bakery. Later he brings a gift to woo her - "I brought you flours"!

[Cathy]

I love the book " Comfort Food" by Kate Jacobs. Great family dynamic with fun and food thrown in. An awesome read. The cupcakes on the cover made me buy it. The first chapter made me read it!

[kathy b]

BIG NIGHT!!!!

[amy f]

Julie and Julia!

[Romina]

I love julie and julia ....the movie was much better than the book, and i never say that!

[Kim]

No Reservations was a super cute movie!:)

[Marie]

Julie & Julia

[Hannah]

I really enjoyed Waitress, with Keri Russell

[Holly Schwartz]

"Chocolat" !

Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

Holly in Kentucky.

[Magenta]

Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. It's all about Diesel & the cupcakes

[Sarah]

Definitely Ratatouille. Once you can get past the idea of rats in the kitchen, it's a completely adorable movie.

[Candi Elm]

I would have to say "Its Complicated" I love her idea of lavender ice cream and I can't wait to try it.

[jazzsgirl]

I like aqua para chocolate my self! beautiful movie corelating the love of cooking!

[Kim]

Julie & Julia

[midlfig]

Como Agua para Chocolate - the Spanish language version of Like Water for Chocolate. The way the language flows to create the visual picture is amazing.

Thank you.

[Amy K]

Ratatouille!

[Cori]

There's an English language version of Like Water for Chocolate? I only saw the Spanish one - I just didn't want to mangle the title.

[Heather]

No Reservations is one of my favorite movies.