At each stop, you'll collect a clue, printed in red. Write them down as you go. The hunt ends on April 6th at Midnight, Mountain Time, so you have all weekend to finish. No need to race!
First prize is a Kindle Fire HDX plus $100 gift certificate. Two runners-up will receive all 31 of the books featured in the Scavenger Hunt. Individual authors will also be giving prizes at their stops, so don't forget to look for that at the bottom of each post.
It's my great pleasure to introduce Judy Miller to you. Judy and I first met at a Christian Writers Retreat many years ago, and we had great fun brainstorming together. I'm honored to have her guest on my site. Judith Miller is the best-selling, award-winning author of more than 30 historical romance novels. She is known for her unique settings and love of history. Learn more at www.judithmccoymiller.com.
You won't want to miss Judith's latest book. Here's a bit about it: A Shining Light is the third book in the Home to Amana historical series. A young widow returns home to Iowa after the devastating loss of her husband, but when she arrives, she finds the family farm destroyed. She finds refuge with the kind people of the Amana village, where she is drawn to tinsmith, Dirk Knefler. But is the simple, cloistered life what she wants for herself and her son?
You can purchase A Shining Light at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-shining-light-judith-miller/1115664287?ean=9781441263599&itm=1&usri=9781441263599&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1&r=1,%201, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DWA6BD0/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1A46EWNSQ0SFWA3KABZX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846
or at http://www.christianbook.com/a-shining-light-home-to-amana/judith-miller/9780764210020/pd/210025?product_redirect=1&Ntt=210025&item_code=&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP
Judy has sent me a mouth-watering exclusive post to share with you!
The Amana Wedding Cake by Judith Miller:
As you can see from the pictures, the cake is very large
which would allow for thin, yet filling slices of cake. The cake recipe used
for weddings was made in four different colors, yellow, pink, white, and
chocolate, but today there is disagreement in the Colonies whether the
Sternkutchen should be frosted. While some prefer no frosting, others dust it
with powdered sugar and still others prefer to drizzle the cake with a simple
sugar glaze. There are even a few who frost the Stern with a butter-cream frosting. The cake may be baked in a
large bundt pan (half the recipe) if you don’t have a prized Amana star-shaped
tin.
The recipe and directions follow:
Sternkuchen
(Marbled Star Cake)
If using a bundt pan
instead of star pan, cut recipe in half.
For white cake batter For
pink cake batter
½ cup butter 1/2
white cake batter
2 cups sugar 2
to 4 drops red food coloring
3 cups flour
1 cup milk
2 tsp. baking powder
8 egg whites, beaten stiff
For yellow cake batter For
chocolate cake batter
½ cup butter ½
yellow cake batter
1 ½ cups sugar ½
cup cocoa
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ cup milk
8 egg yolks
2 tsps. Vanilla
Preheat oven to 325ยบ.
For the white cake, cream first two
ingredients of white cake recipe. Stir in flour alternately with milk. Add
baking powder. Mix well then fold in stiff-beaten egg whites.
For pink
batter, take ½ of white cake batter and pour into a bowl. Add 2 to 4 drops red
food coloring. Set aside white and pink batters.
For yellow
batter, cream butter and sugar for yellow cake batter. Stir in flour, baking
powder, and milk. Add egg yolks, and beat well. Blend in vanilla.
For
chocolate batter, take ½ of yellow cake batter and pour into a bowl—beat in
cocoa.
If using
the star-shaped cake tin, trace form on waxed or parchment paper, and line tin.
Then grease and flour tin. Carefully pour yellow batter into pan, then add
white batter, chocolate batter, and finally the pink batter. Do not fill pan to
the top—leave one inch headroom. Excess batter may be poured into a greased and
floured cake pan or cupcake pan.
Bake 40-50
minutes. Remember, less time is required for a smaller pan. When cool,
carefully remove the cake from pan and frost or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Note: I had to
bake this an additional 15 minutes, so be sure to test before removing from the
oven!!
THE SCAVENGER HUNT SKINNY
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Before you move onto Stop 26, http://judithmccoymiller.com/scavenger-hunt-stop-26/ , be sure to write down this Stop 25 clue: "but a bad".
BONUS PRIZE! Enter to win an additional prize--a complete set of three of my Amish Romantic Suspense novels. Just send your name and e-mail address to me at marta@martaperry.com.
Sounds like a cake to try once I find my way out of this scavenger hunt! ;)
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Hi Marta and thanks for the bonus giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI tried emailing but it was returned back to me, would love to be entered!
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Hi! Isn't this great fun? :)
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Hi Marta, I tried e-mailing twice to enter the Bonus Prize giveaway & both times the e-mails came back as "undeliverable". Would love to enter & would love to win, thanks for the opportunity. This was my e-mail message:
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Glad you are a part of the Scavenger Hunt, I love your books. Linda
I've gotten this response three times Marta is the address correct or is the box full?
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marta@martaperry.com
I tried e-mailing as well. It didn't go through either. Nancycooks4u(at)gmail(dot)com
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marta@martaperry.com
My name is: Linda Ortiz, strgth4yu@hotmail.com
Hello! I also tried to email and it was returned.
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I got the same thing won't work
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Thank you for the chance to win
Linda
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Thanks!
What a fun recipe! I have loved the books I've read by Judith Miller. The Amana colony fascinates me! Thanks for sharing her new book! Thanks also for being a part of the scavenger hunt. I love online scavenger hunts - totally brings out the kid in me!
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Blessings,
Tina
I got my email returned as well, my email is battmam85@yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy email would not go through either:
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momgroups@gmail.com
Hi, Marta! The entry email I sent was returned as undeliverable. I would love the opportunity to be entered in your contest!
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Hi Marta! :)
ReplyDeleteMy email for entry and also for the Pennsylvania Dutch recipes did not go through, btu returned to me undeliverable.
I'd love the recipes and to be entered into the drawing as well.
Thank you so much!
~Mippy/Sabrina :)
bunnysmip (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Well, what fun this scavenger hunting has been... :-) Blessings!! Thanks for the recipe, too.
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I also just received notification that the email would not go through... and... fortgot to mention how much i love the cover of the book!! sounds like a lovely story.
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mrsdayseye at gmail dot com
I also got the returned email. While you are a new author to me, I look forward to reading your books.
ReplyDeleteMandie Wenzel
bombusmixtus at hotmail dot com
So sorry about the returned emails. I've contacted my webmistress for help! Please be assured that if you contacted me in any way, including a comment here, you'll be entered in the drawing!
ReplyDeletethanks Marta, sounds good!
DeletePlease, enter my name in the drawing: Susan Wilson, skwilson5904@gmail.com Thanks!!
DeleteI just today tried to email you again and it went through (so far) so here's hoping we just overloaded you!
DeleteI tried to email! :) Thank you for the opportunity to win!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Marta, Please enter me to win your BONUS PRIZE--a complete set of three of your Amish Romantic Suspense novels. Thank you for the chance to win.Have a wonderful weekend.I enjoy reading your books.
ReplyDeleteLooks like I'm not the only one, but my email didn't go through.
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Blessings!
~Emily
Thanks for participation in the hunt, and for the chance to win! Here is my e-mail address
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Resubmitting here since I, too, got an error message:
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marta@martaperry.com
Hi Marta!
I would love to read your set of Amish romantic suspense novels!
Here's my info:
Julie Smith
pudy68 @ gmail dot com
Thank you for participating in this hunt!
Julie
I want to try that cake!! Sending you an e-mail. :-)
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New follower on GFC and RSS feed blog comments. Sent e-mail - just in case it comes back I would like to be entered in the contest for your books. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteMy email was returned also as undeliverable. My name is Barbara Thompson and email address is barbmaci61(at)yahoo(dot)com.
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating in the scavenger hunt and for the opportunity of the giveaway.
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I tried e-mail also and it was returned. Thank you for being part of the scavenger hunt. I would love to win your books.
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attempted to email you as well, seeing many of us having difficulties at getting mail 'sent'...so here is my info Michele Speer michele.speer@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try the recipe you've shared - thank you :)
I also tried to email twice and it came back as undeliverable. My name is Judy Cooper. My email is bjcoopers5@gmail.com. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi! My e-mail came back saying it couldn't be delivered. I would like to be put in for the drawing, please. My e-mail is mer84@hotmail.com Thanks very much!
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My email joined the rest of them as being undeliverable. I would like to be put in for the drawing as well.
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mine came back undeliverable too. here is what I wrote - thank you for participating in the scavenger hunt so I can meet new authors - new to me I mean... Robyn Michaels
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Can't wait to try the cake recipe...just wish I had a beautiful tin like yours.
ReplyDeleteAs with the many listed prior email seems to be coming back so please add my name to the drawing as well.
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Please enter me in the contest for your 3 books. Thank you.
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the email had a delivery error, so entering via your blog
The email had a delivery issue so I thought I'd enter on the blog hope this works:
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The email doesn't work. Please enter me into your giveaway. Thanks
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Email still not working. Thanks for the chance though. This has been fun!
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Kathy Church
Hi marta my name is Litany and my email address is businesschef08@gmail.com
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Email returned as undeliverable. Thanks for participating in the Scavenger Hunt.
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I have tried numerous times to enter your contest, but the email comes back can not deliver. mzieli01@yahoo.com
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ReplyDeletelol - I should have read the comments before trying to email!!
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I tried to email you too! laurel stein at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteHi Marta. I got my email back too. I thank you for participating in the scavenger hunt. I have read much of your work and hope for a chance to win. This serves as my notice since the email returned. :)
ReplyDeleteTried to email you also and it came back to me. :)
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Hi Marta! Ditto on the returned email! I would love to win a complete set of three of your Amish Romantic Suspense novels! God bless!
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I LIKE your books-have read some, but not all!
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I would like to be considered for the drawing. Thank you for participating!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you gave us a recipe too. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe! Thanks. i did email you, but it looks like just like the others it came back to me!
ReplyDeleteLike the others, my email came back too. :-/ Sorry you're having problems with it! I just recently read your Danger in Plain Sight and really enjoyed it!
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cyndilou83(at)gmail(dot)com
I also tried emailing several times, but received the same error messages as everyone else.
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My email came back, too. My name is Joelle Strandquist and my email is jmsfarmgirl (at) hotmail (dot) com. Thanks so much!
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE your books Marta (and Judith)!
My mother's maiden name was Perry..where is this family from? I would love to know. I'm working on our genealogy.
I would love to be a part of the giveaway, but apparently there is email trouble…
my email address is rachelle.cooley.william@gmail.com.
Thanks for being a part of the scavenger hunt both of you!
I would love to be a reviewer/influencer for either of you if you have such a program. I write Christian Fiction book reviews on my blog and on retail sites...
Thx for the recipe!! Sent my name & email to you.
ReplyDeleteI just noticed in my email I sent on Sun. for the scavenger hunt was returned. If it is not too late can I be entered? Thank you!
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