I am told repeatedly by friends and family I should open a restaurant or bakery. My reply: " Too much work. I only bake for family and friends."
Seriously, just about the time you think you have a recipe down pat, you make it and it is flop. For instants, this past weekend I made an Oreo cake with Pudding Frosting and wouldn't you know it, the frosting was a flop. I have made the recipe hundreds of times, but for all intense purposes this weekend it did not turn out. I had to doctor it up or throw it out. Thankfully, doctoring it up worked.
Now back to baking for family and friends: My nephew asked if I would make his wedding cake with not much information other than he was all about chocolate and his fiancé requested strawberry or marble. They weren't fussy and said I could have free range, but they were expecting around 150 people at an outdoor reception.
I am not crazy. I have only made a large tiered wedding cake one time in my life and that was for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. It's a lot of work and you need a special cake stand.
I decided for my nephews wedding to make three smaller cakes and lots of cup cakes. This would make it easier to travel and suit a variety of tastes. Plus, cupcakes are all the rage these day.
As you can see from the photo below the Grooms cake was all about chocolate. A chocolate cake with pudding cream cheese frosting topped with ganache and chocolate covered strawberries.
The Brides cake was Strawberry cake layered with strawberry jam, frosted with vanilla pudding cream cheese frosting and topped with white chocolate covered Strawberries
The Mr. and Mrs. Cake was a Marbled cake, frosted with vanilla pudding cream cheese frosting and drizzled with chocolate ganache and topped with both white chocolate and chocolate covered strawberries.
My display for the cakes was a three tier Victorian style stand.
Besides the three smaller cakes I baked several different flavored cupcakes.
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Seriously, just about the time you think you have a recipe down pat, you make it and it is flop. For instants, this past weekend I made an Oreo cake with Pudding Frosting and wouldn't you know it, the frosting was a flop. I have made the recipe hundreds of times, but for all intense purposes this weekend it did not turn out. I had to doctor it up or throw it out. Thankfully, doctoring it up worked.
Now back to baking for family and friends: My nephew asked if I would make his wedding cake with not much information other than he was all about chocolate and his fiancé requested strawberry or marble. They weren't fussy and said I could have free range, but they were expecting around 150 people at an outdoor reception.
I am not crazy. I have only made a large tiered wedding cake one time in my life and that was for my parents 50th wedding anniversary. It's a lot of work and you need a special cake stand.
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| Not a great photo of the cake but the only photo I have. My mother cutting her 50th Wedding Anniversary Cake. Not sure where my dad was, but most likely wanted no part in cutting of the cake. |
I decided for my nephews wedding to make three smaller cakes and lots of cup cakes. This would make it easier to travel and suit a variety of tastes. Plus, cupcakes are all the rage these day.
As you can see from the photo below the Grooms cake was all about chocolate. A chocolate cake with pudding cream cheese frosting topped with ganache and chocolate covered strawberries.
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| The Grooms cake. |
The Brides cake was Strawberry cake layered with strawberry jam, frosted with vanilla pudding cream cheese frosting and topped with white chocolate covered Strawberries
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| The Brides cake. |
My display for the cakes was a three tier Victorian style stand.
Besides the three smaller cakes I baked several different flavored cupcakes.
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| Chocolate Cupcake with peanut butter mousse frosting topped with ganache and peanut brittle. |
Chocolate High Hat Cupcake with dark chocolate mousse frosting dipped in chocolate and topped with sprinkles.
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| Banana Cupcake with Banana pudding frosting topped with marshmallow banana and dried banana chips |
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| Pistachio Cupcake with Pistachio frosting and nuts |
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| Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting topped with mini chocolate chips and maraschino cherry. |
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| Strawberry cake topped with jam, cheesecake frosting and white chocolate dipped strawberry. |
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| Lemon cake with lemon pudding frosting and candy lemon wedge. |
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