A unique situation called for a unique cake! My Mom just got remarried to an old high school flame! They dated in the 12th grade, met up at thier 40th high school reunion, and well, the rest is now history! My Mom wanted something fun and light hearted for this summer garden wedding. Two tiers of white cake with strawberry filling were covered with a luscious vanilla buttercream and then a final coat of white modeling chocolate and rolled fondant decorations. (Every side was different!) Inside, two moist layers of cake were joined together with bakehouse-made strawberry filling. Strawberries were hand-picked in Indiana and cooked down to make a delicious, deep red filling, bursting with fresh strawberry flavor. Extra filling was modified into a strawberry sauce for plating. Note to self: Do not experiment with new techniques when preparing a wedding cake out of town! Extra stress is definitely not needed, but the end result worked well - a box-like square cake with a smooth surface for applying fondant cut outs, and the first-time filling recipe was delicious (thanks for the tip, Martina!). Since this was my gift to my Mom and Frank, I made more than enough to feed the guests so the family could have some to devour over the rest the weekend. The 12" tier disappeared very quickly and over a week later, my Mom and my Brother are still wishing there was more! [Photos by Chris Grayson]
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Those photos are stunning. Did you hire a professional photographer to take those pictures?
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