If you have read small sight for a while, you probably know that I love baking. The best part being the eating of baked goods, naturally. Since I first started experimenting with baking, I have been successful with many recipes and failed with many others – learning a thing or two in the process.
I learned that melting butter does not make anything easier. I learned that baking soda and baking powder produce two distinct results and mistaking one for the other only creates disaster. And I learned to trust my instincts when it comes to measurements.
Given my love for baking, I have decided to bake our wedding cake. With about 1.5 months until the big day, I plan to try several cakes over the next weeks and, with the help of my unsuspecting colleagues, determine a winner. Vanilla bean cake? Buttercream frosting? Chocolate raspberry filling? What is your favorite type of cake?
Photo sources: cake buffet, cake 1, cake 2, cake 3, cake 4, cake 5
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All of those cakes are so lovely. My favorite of all time is a sweet almond cake with fresh whipped cream! Good luck with the wedding planning, I can’t even imagine how exciting/stressful that can be 🙂
Ah, almond cake is a great suggestion! I will definitely add that to the list. Since everything is quite simple and low-key, there hasn’t been the usual stress thus far – I hope it stays that way. Thanks for the tip!
Perhaps not a traditional wedding cake but it’s one of my favorites! A lemon poppyseed cake with lemon cream, http://alwayswithbutter.blogspot.com/2011/07/lemon-poppy-seed-cake-with-lemon-cream.html
Carly, we have not been in touch for a while, but recently I discovered your fantastic blog and the wonderful news aboout your engagement and marriage. Congratulations.
I could not remain silent on the cake matter, being a Hungarian blessed with the most wonderful cakes on Earth.
My personal favourite right now is Eszterházy torta, which surly you tried back than.
Good luck with it!
Thank you Zsófia! The German lessons were worth it 🙂 Thank you also for the tip, I found a recipe for Esterházy torte and will add it to the baking list. I am not sure if I tried this cake in Budapest, but I do recall trying it and thinking it was delicious. I hope you are well and enjoying success with your art business. If you’re ever in Amsterdam, let me know!
mmmmm! Thats so nice that you’re making your own. I want to be one of your colleagues so I can taste them all! I love carrot cake.
you can never go wrong with vanilla and fresh fruit filling!