Wow .... What a weekend!
Sky is the kind of gal who doesn't like to ask for help with anything - Including her wedding ... but we, her friends, didn't allow her to do everything. I took care of the cake. She wanted White Chocolate and Berries, and for it to be Semi-Naked.
I found this really beautiful Wooden cake plate at TJ Maxx ...
She wanted flowers and feathers as decoration, very simple. Here is the result ....
It turned out so pretty and was enjoyed by all. Everyone said they loved it.
The inside ...
The Table ....
We also did 24 cupcakes for the kids with Raspberries and Blackberries drizzled with White Chocolate Ganache.
For the cake, I did the filling with White Chocolate Ganache as a base for the Raspberries and Blackberries mixed with a little seedless jam.
The layers: 10 inch cake, icing piped well, ganache, berry mixture, 10 inch cake layer - cool in between each addition to allow it to set. Repeat with the 8 inch layers. Make sure to use a cake board for both the 10 inch layer and the 8 inch layer, and put cake pins cut to size for stability in the 10 inch layer.
With the berries spread out...
Note: I used 2 10" x 10" baking rounds and 2 8" x 8" baking rounds. If you want to make this exact cake, make 1 cake recipe and reserve 1 cup of batter and then add that batter to the second recipe to have enough batter for the 10" rounds.
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The recipes .....
White Chocolate Cake x 2 (**do not just double this, make them separately, see above)
1 Classic White Box cake (I like Duncan Hines best)
3 Eggs, room temperature works best
1/3 Cup of Vegetable Oil
1 Cup of Milk, room temperature works best
1/4 cup of White Chocolate Cocoa mix (I like Ghirardelli Sweet Ground White Chocolate Flavor Powder)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare your round baking pans with non-stick spray and parchment on the bottom only.
~ In a bowl, add eggs, oil, and milk. Mix well.
~ Add the cake mix and cocoa mix, and stir to combine.
~ Pour in to baking rounds and fill only half full. Tap the pans to release the air bubbles and to settle and make the batter evenly distributed.
~ Bake for about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Test with a toothpick in the middle, if it comes out clean its done. If not, bake for additional 3 minute intervals until you get a clean toothpick.
White Chocolate Ganache
600 grams White Chocolate Chips
200 grams Heavy Cream
~ Put Chips in a glass bowl. Set aside.
~ Heat the Cream in a heavy bottom sauce pan until bubbly.
~ Pour over the chips and allow to settle for about 5 minutes, stir to break up and combine.
~ If it needs to melt more, put glass bowl over a pot of boiling water (double boiler) and stir until melted.
~ Combine well. Allow to cool until touchable. You want this to pour nicely but not be runny, it needs to hold its shape but be spreadable.
Berry Filling
1 Cup Raspberries, cubed
1 Cup Blackberries, cubed
1/2 cup Seedless Raspberry Jam
~ Mix all until combined. Keep room temp.
Enjoy!!