Wedding Cake Tasting
The day was finally here. WEDDING CAKE TASTING! Naturally, I was beyond excited about this. Giddy even. One of my good friends, Amy, happens to be a kick-ass baker and kindly agreed to make our wedding
cake. I've had several of her desserts before so was stoked to try out
the cakes she made for us. When we walked into the tasting, she had made
not one, not two, but FOUR cakes that were all gorgeous and beautifully
presented. We were blown away. Keep in mind, in normal cake tastings,
I'm told you usually only get a few slices to share, not actual full-on
cakes. Amy rocks.
Our
first slice was a golden yellow cake with orange zest and orange/Grand
Marnier buttercream frosting. This cake was killer and the citrus kick
made it delightfully refreshing. The Grand Marnier was a clever twist too,
well played Amy.
Second
up was a dark chocolate espresso cake with espresso buttercream
frosting. While Amy was describing this cake to us, I was inwardly
cheering and outwardly trying to keep my cool. After my first bite...I
was in love. Decadent, moist chocolate cake paired perfectly with the light, espresso
buttery frosting. Swoon.
Third round was a golden yellow cake with Nutella filling and Nutella buttercream frosting.
Man oh man. This golden cake and I should be friends. Close friends. I
loved the little pocket of Nutella too which happens to be one of my favorite
condiments (yes it's a condiment, ask any Brit). You know what else should be a condiment? Buttercream.
Lastly was a marble cake with chocolate ganache and hazelnut praline with vanilla buttercream frosting. I loved how pretty the slice looked with its marble swirlies. I also enjoyed the crunch the hazelnuts gave.
After
we polished off all 4 of these slices each (can you say, cake coma?), my
fi and I decided to blurt out our favorite at the count of
three. We are very dessert compatible, but if we both said something
different, heads would have rolled. Luckily, we both said the same cake and also agreed on our 2nd tier as well. Crisis. Averted.
I've been savoring the to-go slices we were given all week- yes, we even got to take half of the cakes home with us! Can't wait to revisit these beauts on our wedding day (inwardly cheering again).