Le Wedding Cake

Melissa and Steven Adams are a couple from church who just got married August 1st and their reception was the 3rd.  I decorated their wedding cake, which looked and tasted as follows:

The cake table

"And they lived happily forever after"

The wedding topper, which was entirely too heavy for the cake. No, I didn't make it.

Oh, hey! There's the bride and groom in the background.

Red Velvet Cake

Buy your own box mix. Holy cow, watch out for the batter though! This is only my second time working with red velvet, and first time eating it. I didn't realize how much dye is in there! Not a fan.

Orange Creamsicle Cake--the popular favorite

One box white cake mix (substitute orange juice instead of water)

One box orange jello

1 tsp orange extract

Combine and bake as directed on the box.

Almond Poppy Cake

One box white cake mix

2 tsp almond extract

2.5 tsp poppy seeds

Prepare cake mix as usual. Add extract and seeds, and bake as directed.

Buttercream Frosting

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup shortening

1 tsp vanilla

2-4 T milk

4 cups powdered sugar

Cream butter and shortening. Add vanilla and sugar. Add milk to desired consistency.

Cream Cheese Frosting (for red velvet and orange creamsicle)

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 tsp vanilla

8 cups powdered sugar

4 T milk

Cream butter and cheese.  Mix in vanilla, sugar and milk. And more milk 1 T at a time to get desired consistency.