For the frosting, we made an Italian meringue. We had thought about making an Italian buttercream but, after a practice run, decided we liked the frosting better before we added the butter. An Italian meringue is really simple to make, though, on such a large-scale and with a hand mixer, it did take a while. [...]
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Rebekah and David’s wedding cake: the assembly
Posted in Baking, cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Fruit, Jams and Preserves, meringues and mousse, sweet curd and pastry cream on July 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Rebekah and David’s wedding cake: the fillings
Posted in cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Fruit, Jams and Preserves, sweet curd and pastry cream on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last September, Sarah and I picked a lot of red raspberries and made them into jam. We saved a couple of jars to use for the wedding cake. We made a simple vanilla pastry cream.. ..the we lightened with some sour cream. And since it was the beginning of raspberry season, we couldn’t leave out [...]
