Red Rose Wedding cake

This Red Rose which can be a symbol of love, passion, wedding, anniversary, or valentines cake can make some one very happy. It is comprised of 4 layers, one of the layers has strawberries and cream, then another layer of kiwi's and cream, and finally a layer of both strawberry and kiwi's and cream. It tastes heavenly for those of you who love white cake with fruit and fresh whipped cream. I personally love the rose decoration, red roses are just so romantic and can always sweep a lady of her feet. It also makes a great surprise and makes a lady feel special, so next time for Valentines Day get her a cake or make it, to be even more special.

It really is not as hard as it might look to make, you just need a little time with lots of love put into it. Some people may think oh the calories and fat, but actually this cake has no oil or butter used in it, yet it is so moist. Surprising and remarkable! That is why I think people will easily have 2 slices, mostly the ones who say I don't like cake. I love it when there are people who say I don't eat cake and don't like it, and then have a bite to prove it just is not good. Then after the first bite end up eating two pieces! I think not adding the oil and butter really makes it less fattening and so light. It is all in the technique of how you make the cake, you really don't need butter or oil! How fantastic is that? Plus another bonus, it is very low in sugar and tastes out of this world. Again you don't need a lot of sugar to make a great cake. If you are interested in the recipe just let me know. I am still in the process of putting together the French recipe book to sell.

Until next time, try to stay away from the cakes that use lots of sugar, oil, and butter, they will help you put on weight. Try a healthier cake that is light and delicious, so you don't feel guilty about eating two pieces :)

White Strawberry cake with white chocolate shavings

This cake was made for a little angel who turned one! Her name is Nura which means light in Persian, and you guessed it she is a little angel of light. This was an enormous 21 pound cake, filled with three layers of strawberries and fresh whip cream, and about 5 to 6 inches in height. This cake easily fed 70 people plus there was left overs for the family to take home. Niky, who is Nura's mom had told me for several mornings after the B-day party, her family had cake for breakfast, and day by day it tasted even better. This is actually true as the strawberry's juice and whip cream soak into the cake over time.

I never use oil or butter in my cakes and that makes for a very healthy and light cake, and that is why people can easily eat more than one slice. Also using fresh whipping cream and not frosting which is made of butter and sugar, makes my cakes very light and healthy. As we try to live a healthy life we need to be aware of what we put into our bodies. Therefore if we can eliminate cakes that have butter, oil, and lots of sugar, we will then eat a healthy cake that is delicious and brings a sigh of yum with every bite we eat.

Niky wanted Nura's cake to have the appearance of snow, so she wanted only white chocolate shavings for the decoration with happy birthday to Nura written on marzipan. There were many Marzipan lovers at the party, especially Anisa and Tandis, who could not keep their eyes off the rich tasting marzipan piece (they knew how tasty marzipan can be). Either you are a big fan of marzipan and love it, or you simply may not know enough about it and may not have taste buds for it (yet). As for me, I love a high quality marzipan. Happy Birthday little Nura and may you have many more angelic birthdays to come!

I was very happy with the review from Nura's family, friends of the family, and those who don't like cake, but really enjoyed this one. I will be putting together all my recipes in a book for sale in the near future, for all of those who have been asking and like to bake. Also sometime soon I will begin teaching classes for those who have asked. Happy New Year to all, and best wishes for 2010!