amidst babysitting, gardening, family visits and spring cleaning, i found time to plan and execute a three-layer ice cream cake for my mom. the pansies and pea shoots were inspired by my blog friend aimee from bitt of raw.
two years ago, i made a similar cake since my mom likes chocolate, coffee, almond and coconut. both were pretty good, but i prefer the fruitier cakes.
my mom's biennial pear tree will be producing fruit this year and i plan to pair them with local raspberries or blueberries to make a variation of pearberry bliss. i'm also excited to make fruit roll-ups with organic strawberries from muth. yay for fruit season!
oh, and john ate the first of our eight strawberries today, declaring it perfect! also, he made us a new 4 by 6 foot bed! garden update coming soon...
That cake looks delicious! And I also wish that May was longer. Time goes by too quickly! I'll be 18 at the end of May. Don't want to grow up! :(
ReplyDeletethanks malle! i felt that way when i was 17, but life gets sweeter with age!=)
DeleteGorgeous! I've never seen anything like this before..it's amazing! I love the layers...and those flowers too. How pretty! Thank you soooo much for sharing this!
ReplyDeletethank you maria!=)
DeleteSo beautiful! You are welcome to come to my mothers day, any day!! :)
ReplyDeletethank you lauren, and ya know we do live in the same state!=)
DeleteWow! That cake is gorgeous!!! I bet it was absolutely delicious, too :-)
ReplyDeletethanks bg! it wasn't my favorite, but i ate the leftovers with some pineapple and couldn't stop making yum yum sounds! all that richness needs to be balanced with a bit of tart!
DeleteThis is a beautifully made, delicious looking cake and it's also made with lots of love! :)
ReplyDeletethank you, bree!=)
DeleteBeautifully made cake and I love the idea of flowers on the top that are not made out of tons of cream
ReplyDeletethanks jenny! these flowers, though perfectly edible, didn't taste as good.=)
DeleteIt's even more beautiful than I imagined. Your mom is very lucky, as I'm sure you are, too :-)
ReplyDeleteaww thanks shannonmarie! we are lucky to have each other!=)
DeleteAww thanks for remembering that cake I made and that it inspired you. So funny pansies would not live where I am now right now. What a pretty cake! And a lucky lucky mom. The flavors sound great.
ReplyDeletethat rainbow sherbert cake was unforgettable! i'm thinking of making something similar. i will try and enjoy the pansies enough for the both of us;)
DeleteThank You Kelliann! The cake was delicious. I say "was" because it is now gone! You are a wonderful daughter. Thank you for making my day special and making this beautiful cake filled with love. XOXO
ReplyDeleteyou're welcome mommy! i hope you got to enjoy it - i know you were busy with grandmom when i served it! thank you for everything you do for everyone. you are truly an angel and deserve a million special days! xoxoxo
DeleteAw, you know how to make your mom feel so special! What a gorgeous cake! I remember the other ones you made and I'm impressed and in awe everytime. Beautiful.
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