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| Pumpkin cake batter, ready to go! |
Today is the day I start my daughter Tricia's wedding cake. She and Jeff are getting married in 4 days, at a beautiful setting on Brant Lake, this Sunday. We have a plan for the cake, and this afternoon I picked up the silver base that will proudly display tiers of baked happiness. The cake will consist of layer upon layer of alternating dark chocolate and pumpkin cakes, joined together in cinnamon buttercream, all enrobed in a layer of fondant dressed as birch bark. There will be fondant acorns and fall-colored leaves, and the monogram "A" for Ayers on top, made of twig and wire.
The players are all in place, waiting for their call. There's mashed pumpkin, autumn spices, Ghiradelli chocolate, butter, eggs, sour cream. There's pure vanilla extract, and baking powder, and fine white sugar. There's love and hope and optimism that this cake will reflect not only my love for my youngest child and her new husband, but also their love for each other and optimism for the future.
I am so honored.
