No Blogsurfing Today
May 30, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under Cakes
No, it isn’t raining. I am trying to get ready for Erin’s ( my daughter) baby shower. Decided to create a tea menu so I could blog it..You have to feel sorry for the families and friends fo food bloggers, they are constant guinea pigs! I swear to you my kids will grow up, leave home, and be sitting at a table with a full plate of food in front of them not eating it…They will be waiting for someone to take pictures before they eat!
Making the food for the shower was a family thing, for the most part. Matt, Ethan, and Shiloh were my assistant chefs, and the littler kids helped with the go-fer-ing. I had to smile listening to SHiloh and Matt talk as SHiloh was making truffles and Matt was doing dishes. Matt said that the cool thing about being in our family is everything was catered…He looked around and said, “This is like a 1500.00 catering job mom!”
He is right. Matt and Shi will be serving at the shower. They will make sure that the tea is full, the coffee is hot, and the trays are filled. They will be answering questions intelligently and respectfully. Some day, if they ever apply for a job in a kitchen, or with a caterer that person would be wise to hire them.
Anyway, I have about a million posts to post, both here and Kettle and Cup..but it will have to wait until tonight. After the shower I am headed to Evil Shenanigan’s house to partake in a locavore feast. Have an awesome afternoon…You know I will. Oh and here is a preview pick of the cake….shhhhhh..Dont tell Erin.
I am pretty happy with how it came out. The top tier is a streusal butter cake and the bottom tier is 4 layers of almond white cake, with alternating cherry buttercream and Mate green tea buttercream. I will get more pictures at the shower. 
OMG that is over the top awesome!!
Thanks! I was pretty proud of it.
I can’t wait to see your blog post about the tea menu. Your cake turned out fabulously!! Have a wonderful baby shower!
Thanks Elyse.
That is one great looking cake. The layers all sound fantastic. You did a wonderful job.
Thanks Diana. It was easier than I expected.
Thank you Mom everything was AWESOME!!! You are such a Blessing!!!! <3
Aww Erin, I was glad to do it.
You are pretty awesome too, babe. I am proud of you.
GREAT looking cake. Love the baby! Hope it had a great time at both shindigs!
Thanks Katrina. We had a blast.
Marye, the cake is absolutely stunning. What a lovely memory that will be for Erin!
I think so, Jen, she had a beautiful shower.
I saw a photo of your cake on Evil Shenanigan’s website and it looks delicious! I’m not familiar with your site, but I didn’t see the recipe anywhere. Would you mind sharing it? Unless I missed it somewhere…
Angie, I haven’t posted the recipe yet. It was actually more technical than recipe. I should get that post done tonight or tomorrow.