It was on Memorial Day weekend that we had our first date on American soil. Five years ago, I flew to Denver for my first visit to the US. It was a long flight but the person waiting on the other side was definitely worth going through all the hassles associated with international travels! When I saw him waiting for me at the airport with this huge smile on his face, it was as if all the fatigue and worry melted away. I knew I was home.
I made this today to remember that weekend, where we were able to spend time together, with each other as well as one of my close friends from high school. Linda had been living in Colorado since 2004 (maybe earlier, a lil hazy on that part!) and since we were driving through Golden on our way back to Colorado Springs, I made plans to see her. It was a real fun weekend for all three of us. It was nice to see her again after all those years!
I think this is the most labor-intensive cake I’ve ever done in my whole entire life! I tried out this new recipe I got from here. The review was pretty good so I decided to risk it and try to make the cake using this as the base.
So here is pretty much how I made this little baby:
1. Make three layers – white, blue and red. Use a recipe for a white cake ie the one shared above 
I promise it will be yum!
2. Cut the white and red ones in half. Separate each part. Put some frosting on top of the white then stack the red on top of it. The frosting will help them stick together better. Make two separate stacks of white/red.
3. Take the blue layer and cut out a circle. Remove inner circle. Set aside for yourself other cake-related projects.
4. Frost the top of one white/red layer and put blue outer ring on top of it.
5. Cut out a circle in the middle of white/red stack. The circle should be of the same size as that of the blue inner circle. Remove outer ring.
5. Put white/red inner circle into the blue outer ring. make sure you put some frosting all on the inside of the outer ring.
6. Put in fridge, chill overnight so the cake can set and make it easier for you when you’re decorating it later on!
7. Time to frost this baby up! Whip up a frosting of your choice. It can be anything from cream cheese to buttercream to marshmallow fondant. I used buttercream for this one.
8. Cut the cake and get ready to be AMAZED!
Though this was a pretty labor-intensive project, I am so glad I undertook such a huge project. I first saw this from “17 and Baking” last year around 4th of July and was so taken by how awesome and how fitting it’d be to have it for any American-themed holidays/celebrations. Knowing how patriotic Kevy is, I know he’d be ecstatic if I make such a cake. Plus when I assemble the leftover pieces, I get another cake! That’s like a 2-for-1 special!
By the gasps from my colleagues and the delighted expressions on their faces when I cut the cake and revealed the surprise inside, I knew the effort had been more than worthwhile! To top it all, the white cake recipe’s really good that everyone was going for seconds. The only complaint I had was it had too much frosting. I must admit, I did go a little crazy with the frosting!
Kevin gave it a huge thumbs up when I BBMed a picture of the cake to him. Kevy’s in Miami for his bachelor/stag party. I think they’ll probably spend it playing Black Ops all weekend or something hehe Whatever it is, told him not to go too crazy celebrating. I wish he could taste the cake because it’s so damn good. The white cake recipe is seriously good. I don’t normally eat the cakes I make as I bake mostly for others’ enjoyment but today I definitely ate more than one slice – it was THAT good!
Now that I’ve conquered my fear of possibly messing it up when I try making it, I’m thinking maybe we can even have this as our wedding cake hehehe white on the outside, cut open then BAM! SURPRISE! But that would mean having to let go of the dream of having an ombre cake. Hmmm…hard choice!
Have a blessed Memorial Day weekend!
