Lemon Lavender Blackberry Cake #CakeSliceBakers


May's cake choices all sounded lovely, but there was one that was looked exactly like what my daughter would want for her birthday party - the Lemon Lavender Blackberry Cake.  Normally she's a chocolate girl, but the idea of that light purple cake gracing her party overrode any dreams of chocolate frosting.


And then to seal my nomination for mom of the year, we found a kit at the party store that allowed us to turn any layer cake into an unicorn.


The cake recipe was pretty straight-forward, and produced a moist cake with a light lemon taste.  The instructions said to place whole blackberries into each pan of batter before you bake, so that's what I did.  It made for a pretty cut, but we couldn't really taste much blackberry flavor. And even though I felt like I followed the directions for placing the blackberries, there were still pieces without very many.  I used an entire container, but it seems like more would have been better in this case.



The frosting is a French Buttercream.  While I've made a cooked frostings a few times before, this one was new to me. It begins with whipped egg yolks to which a hot simple syrup is added and then finally butter.  The frosting is amazing.  It was so easy to work with and had a divine texture. I was unable to find lavender oil and did not have time order it, so I flavored with vanilla.  I think what would have made this cake perfect would have been to flavor the frosting with blackberry syrup.

All-in-all a successful bake.  The little girls were excited by the purple unicorn, and everyone (children and adults alike) cleaned their plates.  I intend to try this cake again next month with those few changes.



Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is The European Cake Cookbook by Tatyana Nesteruk. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes! Follow our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages where you can find all of our cakes, as well as inspiration for many other cakes. You can also click on the thumbnail pictures below to take you to each of our cakes. If you have a blog and are interested in joining The Cake Slice Bakers and baking along with us, please send an email to thecakeslicebakers at gmail dot com for more details. The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends. This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want to join in the fun and bake through this book.
Our choices for May 2019 were ~
Kladdkaka-Sticky Chocolate Cake
Lemon Lavender Blackberry Cake
Sirnek-Ukrainian Cherry Cheesecake
Amaretto Creme Cake

 Kladdkaka-Sticky Chocolate Cake
Lemon Lavender Blackberry Cake
Amaretto Creme Cake
Sirnek-Ukrainian Cherry Cheesecake

Comments

  1. Camilla M. MannMay 20, 2019 at 4:12 PM

    Oh, my goodness I know a little girl who would LOVE that unicorn cake! I, too, loved that new process for making buttercream. I would almost call it fool-proof, but I might jinx myself! LOL. Glad you joined in the fun.

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  2. KarenMay 20, 2019 at 6:36 PM

    You are mom of the year! Love the unicorn!

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  3. AmandaMay 20, 2019 at 7:21 PM

    So cute! My little girl would love that too! Great job:)

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  4. SusanBMay 21, 2019 at 11:31 AM

    Love the lavender color - perfect for that unicorn!

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