Hello! Did you have a good Easter weekend? I hope so.
I had an awesome one. I really love my church and continually feel blessed by the authentic way in which they approach life and the amazing people I get to share that journey with. I also really love my hubby and the great chill time I've been getting with him lately.
My weekend included the following awesome things:
- doing silly dances in the kitchen while baking the cake you are about to see
- dragging our mattress out into the living room and making a fort out of that and our couch for a slumber party of two
- watching Grease and playing Lego Batman from said fort bed of awesome
- watching a film as the Good Friday 'service', which was made by one of my church community members who is a very talented filmmaker
- going to my first ever Sunrise Service (SO FREAKING EARLY) and watching a beautiful sunrise over the mountains from the highest point in Vancouver
- a sermon that partly discussed how we should party more
- gathering with friends for an Easter Feast, or FEASTER as it has now been dubbed, at which the cake you are about to see was heartily consumed
- getting a free ticket and a great friend date to see The Graduate on Granville Island
We had the most beautiful, warm and sunny weather for Friday and Saturday, with the rain arriving shortly after that lovely Easter sunrise. While the real sun may have deserted us, my cake stood in as the understudy.
Do you like lemon? I hope so, because this cake has plenty of it! Lemon and blackberry cake layers, homemade lemon curd filling, and zesty lemon icing. The recipe suggested blueberries, but I couldn't find them anywhere right now, so I substituted with blackberries. I was pointed to this recipe on Sweetapolita via the beautiful picture of it posted on Pinterest. This lady is my new cake hero and I anticipate making many of the delights found on her blog. I seriously suggest you do the same.
I may not have been able to replicate her pristine clean flat sides and top, nor her lovely sun ray ruffles around the edges, but I did my darndest with the limited piping tips and skills I presently posses.
Being that I also do not yet posses a cake stand or cake carrier, the trip on the bus to bring this cake was treacherous as always. My arms are quite weak, so my hubby stepped into the role of 'GUARDIAN OF THE SUNshine cake' to protect it along our journey. It needed a manly title, so one had to be created.
Above is a belated shot of the inside. I didn't bring a camera for when I sliced it at the party, so this is the slightly mushed leftover piece that hubby and I eagerly scarfed down today. I loved this cake, and I'm not usually even a lemon kind of person. It was like biting into springtime. The others all seemed to like it too, so I highly recommend you try this. It is a relatively easy recipe and all of the fresh lemons and lemon zest will make your kitchen smell better than ever.
Do you like lemon? I hope so, because this cake has plenty of it! Lemon and blackberry cake layers, homemade lemon curd filling, and zesty lemon icing. The recipe suggested blueberries, but I couldn't find them anywhere right now, so I substituted with blackberries. I was pointed to this recipe on Sweetapolita via the beautiful picture of it posted on Pinterest. This lady is my new cake hero and I anticipate making many of the delights found on her blog. I seriously suggest you do the same.
I may not have been able to replicate her pristine clean flat sides and top, nor her lovely sun ray ruffles around the edges, but I did my darndest with the limited piping tips and skills I presently posses.
Being that I also do not yet posses a cake stand or cake carrier, the trip on the bus to bring this cake was treacherous as always. My arms are quite weak, so my hubby stepped into the role of 'GUARDIAN OF THE SUNshine cake' to protect it along our journey. It needed a manly title, so one had to be created.
Above is a belated shot of the inside. I didn't bring a camera for when I sliced it at the party, so this is the slightly mushed leftover piece that hubby and I eagerly scarfed down today. I loved this cake, and I'm not usually even a lemon kind of person. It was like biting into springtime. The others all seemed to like it too, so I highly recommend you try this. It is a relatively easy recipe and all of the fresh lemons and lemon zest will make your kitchen smell better than ever.
That looks amazing! Wish I could have been there to taste it too. Ah well, maybe next time. I'm thinking of baking some Paska again as a belated Easter treat.
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