German Celebration Cake
German Celebration Cake!
Chocolate, Red Velvet, and Lemon
How fun is this! And, a colossal pain in the rear to bake. No word of a lie, this beauty is labor intensive. I don’t make a Neapolitan Cake for just any reason because it’s that outrageous.
That being said… I really wanted to make this for a special BBQ our family was attending. Our church congregation/parish/ward was reorganized and The Sugary Shrink is now attending a Germany speaking service. Nope, I don’t speak German. Yeah, I sorta can follow along – sorta. Maybe. Better with an interpreter.
The BBQ was a way to everyone to get together and talk, eat, play games, relax, etc. It was a wonderful event. I thought baking a cake that says “Germany” would demonstrate our gratitude for the warm welcome.
I think it was well received – there were several smiles and associated head nodding up and down with accompanying “hmmm mmm” and one fine lady declared it, “Bombastic.” (I took that as a good thing).
All that being said, I was really happy with the results of this German Celebration Cake.
Talk about a headache in ‘detail oriented.’ But, it looks awesome. |
I feel lucky that I could put this cake together and I’m pooped out … and my feet hurt. And the cake was yummy so that was worth it? It is to me during this season of my life. Since I can’t work in rehab because we live in Europe, I will gladly enjoy the amazing travel opportunities. I get to bake cakes and cupcakes and see the world. The next season of my life I hope to land in rehab. Doesn’t that sound like fun!?
I hope to make some new friends in this new church community.
*The German Flag for reference.
Made a version of this cake for the upcoming Germany vs Algeria football World Cup game – thanks for the great idea!