{"id":876,"date":"2016-04-20T12:41:57","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T16:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?page_id=876"},"modified":"2018-02-17T13:31:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T18:31:22","slug":"layer-cake-love","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?page_id=876","title":{"rendered":"Layer Cake Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Layer Cake Love<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">According to\u00a0<em>Saveur<del><\/del><\/em>, layer cakes originated in the south and with &#8220;their over-the-top grandeur and unapologetic sweetness, they&#8217;re inexorably linked to the culture. The drama, excitement, and praise\u2014they all speak to the South.&#8221; I was fortunate to grow-up in Mississippi with a mother, who is an extraordinary cook and baker and who experimented with all sorts of foods&#8211;from southern to gourmet. \u00a0Layer cakes are perfect for marking the special occasions in our lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some of our favorites:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vanilla<\/span> Layer Cake with vanilla or chocolate buttercream. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chocolate<\/span> Layer Cake with vanilla buttercream or chocolate satin frosting. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strawberry<\/span> Layer cake with fresh strawberries in the cake and frosting. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coconut<\/span> Layer cake with vanilla cake, vanilla buttercream and covered in coconut. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Caramel<\/span> Layer Cake with vanilla cake and caramel frosting. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Lemon<\/span> Layer Cake with lemon cake and lemon buttercream or cream cheese frosting. \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Carrot<\/span> Layer Cake with cream cheese frosting. \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Vegan<\/span> Layer Cake. \u00a0I make all sorts of combinations and frequently add layers of raspberry, strawberry, peach or apricot glazes to the fillings.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 16%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-876 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=885'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_3473-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-885\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-885'>\n\t\t\t\tChocolate Layer Cake (6&#8243;) with chocolate satin frosting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=886'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_3478-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-886\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-886'>\n\t\t\t\tChocolate Layer Cake (6&#8243;) with chocolate satin frosting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=900'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cake-ombre-rosette-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-900\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-900'>\n\t\t\t\tChocolate Layer Cake (8&#8243;) decorated with ombre rosette buttercream.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=899'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cake-ombre-rosette-sliced-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-899\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-899'>\n\t\t\t\tOmbre Rosette Layer Cake (8&#8243;).  Buttercream icing with double chocolate layer cake and raspberry and buttercream filling.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=922'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cake-carrot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-922\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-922'>\n\t\t\t\tCarrot Layer Cake (8&#8243;) with cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans.  Quay Webb Camp Carrot Cake.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=921'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cake-carrot-sliced-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-921\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-921'>\n\t\t\t\tQuay Webb Camp Carrot Layer Cake (8&#8243;) with cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=916'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cake-lemon-layer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-916\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-916'>\n\t\t\t\tLemon Layer Cake (8&#8243;) with Lemon Buttercream made with fresh lemon juice and lemon zest.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=915'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cake-lemon-layer-sliced-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-915\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-915'>\n\t\t\t\tLemon Layer Cake (8&#8243;) with Lemon Buttercream and Lemon Raspberry Buttercream Filling\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=883'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_3416-e1460067809976-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-883\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-883'>\n\t\t\t\tStrawberry Layer Cake (9&#8243;)  made with fresh strawberries in cake and frosting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=884'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_3421-e1460067706761-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-884\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-884'>\n\t\t\t\tStrawberry Layer Cake (9&#8243;) made with fresh strawberries in cake and frosting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=898'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cake-coconut-layer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-898\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-898'>\n\t\t\t\tCoconut Layer Cake (8&#8243;).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=897'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/cake-coconut-layer-sliced-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-897\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-897'>\n\t\t\t\tCoconut Layer Cake (8&#8243;).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=995'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/cake-vegan-pomegranate-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-995\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-995'>\n\t\t\t\tVegan Layer Cake with Pomegranate Glazed Topping.  Vanilla cake with pomegranate glaze, pomegranate filling and piped pomegranate star frosting.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=968'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/cake-shirley-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-968\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-968'>\n\t\t\t\tRibbon buttercream with pennant banner.  Almond cake with apricot glaze.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=996'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/rita-cake-on-plate-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-996\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-996'>\n\t\t\t\tRibbon buttercream with pennant banner and cake board using vintate sheet music.  Hand lettered and painted banner.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=998'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/rita-cake-reverse-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-998\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-998'>\n\t\t\t\tHand painted and lettered banner with the reverse side showing interests\/photos of recipient on each pennant.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=1017'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cake-raspberry-chocolate-drip-cake-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1017\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1017'>\n\t\t\t\tChocolate Raspberry Drip Layber Cake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/?attachment_id=1016'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cake-coconut-vegan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1016\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1016'>\n\t\t\t\tVegan Coconut Layer Cake\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to listen to CAKE by the B-52s when baking (or eating) your layer cake&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XlI7FzN8Pcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Layer Cake Love According to\u00a0Saveur, layer cakes originated in the south and with &#8220;their over-the-top grandeur and unapologetic sweetness, they&#8217;re inexorably linked to the culture. The drama, excitement, and praise\u2014they all speak to the South.&#8221; I was fortunate to grow-up in Mississippi with a mother, who is an extraordinary cook and baker and who experimented [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/876"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=876"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1275,"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/876\/revisions\/1275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/serpentinewalls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}