A Maine Wedding Cake

So where were we? Oh yeah, I had a cake to share with you!

After a major furniture rearrange in our rental house and the better part of a day, we had one beautiful cake. It’s amazing what 18 sticks of butter and 7 pounds of powdered sugar can turn a humble blueberry cake into!

And you know what? This cake was fun to put together! Amazingly not stressful for such beautiful results! Eileen and I just hit a rythmn with this one and everything fell into place. In the morning I manned the mixer making batch after batch of Martha’s beautiful buttercream while Eileen crumb coated. Then in the afternoon, we iced finished layers and assembled in record time. We were so not stressed, we took a lunch and shopping break midway through the process. I think that low stress level upped the love in the final product.

Adorable (homemade!) fondant turtle cake toppers. I know someone is going to ask, so I’ll tell you, they were a request from the bride. There’s a story out there about the turtle pond and the couple’s love!

After the ceremony, I couldn’t wait for the cutting! Ryan and Eli were nice enough to bring us up and introduce us to their guests before taking the first slice…

…and sharing it nicely.

After that first piece, it was all a blur for me. The cake went so fast–with many, many people coming back for seconds before we were even done cutting–I had to have Noel snag me a piece and hide it to make sure I even got one! I’m glad he did, since the cake was delicious–moist with tiny Maine blueberries sprinkled throughout, a crumble between the layers, and a wonderfully thick coating of buttercream.

All night long Eileen and I had people coming up to us telliing us how delicious the cake was, with several people saying it was the best wedding cake they had ever had. There were no sad pieces left on tables at the end of the night–all of it was eaten!

So, all in all, I would say this cake was a smashing success! We went, we baked, and we shared one fantastic evening with a great couple. Thanks again to Ryan and Eli for letting us be a part of your big day! We wish you all the happiness in the world as you start out your lives together!

And for you dear readers, here’s the link to the first part of this story (in case you missed it!).

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