I'm a day late and €0.632711 short but here is my sweet Daring Bakers challenge for this month. Morven @ Food and Random Thoughts was in the mood for a party when she chose Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake and left it up to ourselves to choose the flavour. The sponge and buttercream are made with egg whites only and are supposed to be pristine white in colour but Irish butter made mine a little less white and a little more ivory. I stuck with the lemon flavour from the original recipe only adding a thin layer of lemon curd (there were a whole lot of leftover egg yolks) between the cake layers and a few crystallised rose petals because I need the practise for a wedding in June.
The sponge didn't turn out as fluffy as I would have liked but some guy in Greenwich stole an hour of sleep from me yesterday and I was a little on the cranky side all day. But the buttercream was beautifully silky and the curd just the right side of suck-in-your cheeks so as a whole the elements worked well together and all guinea pigs went home happy.
Morven has the recipe in full at her site and all the other Daring Bakers have their own versions just waiting for you.
Wow oh wow that looks stunning. Well done.
Posted by: Kitchen Goddess | March 31, 2008 at 10:03 PM
It looks fabulous! I love the color and the sugared rose petals. Everything is better with a little Irish butter. :)
Posted by: Dianne | March 31, 2008 at 10:10 PM
The sugared rose petals make this oh-so-elegant. Great job!
Posted by: Dolores | March 31, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Your cake looks so pretty! Love those rose petals!
Posted by: Ruth E | March 31, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Gorgeous as usual, just completed my first challenge this month, not a patch on yours though!
Posted by: [email protected] | March 31, 2008 at 11:38 PM
That song will be stuck in my head for ages now... love the petal decorations!
Posted by: brilynn | April 01, 2008 at 12:27 AM
It is beautiful, no matter the color. And the sugared flower petals give it an extra elegant touch.
Posted by: Jenny | April 01, 2008 at 12:47 AM
how gorgeous. the crystallised rose petals look divine !
Posted by: kitten | April 01, 2008 at 01:00 AM
Beautiful cake, and great way to use up the extra egg yolks!
Posted by: kimberleyblue | April 01, 2008 at 02:49 AM
gorgeous cake. i love the sugared petals. very elegant and pretty.
Posted by: KJ | April 01, 2008 at 08:15 AM
It's so pretty with the rose petals!
Posted by: peabody | April 01, 2008 at 10:06 AM
I myself had a whiter shade of pale look due to that stupid hour... The cakes looks lovely though, rose petals are such an elegant addition!
Posted by: baking soda | April 01, 2008 at 11:44 AM
this looks truly beautiful. i love how it turned out
Posted by: Courtney Foster | April 01, 2008 at 01:03 PM
How beautiful! Your cakes/ creations always look amazing & appetizing. Greenwich time-wise, we totally didn't realize the clock change til 9pm Sunday...lol.
Posted by: Tamami | April 01, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Laura how lovely and delicate your cake looks!
Posted by: Meeta | April 01, 2008 at 02:12 PM
I love how delicate your turned out with the rose petals! The flavor combination was a great one too!
Posted by: Tartelette | April 01, 2008 at 03:35 PM
Beautiful! I love the petals!
Posted by: Katie B. | April 01, 2008 at 07:09 PM
Crystallized rose petals!??? OMG.. that just sounds soooo decadent.. that bride is going to have some pretty nice cake! Congratulations as always your creation looks beautiful!!! ^_^
Posted by: Miss Ifi | April 01, 2008 at 11:20 PM
This looks great! I love the sugared rose petals, it makes for a beautiful presentation!
Posted by: Gretchen Noelle | April 03, 2008 at 02:30 AM
Looks gorgeous with those petals - and I love the sound of that lemon filling... mmmm....
Posted by: aforkfulofspaghetti | April 03, 2008 at 10:36 AM
A day late but a lovely cake to show for it. I like the non-white look of the icing - somehow it's a bit more natural.
Posted by: Annemarie | April 05, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I love the rose petals. Are they edible? In hind sight I would have made lemon curd for the filling. Lovely cake.
Posted by: Molly W | April 12, 2008 at 02:42 AM