May 2009
Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse is one of my favorite places to hang out in DC, so I always jump at the chance to do wedding confections there. This cake was especially fun because the reception carried the coffee theme through to the cake. Lindsey and Michael know how to party!
The top two layers feature a coffee-cream cheese custard surrounded by Scharffen Berger chocolate cake. The largest layer is vanilla bean wedding cake with coffee-spiked chocolate ganache (think mocha latte). The outside is entirely buttercream, with double rows of dark roast coffee beans.
Here is a detail of the top layer and the gorgeous hydrangea.
Cake Details:
Cake: Scharffen Berger Chocolate Cake
Filling: Coffee-Cream Cheese Custard
Icing: Vanilla Buttercream
Decorations: Dark roast coffee beans and a large hydrangea blossom
* Special thanks to Deb, my flower consultant for tips on caring for a hydrangea stem.
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UPDATE:
The wedding photographer, Stephen Elliott from Mud Productions sent me some fabulous pics of the cake cutting.
Stephen has amazing energy and all of that fun and creativity shows in his photography. Check out more of his great photography at his website.
LOVE the coffee themed cake. anssel is thinking we should get remarried so we can have one of those! addict.
mel
What a great idea for decorations! It’s nice to find a fellow Virginian food blogger!
We loved the cake! Thank you SO much, Melissa!