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Simple White Wedding Cake

February 25, 2008 by Joy the Baker 14 Comments

Some wedding cakes are more flash than flavor.  This simple white wedding cake was definitely not one of those cakes.  It was all flavor, no flash.  Joe and Jen had a simple, but elegant wedding in a beautiful old hall in downtown Los Angeles.  They wanted to keep the look of their wedding cake simple and clean.  We settled on a white buttercream frosting with a buttercream pearl border.  The cake was decorated with  fresh roses, lillies,  red raspberries and bright mint leaves.

While outside was simple and elegant, the inside had a wallop of flavor.

 

 Inside this simple, white, three-tiered wedding cake was a moist dark chocolate and espresso cake, filled with a vanilla bean buttercream frosting and fresh raspberries.  Yes, the outside is rather unassuming, but the center is filled with vanilla bean and fresh raspberry goodness- a perfect compliment to the rich chocolate.  The bride and groom were insistent about only one thing:  they wanted a raspberry in every bite.  Done and done.

One of the best parts about working on this cake was using my father as my set-up assistant.  The man know how to drive downtown Los Angeles with his eyes closed, so he was an obvious choice for assistant-  arriving at the venue with the cake in one piece is half the battle!  So mad props and many thanks to Cliff for being the rock star driver, and crooked table fixing master.  He even helped arrange the flowers.  Yea… he’s that good.

You should also know that these picture were taken in the days before my blessed Canon SLR- so be kind.

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  1. Zucchero

    June 13, 2022 at 2:44 pm

    Wow, it looks amazing. How much is the weight of the cake and what can be the price?

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  2. Barbara Burbridge

    February 18, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    Joy,

    Did you ever share this recipe. I just found your website and have been going through your archives. I’ve been looking for a GREAT wedding cake recipe.

    Thanx

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  3. Sheila

    January 12, 2012 at 10:44 am

    Sounds so amazing! Do you have plans to share the recipe?

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  4. Amber

    April 21, 2011 at 11:41 am

    This looks deeeeee-licious! Any chance you could share this recipe…pretty please?!?!? :)

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  5. tian

    October 27, 2009 at 11:31 am

    hi joy,

    i’ve volunteered to bake my sister’s wedding cake. no experience whatsoever, just raised my hand and decided to worry later.

    i was wondering if you’ve a recipe i could follow.

    Reply
  6. Emily

    January 21, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    That sounds so delicious! My mouth is watering. Have done any weddings in the Wine Country?

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  7. Eva

    March 1, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    Too bad that you don’t deliver your wedding cakes to Australia! I’ve decided to make my own (seriously, it’s hard to find tasty cakes in Sydney) but due to my non-existing decorating skills, I really have to focus on taste. No flashy exterior to be expected..;-)

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  8. Jaime

    February 25, 2008 at 6:51 pm

    beautiful cake! i wish i could see a slice of this cake, the sheer number of raspberries in it is amazing! i love raspberries! :)

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  9. Stephanie

    February 25, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    The cake is an amazing show stopper! I wish you lived on the East Coast because my birthday’s coming up and I would love to order Red Velvet Cupcakes from you (oh, how I love Red Velvet Cupcakes…they’re super fierce!)

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  10. Jessica

    February 25, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    Wow looks great! I bet it tasted divine!

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  11. Michelle @ Us vs. Food

    February 25, 2008 at 9:53 am

    that is a beautifully simple cake; i love the fresh flowers.

    as for the flavors, they sound great. in fact, last week i made the same cake!

    Reply
  12. laurie

    February 25, 2008 at 8:34 am

    Its gorgeous, and I love raspberries. Great choice. YUM!

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  13. Melanie

    February 25, 2008 at 8:07 am

    Beautiful cake! I wish I had known about you when I got married (although I’m sure we probably live on opposite coasts!).

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  14. Linda

    February 25, 2008 at 4:48 am

    This is so pretty, Joy! I want a piece of this cake RIGHT NOW. It sounds so tasty.

    If you were in Melbourne, I’d get you to make my wedding cake! I’m not even engaged yet, I just want a beautiful wedding cake like this one made by you :)

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