Its been a while! Since my last post many life changing events have occurred. One of which is I am now officially 22 years old. I took advantage of this momentous occasion by trying my hand at layered cakes. As my sister said, “You would be the only person who would want to make your own birthday cake!” Indeed this is true, but I have to say, I gave myself a delicious present. It was a little hectic because I get so anxious and excited that I am terrible at waiting to make something, so naturally I started 3 days before my birthday. I first made a lemon cake using Martha Stewart’s Tender Lemon Cake recipe. I am not a big fan of Martha, but when it comes to cakes, she is very reliable. I then cut it in half horizontally and froze it. I decided to make a cream cheese frosting, because its my favorite, and in the middle layer on top of the frosting I added a blueberry and raspberry reduction that I made up. 

This is my final product! Originally I was going to try and pipe the whole outside with little flowers, but I decided to save that for a later endeavor. 

Many people shy away from baking because they think its too difficult, when really its almost easier than cooking. You don’t need to be very creative, know how to mix flavors, or anything special. Really you just need to follow directions and anything sweet is always delicious. But, NEVER FORGET THE SALT!