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[Note: I am simply going to copy and paste part of an email from my youngest sister, because it sums up exactly how I feel about wedding cakes. Also, she's awesome. And an amazing chef...and really funny. Ok, her turn.]:

I feel that the simple stuff is not only what a lot of people like, but what bakers do best, so the plain cake and buttercream will be most delish. I don't have as strong of feelings about the filling though. Her other options are things you don't like (cheesecake, lemon cream, raspberries, etc). But I also feel that fillings ought to be more substantial, not fluffy, and a lot of hers that I've had are like that. It's a textural thing; I don't like it when you're eating cake and it's like, "mm a light frosting! nice moist cake! more fluffy stuff? moist cake again? MORE FROSTING!?!?"

This is distressing. Here's what eating cake should be like: "mmm a fluffy frosting! The cake is so moist! nom nom this filling is creamy... what a natural progression! I'm ready to move back into lighter substances though... perfect! The cake and then frosting that follow make this cake-eating experience complete - what a symmetrical and palate-pleasing delight!"

You see.

Ciao dahling

[You see? Just awesome.]

And here are some pretty cakes that are making me happy:









I'm more of a flower than a fruit gal, but I love how the frosting looks like it was just slabbed on with a cake server in the last picture.