Blue Tower

I am finally blogging again! Man its been a long time! I have made some cakes but just haven't documented them. My lastest installment is a cake and some cupcakes I made for the Langley AFB Chapel. It was, as usual, a disaster. However, I pushed through. The cakes took an hour a piece to bake. Why did I expect anything else? I blew out a hand mixer! Ran out of shortening, totally my fault! The finished product was not flawless, but it looked awesome! The cake is 4 teirs. Flavors from top to bottom: white, lemon, butter, and chocolate pound cake. Each teir was layered with strawberry filling with fresh strawberries! Topped with, you guessed it, buttercream. Its the one I have mastered and everyone seems to enjoy. I just couldn't seem to get the teirs lined up correctly, or the frosting smooth. Also, I had a hard time with beading the frosting along the edges. It tasted great and got amazing remarks from all the ladies. I truely hope you enjoy what you see!
A.