Independence Day

I donated a "cake certificate" to an auction for CMN and when redeeming it, the client requested a Fourth of July cake. I had an idea that I always wanted to try but not too many people order Independence Day Cakes! And when they do, they are pretty set on what they want. This client gave me carte blanche...

This is what she got:


Looks like a pretty basic cake, right? Uncle Sam's Star-Spangled Hat? Simple and appropriate I thought.

But, of course, I couldn't make just a SIMPLE cake. Here's the cake after it was cut:


It was six layers of red velvet cake layered with white buttercream icing. I took the core out of the top few layers of the cake and dropped two layers of blue cake in the center.