When my friend's sister was getting married, they had decided on a destination wedding and they decided to have a wedding party bbq when they returned. I was asked to make the cake and to make a beach theme to go with the wedding theme. I was also told that the bride wanted red velvet cake.
Now, I had never worked with red velvet before, and I think it will be a while before I work with it again! Let's just say that I now know why they use thick cream cheese frosting on these cakes.
I decided to make the cake 3 layers, and went to the craft store to find beach themed items. The bride supplied the beach chairs for the top and I was able to find fencing to go along with it. I also bought some real shells and washed them up before sticking them on the cake. I also added a pearl border on each layer to tie them together.
For the sand, I crushed up some graham crackers and tried to make it look casual, like sand. However, red velvet is apparently not supposed to be paired with buttercream frosting, as the red color bleeds through. So, I added a little more sand than I had planned, but I still think it came out pretty good.
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