Strawberry themed cakes!

Work has been hectic, but I haven't been letting it affect my baking! My week is pretty packed with little rest on the weekends as a result; but being to do what I like on the weekends helps me to de-stress a little :) It isn't strawberry season now (all the california strawberries on the market now are all either tasteless or sour), but I have been getting strawberry-themed orders from recent customers, and so I ended up making a strawberry cheesecake and a strawberry marshmallow shortcake. Both customers liked what they got, thankfully, and it made all the effort worthwhile.

Blackberry maple layer cake

Sorry for the long absence in between posts! Work has been quite intense for me the past couple of weeks and I just couldn't find the time to slip in a blog post in between. I've been trying to keep up the baking though, and somehow managed to bake 3 cakes yesterday - 1 experimental and 2 for sale.

The cake experiment was for a spelt flour cake sweetened with pure maple, with light cream and blackberries sandwiched in between the 2 layers. Am still hoping to bake with more wholesome and natural ingredients and this cake is part of my attempt to do so! Sadly the sides turned out a lot browner than the photo in my recipe book; and I'd probably need to try this out a couple of times to get it right. Despite its looks, the cake was delicious (thankfully) and made for a nice little breakfast treat this morning.

Have a good week ahead everyone!