A Philadelphia Union Birthday Cake
Our friend Timmy is turning 30 this weekend, and his wife decided to throw him a surprise party. Although, Matt definitely cannot make the party, and I may not be able to, I wanted to make a cake for him. His wife, Jess, clued me into the fact that his favorite cake is strawberry shortcake. I was very excited at this news as I have been dying to make a strawberry cake of some sort. Matt helped me decide on the theme of the cake, which is the logo of the Philadelphia Union Soccer team. Timmy is a big soccer fan and has gone to several games of the new team. I really hope he likes it!
I made a basic pound cake recipe, used fresh strawberries with a little sugar for the filling, and made a swiss meringue buttercream frosting. The fondant took a long time to tint to the appropriate colors. Who knew navy was such a hard color to dye? To finish it off, I dipped some strawberries in white chocolate and surrounded the bottom of the cake with them.
How good do these strawberries look?
This is your most impressive creation to date. UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
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Would like to say thanks Ali. It was one of the best cakes I've ever had. I also haven't shared the leftovers with anyone.
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