As my husband and I sit here on our first anniversary, our forks poised to enjoy, once again, our wedding cake, we are brought back to our glorious celebration of one year ago.
We... wanted to be married at a time and place where most of our family could be there. This meant planning a wedding in 6 weeks 3 1/2 hours away from where we live. Providing food was complicated by dietary restrictions of no gluten, chocolate, nor sugar cane products. However, one of my sisters found a baker who was willing to work with us and who had a good reputation.
The baker, Diane Nussbaum and I spoke at length via phone. I was deeply impressed, and found her to be kind, intelligent, delightful, professional, and, thankfully, willing to take on my special-needs. There are a number of bakers who will make gluten-free cakes, but who would be willing to try and to be able to bake a proper Wedding Cake without gluten, sugar, chocolate, nor artificial colors?
The Result: A moist sweet flavorful, two tiered, dense lemony cake with raspberry couli inside and a pink frosting, gently tinted with a mist of fresh raspberry juice, accented with a subtle golden shimmer, and white rosettes placed just as I'd requested them to be. WOW!
The very presence of that Wedding Cake elevated the magic of our amazing day! Thank you, Diane!