The Domestic Empress

I know you’ve seen it on other blogs, but how many of you are really satisfied to just watch everyone else make this cake?

Probably about the same number of people at my housewarming party who believed me when I told them it was a white cake with white icing.

If you know me, you know there’s no way I’d miss an opportunity to do something fabulous. White cake can definitely be fabulous – but it’s way more fun if you add some color. And why settle for one? That moment when someone slices into the cake becomes an event in and of itself.

Let’s not forget the awesome pictures you can take while you build the cake!

In the end, it was really fun to watch people’s expressions as we cut into the cake. If you’ve been dying to make this cake, you won’t be disappointed.

I used this cake recipe and a double batch of this frosting recipe – the only problem was that we were out of vanilla so the frosting definitely tasted like shortening which was not the desired outcome! Make sure you don’t skimp on the vanilla, whatever you do. The cake itself, however, came out wonderfully rich and (dare I say it?) moist.

I think if I ever make this cake again I’ll be doing it with red (and green, and blue…) velvet cake and cream cheese frosting.  What’s your favorite color of cake?