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strawberries and cream birthday cake

Posted on August 16, 2011 by cityhippyfarmgirl

He had said he wanted strawberries on it…and cream. Oh, and licorice.

Anything else little fella?

Strawberries, cream and licorice cake please!

It was Little Monkey’s birthday and the food requests had come in. The other food to be eaten were minor details, the cake was where it was at.

Happy to oblige, I had an image in my head, and just hoped that I could cut the picture out of my mind and transpose it to a cake plate.

Basic cake recipe I used the same as the Pink Cupcakes, but doubled the recipe and baked it in a large spring form pan. The yogurt in it, really does give the cake a lasting quality, that seems to only taste better in the next few days, not going stale at all.

Cake was then sliced in half when cold, spreading bottom layer with some Summer Loving Jam, and half half mixture of home made vanilla bean mascarpone, and whipped cream.

Top layer on, and a thin crumb layer of the mascarpone mixture goes over all the cake, then smoothing over the final layer. Place strips of licorice and line up strawberries.

Next, candles lit and birthday presents safely clutched in small fingers. Line up birthday diners, for an enthusiastic chorus of Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Little Monkey.

33 thoughts on “strawberries and cream birthday cake”

Celia on August 16, 2011 at 7:27 am said:

Happy Birthday, Little Monkey! You’re such a lucky boy to have a clever mummy who can bake such beautiful cakes for you! And you absolutely deserve it too! Have a great year! 🙂

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:29 pm said:
  
  It looks like he is kicking off to a good start 🙂
  
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Richard Elliot on August 16, 2011 at 7:44 am said:

Happy Birthday to Little Monkey. Licorice on a cake is quite an advanced taste!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:29 pm said:
  
  Goes made for the stuff, does the little fella.
  
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frugalfeeding on August 16, 2011 at 7:44 am said:

Wow, that just looks amazing. Probably one of the best looking cakes I’ve ever seen. I don’t like licorice, but I’m sure the rest of this cakes tastes every bit as good as it looks!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks Frugalfeeding. It was fun to make, and not too ‘fluffy’.
  Easily ditch the licorice.
  
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Joanna on August 16, 2011 at 8:46 am said:

Happy Birthday LIttle Monkey! May your cakes always be full of strawberries and licorice – what great taste you have, a boy after my own heart and a very clever Mum to create it 😀

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:33 pm said:
  
  Monkey Boy has already put in his birthday cake order for next year. He wants exactly the same….but mama, maybe not so much licorice.
  
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Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide on August 16, 2011 at 8:47 am said:

This is so clever!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:34 pm said:
  
  Thanks Mr.
  
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teawithhazel on August 16, 2011 at 9:05 am said:

what a delicious looking cake especially with the licorice..and happy third birthday to little monkey..jane

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:35 pm said:
  
  Thank you Jane, he think he had a really good birthday.
  
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Yvette on August 16, 2011 at 9:39 am said:

Happy Birthday, Little Monkey. A beautiful birthday cake Brydie, hope you all had a great time. I can only imagine the joy,laughter and smiles on seeing that cake. Great job, Mum! x

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:35 pm said:
  
  It was fun to make. I like the planning, and then creating…crossing my fingers it all comes together.
  
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Keri on August 16, 2011 at 10:08 am said:

Happy Birthday Little Monkey – and wishing you many, many more happy days to come! x

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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on August 16, 2011 at 10:23 am said:

Happy Birthday Little Monkey! And what a combination on his cake!:) He looks so happy too which is just so sweet 😀

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dixiebelle on August 16, 2011 at 10:32 am said:

Wow!

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heidi on August 16, 2011 at 11:02 am said:

Happy Birthday, little monkey!
I would love a birthday cake just like that!
Brydie- you are a very sweet momma!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on August 16, 2011 at 8:36 pm said:
  
  I’d make you one Heidi 🙂
  
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Jennifer on August 16, 2011 at 11:20 am said:

Happy Birthday indeed! What a delicious cake!

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Provincial Homemaker on August 16, 2011 at 11:20 am said:

Oh yum. I love that he likes licorice:)

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sheof108names on August 16, 2011 at 1:08 pm said:

Happy Birthday little monkey!!
He has great taste – licorice and strawberries what a yum combo. Spectacular looking cake!

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JohannaGGG on August 16, 2011 at 1:32 pm said:

just gorgeous – that last picture says it all – clever mum and happy birthday boy – I think licorice looks great on cakes but always seems an odd taste to pair with cake – or is that just me!

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SherryGreens on August 16, 2011 at 1:48 pm said:

Beautiful! You have some art skills there, I would have never thought of putting those items together that way! Happy happy day Monkey.

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Kari @ bite-sized thoughts on August 16, 2011 at 2:25 pm said:

Look at that smile 🙂 And no wonder – what a beautiful cake. I’m so impressed, as I don’t think I would have had thought of such a gorgeous lay out of those three ingredients together. I’d probably have put liquorice pieces around the outside or something equally sub-optimal!

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Tandy on August 16, 2011 at 5:13 pm said:

Birthday blessings! The licourice looks great 🙂

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thecompletecookbook on August 17, 2011 at 5:06 am said:

Happy Birthday to you, Happy BIrthday dear Little Monkey, Happy Birthday to you (done in my best singing voice). What an beautiful cake – you are very lucky to have such a clever mommy.
🙂 Mandy

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Choclette on August 17, 2011 at 6:29 am said:

And wasn’t it all worth it for that smile. What an amazingly fabulous cake – you just get better and better. Happy Birthday to Little Monkey (a rather belated one now).

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ceciliag on August 17, 2011 at 6:59 am said:

Gorgeous, just gorgeous! Lucky little monkey having such a clever Mama. c

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Journey Photographic on August 17, 2011 at 9:43 pm said:

Happy birthday to the Little Monkey! That cake looks amazing.

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Christine on August 17, 2011 at 10:02 pm said:

Oh, SO cute!! Happy birthday Little Monkey! Aren’t you lucky to have a mama who bakes the most wonderful birthday cakes. 🙂

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Wendy on August 17, 2011 at 10:53 pm said:

That cake looks truly amazing and though I’m not a fan of licorice I completely appreciate the aesthetic of it all. That boy had highly evolved taste, does he. And his mother has highly evolved creativity.

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Donna OShaughnessy on August 18, 2011 at 12:21 am said:

WOW. Found your blog on SherryGreens site. Seems I have stumbled upon something of greatness. Anyone who can make a licorice cake is someone I must add to my stalking list.

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