This. |
+1!! The answer is always cream cheese frosting. Add a little rum or bourbon. Oh man. |
Definitely lemon curd in the middle. I love lemon so I'd do it with lemon buttercream as well. |
Lemon! I love lemon. I’d decorate the top with some strawberries and blackberries. |
For a kid's bday, top the cake with those small circular butter cookies or like a vanilla water |
-1 to the bolded: this cake is for a kid. But in general, only do this if the cake is only for adults who like these flavors. I can't stand rum and bourbon, and many adults don't drink. |
Is this even a thing? What would you do--add jam to a standard cream cheese frosting? (I have also heard of folks grinding up freeze-dried berries... but as my questions suggest, I have not tried this!) |
Not necessarily...my 6 and 10 year olds would rather have the berries! |
You could grind up freeze-dried berries and also use raspberry extract. You could also do a raspberry reduction (definitely strain out the seeds). I think either of those methods would be better than jam in terms of flavor--and you don't want the added sweetness on top of the sugar you're using for the frosting. You could fold raspberry jam into homemade whipped cream if you want a lighter raspberry flavor (again, strain seeds). This would also be good just served as a dollop on the side. I think all the lemon lovers including myself would love to come over for a slice! |
+1 |
Blueberry |
Lemon cake, lemon curd filling, coconut frosting. |
Op here... I went with lemon because that's the the birthday kid would prefer, but yes, you can add jam to buttercream. I recently made these and it was an amazing combination. Tasted like a better version of those raspberry cream filled chocolates in the drug store valentine's box. I was shocked that it came out so good and with such a punch of flavor. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chocolate-cupcakes-creamy-raspberry-frosting/ |
Yum! Lemon cake and lemon frosting are delicious. I can’t stand cream cheese. |
Meringue frosting |