Remember Andrea? We competed against each other throughout Janathon, which I won, by the way. Which means, Andrea owes me sushi. Anyway, yesterday was her birthday. And since punctuality isn’t my strong suit, I’m sharing the birthday love today. With cake. Cake = love. Since one of my goals for my 25 Before 25 was to make someone a birthday cake, I thought, who better than Andrea?
Andrea requested almond cake with raspberry filling, so I was on the hunt for the perfect recipe. I ended up using this recipe I found for cupcakes, and doubled it to make a layer cake. Though I doubled the cake recipe, I kept the frosting recipe as is because Andrea is not a huge frosting person. Honestly, though, the cake is really rich on its own. It doesn’t really even need a ton of frosting.
It’s no secret that I love to bake, but making this cake was different. The process of mixing and baking and frosting this cake meant so much more knowing that it was all to celebrate my friend and made it that much more special. I knew the cake would be appreciated and enjoyed, and I wanted to make Andrea’s birthday that much more special.
I think she likes it!
A bonus? With this cake I not only crossed off the item on my list about making a birthday cake for someone, but I also have made another Pinterest recipe!
Life In-Between 