Chocolate Hazelnut Lemon Curd Raspberry Layer Cake
A Towering Tribute to One Sweet Little Boy A First Birthday Cake Worthy of a Very Loved Little Boy This one absolutely does not make a quiet, little, whispering entrance to the party. It towers over the top of my little Oden’s first birthday party! It is unapologetically over the top: extravagant and decadent in every possible way, and honestly, how could it be anything less? When it comes to cooking, baking, or gift‑giving, “understated” has never been in my vocabulary. I love to give, and I love to give big . Dreaming big, baking big, loving big: it’s all the same energy. And this time, that energy was poured straight into celebrating one very special little boy: Oden. The Cake That Was Promised I may have planned this cake embarrassingly early. As in, shortly after Oden was born. I’m pretty sure I begged (or boldly declared) that I would be baking his first birthday cake. I am Auntie Ashley, after all, and baking a cake is the absolute least I can do for this sweet cutie pie. O...
