Anatomy of a Wedding Cake

The week of May 24, working hard on the five-tier Red Velvet Cake for my friends Jeff and Kayla, who were married in the lush farm valley near Berwick, PA. Kayla, who grew up in the South wanted to pay tribute to her roots with this “southern elegance” themed cake, layered and frosted with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream. Here’s the recipe and and shot by shot pictorial of how it done!