A very dear friend of mine is getting married soon. As you know, it’s almost impossible to have a wedding without some sort of girls only event like a bridal shower or bachelorette party. For her bridal shower, I wanted to replicate this beautiful cake I had seen on Apron of Grace.

The theme was so fun, a tea party. Since experiencing afternoon tea in London last year, I’ve had an affinity for high tea. There’s something special about dressing up to sip from carefully crafted tea cups and nibbling on delectable scones, cakes, and finger sandwiches. In London, it’s a three-course affair and highly unlikely that you spend less than an hour, at least, chatting, sipping and eating.

I dressed the part – when you have the opportunity to dress up, why not! I’m talking big hat, heels and a shimmery suit.

Since the colors were white and purple, I thought I’d create a delightful little surprise by having the outside be white, and making the vanilla-flavored insides purple. The cake was a success! I didn’t realize it was going to be the center of attention.

I admit, I used boxed ingredients – but that’s because I didn’t want to change too many variables.

Purple Almond Rose Cake with Vanilla Frosting

Ingredients

Directions

Frost with vanilla icing. Then decorate as shown in the following video

Buttercream Cupcake Rose

There will be extra batter and icing – I used the rest for cupcakes.