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I don't usually bake for sale. But this lady was someone I knew from young and watch her grew up. Her mom came to me early 2009 and ask me to help her to do. After suffering a stroke, she was unable to bake the cake for her only child. I have been friends with them for as long as I can remember. Its a favour I can't seem to run away from.

Here's the Bride's story.
http://rushin.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/the-best-wedding-cake-made-with-love/

Here's the recipe for it. Even if you don't use it for a wedding, you can use this for any birthdays you are planning to do with your loved ones.

The Ultimate cake for a wedding.

I soak the cherries in a very large wine jar. And it was left outside the fridge. If you are soaking a smaller portion, you can leave it in the fridge.

Ingredients
250g salted butter(soften in room temperature)
120g fine sugar
4 eggs(room temperature)
200g plain flour

1 can of Dark Sweet cherries(S&W brand)
400ml Cointreau(orange liquor)

Method
1. Drain cherries from the can. Put the cherries in a glass jar to soak with liquor.
2. Leave this jar in the fridge and covered. Soak for at least 7 days.
3. Drain from liquor and leave aside. Do not discard the liquor. You can add 7 Up or Sprite to it to drink.
4. Whip butter and sugar on high speed for 10 minutes.
5. Note that you must whip until the butter look very pale yellow.
6. Then lower the speed, add eggs one at a time
7. Continue to whip for 5 mins.
8. Add flour and continue to whip for 2 to 3 mins or until its evenly mixed.
9. Lastly add the cherries. Do not turn up the speed. Or the cherries will crush.
10. Pour batter into cake pans .
11. Baked in preheated oven 180C for 35 to 40 mins.
12. Leave to cool in the oven. Then removed.
13. Best to eat this after its aged for 1 day.

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Natasha(my eldest daughter) help me to take at the church that day.

Close up of the cake

The Gold wedding favours box and the stickers on it. The stickers are made of cloth material.
It was stacked up like a pyramid and place on two Coffee tables so that the guests can pick it up when they help themselves with drinks and refreshments.

Overall picture

View from the top

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