Most people accept that the traditional wedding cake is what they will serve at their marriage. However, a new generation of couples are choosing to go a different route and shaking up the status quo by radically redefining the look and style of the typical wedding cake. Instead of the tiered white cake topped by [...]

This lovely cake calls for care in preparation. Plan your baking and assembling steps in advance and the result is a gorgeous, delicious cake.

INGREDIENTS:

Vanilla Genoise Layer Cake (recipe follows)
Soaking Solution (recipe follows)
1/3 cup raspberry jam
Flavored Whipped Cream (recipe follows)
1 cup Pastry Cream (recipe follows)
Marzipan, at room temperature (recipe follows), see note
Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
1 fresh [...]

The dough for the shortcakes is slightly dry and crumbly; resist the temptation to overmix it to get it to come together. Just pack the dough lightly until it forms a circle and gently shape it with a rolling pin.
INGREDIENTS:

* 6 cups assorted berries (such as boysenberries, blackberries, [...]