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Better Than Cake
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Better Than Cake

Our Story ~ By Emma Hicks

Some celebrations just call for cake...

BUT WHO ACTUALLY LIKES CAKE?

I certainly didn't-not if what was being served was the typical tasteless fondant, sickeningly sweet frosting and stick-in-your -throat dry cake sure to suck some of the joy out of any happy occasion!

AND IF THERE'S ONE OCCASION THAT A WOMAN DOES NOT WANT RUINED, IT'S HER WEDDING DAY!

It was supposed to be the most special day of my life-marry the man of my dreams, get swept off my feet in my own, beautiful white dress; and then sail on to our happily ever after as husband and wife!

BUT THE THOUGHT OF THAT FIRST BITE OF WEDDING CAKE SENT CHILLS DOWN MY SPINE AND THREATENED TO PUT A BLEMISH ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST DAY EVER!

My teeth ached as I thought of them sinking into that over-sweetened frosting; my throat closed at the prospect of having to swallow an obligatory mouthful of that generic, over-baked batter. And in my heart I pondered the morality of standing before family and friends, there on a holy alter, and lying to everyone through a forced smile, as I prayed for a glass of water to wash down the arid concoction of sugar and sand forced into my mouth.

MY DREAM CAKE WAS MOIST WITH DEEPLY EMBEDDED FLAVOR, WRAPPED IN A SILKY AND LIGHT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING, MADE WITH REAL BUTTER! BUT SUCH CAKES ONLY EXIST IN DREAMS...RIGHT?

Although I’ve always loved to bake, my only experience up to that point consisted of a handful of birthday cakes—and every one of those came from a box! But this was MY WEDDING DAY! And I was not about to have it spoiled by any sub-par combination of sugar and flour!

SO, I ROLLED UP MY SLEEVES AND GOT TO WORK, SPARING NO EXPERIMENTATION UNTIL I HAD COME UP WITH THE PERFECT RECIPE FOR CAKE, FILLING AND REAL BUTTERCREAM!

And it was a hit! Decorated with elegant simplicity, I was rather pleased with how it had turned out; but I NEVER could have imagined the outpouring of positive responses from my guests! What had been created for the purpose of ensuring that I didn’t get sick or gag in front of everyone became the talk of the reception, with practically everyone coming up and telling me how much they loved the cake, saying how it defied all the same, negative expectation that I had about that staple party pastry. And so, instilled with confidence from seeing EVERY PIECE EATEN, and spurred by a desire to ensure that other people’s celebrations avoid the curse of crummy cake, I dedicated myself to perfecting my culinary and artesian craft!

IT IS MY DESIRE TO OFFER CAKES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY THAT DO NOT ONLY LOOK GREAT IN PICTURES, BUT ALSO TASTE EVEN BETTER!

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