TWD - not a fan of malt

This week's recipe was a cook with malt powder in the dough and Whoppers chopped up. I do NOT like malt. I don't like to drink malts and I do NOT like Whoppers. bleah. They always taste so chalky.

So instead, because I needed a birthday cake for my mom's party this week, I turned to the Dorie book and on page 250 I found the Perfect Party Cake. Perfect it is!



The recipe as written calls for raspberry preserves but my mom specifically asked for apricot so I used a jar of preserves (way more than the 2/3 cup called for).

I had never made a Swiss meringue buttercream successfully before, but this one came together beautifully.

Everybody loved it, including my mom. I was ok with it, it wasn't up there with my favorites. (I think I am just not a white cake fan). But it is very versatile and bakes up great so I'll use it in the future.



4 layers with buttercream and apricots sandwiched between - yum!