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Okay, I know this one isn’t spectacular or anything, but it’s my son’s birthday cake, and I had to show it. Because the cake was really yummy, and he is so sweet! It was a store-bought cake from Target, and I added the Mario toys. Happy Birthday, Punkin!

photo by Heather Weaver (me)

I had never heard of Whoopie Pie until it came up in a Twitter conversation, with a friend from Pennsylvania. Now, I really want to try one of these traditional Pennsylvania Dutch treats! Made by sandwiching a thick, sweet filling between two round chocolate cakes, I think these could be seriously addictive. It’s probably a good thing they aren’t sold at my local grocery store, or I’d be serving them for dinner. Look at that thing! It’s like a Double-Stuf Oreo with 50 times the Stuf!

photo from visitPA.com

This is an amazing cake, and it comes with an amazing story.  It was made by Whipped Bakeshop, for the real-life wedding of Ben Franklin (Ralph Archibald) and Betsy Ross (Linda Wilde), in Philadelphia, on July 3, 2008.

Here is the creator’s description of the lovely cake:

Top two tiers are chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream, bottom tier is vanilla buttermilk cake with lemon buttercream. White fondant with gingham ribbon trim. Decorations are made of layered paper, pinned to the cake.

All I can say is, “Hooray for the red, white, and blue! Congratulations to the happy couple! And please pass the cake!”

photo © Whipped Bakeshop, used with permission