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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

It’s almost July, and the air is thick and sticky here. This weather reminds me of all the sweaty hours I’ve spent at fairs over the years. County fairs, 4-H fairs, my sister’s horse shows, State Fairs, arts and craft shows, etc. It’s always hot at those fairs, but it’s okay, because you can usually find someone selling mini-donuts! Nothing takes the “ugh” out of a hot, humid, Midwestern summer day, like a little bag of freshly fried, cinnamoned-and-sugared donuts. These are the perfect ending to a corn dog and lemonade lunch. Yum!

photo taken at the Calgary Stampede, by alau2

My husband looks forward to the annual Strawberry Festival downtown, because you can buy a big serving of homemade strawberry shortcake for $5.00. That sounds a bit steep, but it hits the spot when you’re stuck in an office the rest of the year. (Plus, it’s a fundraiser for some good cause.) There’s just something about the aroma and flavor of fresh, sugared strawberries, combined with the old-fashioned biscuit-like shortcake, that announces “Summer’s here!” Yum!

thanks to QuintanaRoo for the beautiful photo!