Old Fashioned Wedding Cake with Sea Foam Candy Icing

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I have a customers of course that I just love and value their patronage. One of my favorites is Lou Powell, her son David and his new wife Kim. This family called me 5 months ago, to see if I would make a very old recipe pound cake that Lou’s mother used to make and no longer can. She had called numerous bakeries and no one had heard of the icing, nor was willing to work with them on recreating it for David and Kim’s wedding cake. Always being one to accept a challenge, I invited the family in to test the initial cake. The first test which required old time candy making came out a little loose, but the family was willing to let me try it again. It seemed that I nailed it the second time and the race was on after that. Lou and Kim later ordered a gift box cake cake for David’s birthday, and then surprised him with another cake this time in fudge icing for their rehearsal dinner Friday night (Rehearsal Cake From Better Homes and Garden Dec. Issue). Also that Friday night I poured on the hot candy while my husband watched. After testing the cakes we knew the cake would be somewhat rough around the edges but this cake and the taste meant more than a flawless finish. The family was soooo happy to have their grandmother’ pound cake recipe, I want my customers to be happy, and I think that I have shown that. Thank You Lou!