Birthday Week and the Raspberry Laced Vanilla Cake

Since I am recovering from a full and fun birthday week, I am going to share some pictures of the cake that for countless years has been part of the birthday celebrations at our home. If you’ve been joining in here for a while, you too know the Raspberry Laced Vanilla Cake! It’s like it needs it’s own marquee – it is seriously that good!

However, you know that I’ve been on a sugar free journey for the last year and a half and this cake did not make an entrance this year, because, I did not bake it! And if you remember the ingredients from this post Audra Elizabeth’s Birthday Recipes no one, including The Salesman, who just had a heart attack, needs this cake. But if you ever find yourself in need of a cake, this is one to make. It is delicious.

I made it for a birthday celebration earlier this year:

Here is is before the icing hides all the broken layers! Does anyone out there have a good way to cut cake layers? Thank goodness for icing!

The finished masterpiece…

The fresh raspberries were the only item I would be tempted to eat off this cake now…

What a difference a year and a half makes.

You may be wondering what I ate for my birthday in place of this cake? Well, I was offered plenty desserts from friends and waitresses at restaurants where we ate. I do have two pieces of chocolate cakes from different restaurants in my refrigerator, just in case a friend stops by and would like something sweet. One of the snacks that I’ve been enjoying is a mix of pecans and Trim Healthy Mama chocolate chips. Sometimes I add unsweetened coconut to the mix. If you are interested in the THM chips, check out this link THM for the bag I order.

Have a delicious week!