FOR THE SYRUP
2/3 c Sugar
1 c Water
1 lg Lemon removed in strips with
-a veggie; zest of
; peeler
1/3 c Fresh lemon juice
2 tb Eau-de-vie de framboise

FOR THE ASSEMBLY
Two; (9-edge) cardboard
; rounds*
Two; (7-edge) cardboard
; rounds*
Two; (6-edge) cardboard
; rounds*, trimmed to
; mannikin 5-inch rounds
Lemon Meringue Buttercream
5 c Raspberries; picked over ,
-about
Fivesome 8-inch plastic straws
#66 leaf tip*
#70 leaf tip*
#113 leaf tip*
Billet: A cake-decorating
-turntable* is
; extremely helpful for
-assembling and
; decorating a wedding patty.

DECORATION
Crystallized edible flowers
-and mint
; leaves*
Accompaniments:Creme
-Fra�che Ice
; Cream
Additional raspberries

*available at specialty baking stores

Make first batch of buffet:

Preheat oven to 350F. and line a buttered 10-inch round cake pan (at least
2 inches inscrutable) with a round of wax wallpaper. Butter paper and dust pan with
flour, knocking out surplusage.

Into a bowl sift together flour, baking powderise, and saltiness. In another bowl
with an electric mixer cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy and
beat in egg, 1 at a time, beating well after each improver, and vanilla.
Add flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending
with flour mixture and beating until just combined after each adding, and
beat in nip (do not overmix).

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in middle of oven 35 to 40 transactions,
or until a tester comes out cleanse. Cool cake in pan on a torment 5 minutes and
invert onto stand. Peel off paper and cool cake wholly.

Make second batch of hitter:

Line a buttered 6-inch round cake pan and a buttered 8-inch round cake pan
(each leastways 2 inches recondite) with rounds of wax report. Butter paper and
dust pans with flour, knocking out surplusage.

Make batter in same mode.

Stream 1 3/4 cups batter into prepared 6-inch pan. Pour remaining batter into
prepared 8-inch pan. Broil 6-inch cake in middle of oven 30 to 35 minutes
and 8-inch coat 35 to 40 proceedings, or until a tester comes out scavenge. Cool
cakes in pans on racks 5 minutes and invert onto racks. Peel off paper and
cool cakes wholly.

Cake layers may be made 2 weeks forward, wrapped well in plastic wrap and
baffle, and icy. Defrost cake layers (without unwrapping) at room
temperature.

Make syrup: