* Lemon cake: 600g AP flour, 1.5tsp baking soda, 3/4tsp salt, 3 sticks unsalted butter, 525g sugar, 6 large eggs, 1.5tsp vanilla extract, 1.5 tsp lemon extract, 1.5 cups Buttermilk, zest and juice of 3 lemons. * Lemon curd: [https://www.saveur.com/new-orleans-doberge-cake-recipe/](https://www.saveur.com/new-orleans-doberge-cake-recipe/) * Raspberry curd: [https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/270526/raspberry-curd/](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/270526/raspberry-curd/) (might need 50% more, I did 3 layers of raspberry, 2 of lemon)
# Top tier
* Chocolate Cake: [https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/devils-food-cake-recipe](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/devils-food-cake-recipe) (scaled to fit 3 6″ pans) * Vanilla American buttercream (2 sticks unsalted butter, 2 sticks salted butter, 6 cups powdered sugar, 1tbsp cornstarch, 1/4 cup milk)
Made about 3.5 batches of buttercream for the whole cake – used it as a dam for all the layers, and coated the entire outside in it.
Sea_Introduction3534
Fabulous! I’d be thrilled to take the left-overs off your hands! 🤣🤣
furkiddiesmama
This looks incredible!
Ok_North_7224
Please send me some in Canada!
No_Interview2004
Look good!
buffysmanycoats
It’s beautifully decorated but omg the cake itself looks so moist and delicious.
icecreamfight
FIRM DISAGREE that it’s too much cake. Your guests were not trying hard enough.
What a lovely cake!
MeganJustMegan
Beautiful cake. There’s no such thing as too much cake 😂
boomboomqplm
This looks and sounds wonderful!
YoungGodMoon
I’ll take half 😂🔥🔥
Fresh-Willow-1421
I wish I lived nearby!
pandacraze34
This looks incredible!
notthenomma
Dibs on the leftovers it’s gorgeous
Pauper_Scribe
Oooohhhh beautiful cake!
madymae3
hi i can help with that 🙂 😂😂
sara_k_s
It looks amazing but I am curious about how you served such tall cakes. It looks like each tier has 5 or 6 layers of cake. Did you cut each tier into thin slices with all the layers in each slice, or did you split the tiers vertically for slicing?
asburymike
Great cake!
Spite-Potential
I want some of that
Different_Bed_9354
Your cake looks and sounds incredible. Your mother-in-law is very lucky!
tanybl_01
Too much cake? What is that???
Plantpoweredge
Beautiful cake
Plantpoweredge
Impressive!
resemblesanolfriend
Pearls are so well placed! Not to the mention the entirety of your piece.
resemblesanolfriend
How did you transport it? Did you assemble the three layers once you arrived at your mils?
1plus1equals8
If those 40 ppl don’t appreciate 25lbs of cake, it is time to get new people.
liliesinbloom
You can freeze the cake by the slice.
Fibrochickie
Too much cake? Obviously I wasn’t invited
NextSplit2683
Very lovely cake. Just Wowed. Y’all must be light eaters. Good thing my family wasn’t invited😂😂
corvid_booster
Serious question here — how much too much cake was that? Twice as much? Three times? Back of the envelope here, I’m guessing 4 oz cake per person, that makes 10 lbs for 40 people. What is your guess after the fact about how much was needed? Beautiful cake by the way, I’m asking because more of an engineer than a baker … gotta work out the numbers … `8^)`
ladypuffsalot
It’s absolutely stunning!
Back in pastry school I learned that a recommended serving of dessert per person (after a meal) is 70 grams — hopefully this helps with future cake planning!
VivaLaEmpire
Holy cow, not a single layer looks dry! Everything looks perfect. I love how pronounced each layer is.
Ugh, it’s so dreamy! You killed it with the decoration as well 😍
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Looks so delicious and beautiful!!! All that layers!
Cutieee! Your MIL must have been in awe!
Three tiers, three 2-inch layers per tier, cut in half (a couple removed), for a total of 16 layers of cake and 13 layers of filling.
# Bottom tier
* Chocolate Cake: [https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/devils-food-cake-recipe](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/devils-food-cake-recipe) (scaled to fit 3 10″ pans)
* Cherry filling: [https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/black-forest-cake/](https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/black-forest-cake/)
* Stabilized whipped cream: [https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/stabilized-mascarpone-whipped-cream/](https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/stabilized-mascarpone-whipped-cream/) (fold/mix with cherry filling)
# Middle tier
* Lemon cake: 600g AP flour, 1.5tsp baking soda, 3/4tsp salt, 3 sticks unsalted butter, 525g sugar, 6 large eggs, 1.5tsp vanilla extract, 1.5 tsp lemon extract, 1.5 cups Buttermilk, zest and juice of 3 lemons.
* Lemon curd: [https://www.saveur.com/new-orleans-doberge-cake-recipe/](https://www.saveur.com/new-orleans-doberge-cake-recipe/)
* Raspberry curd: [https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/270526/raspberry-curd/](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/270526/raspberry-curd/) (might need 50% more, I did 3 layers of raspberry, 2 of lemon)
# Top tier
* Chocolate Cake: [https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/devils-food-cake-recipe](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/devils-food-cake-recipe) (scaled to fit 3 6″ pans)
* Vanilla American buttercream (2 sticks unsalted butter, 2 sticks salted butter, 6 cups powdered sugar, 1tbsp cornstarch, 1/4 cup milk)
Made about 3.5 batches of buttercream for the whole cake – used it as a dam for all the layers, and coated the entire outside in it.
Fabulous! I’d be thrilled to take the left-overs off your hands! 🤣🤣
This looks incredible!
Please send me some in Canada!
Look good!
It’s beautifully decorated but omg the cake itself looks so moist and delicious.
FIRM DISAGREE that it’s too much cake. Your guests were not trying hard enough.
What a lovely cake!
Beautiful cake. There’s no such thing as too much cake 😂
This looks and sounds wonderful!
I’ll take half 😂🔥🔥
I wish I lived nearby!
This looks incredible!
Dibs on the leftovers it’s gorgeous
Oooohhhh beautiful cake!
hi i can help with that 🙂 😂😂
It looks amazing but I am curious about how you served such tall cakes. It looks like each tier has 5 or 6 layers of cake. Did you cut each tier into thin slices with all the layers in each slice, or did you split the tiers vertically for slicing?
Great cake!
I want some of that
Your cake looks and sounds incredible. Your mother-in-law is very lucky!
Too much cake? What is that???
Beautiful cake
Impressive!
Pearls are so well placed! Not to the mention the entirety of your piece.
How did you transport it? Did you assemble the three layers once you arrived at your mils?
If those 40 ppl don’t appreciate 25lbs of cake, it is time to get new people.
You can freeze the cake by the slice.
Too much cake? Obviously I wasn’t invited
Very lovely cake. Just Wowed. Y’all must be light eaters. Good thing my family wasn’t invited😂😂
Serious question here — how much too much cake was that? Twice as much? Three times? Back of the envelope here, I’m guessing 4 oz cake per person, that makes 10 lbs for 40 people. What is your guess after the fact about how much was needed? Beautiful cake by the way, I’m asking because more of an engineer than a baker … gotta work out the numbers … `8^)`
It’s absolutely stunning!
Back in pastry school I learned that a recommended serving of dessert per person (after a meal) is 70 grams — hopefully this helps with future cake planning!
Holy cow, not a single layer looks dry! Everything looks perfect. I love how pronounced each layer is.
Ugh, it’s so dreamy! You killed it with the decoration as well 😍
You can send the leftovers to me!