This was a birthday cake for a woman who does not like buttercream. So I came up with this: meringue frosting with bavarian lemon cream filling and fresh raspberries.
I didn’t have the right size cake ring. So I taped clear film around the cake and just hoped for the best when I poured the filling in. As you can see, the filling seeped out the sides, but eventually set and stayed put.
To finish off the cake, I bruleed the top with a torch and placed candied lemons in the middle. The band around the bottom is fondont covered in gold sugar.
PHOTOS: Danielle Bilton