One of our favourite times of the year are when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. These gorgeous flowers float through the air in late spring/early summer, but unfortunately never last as long as we’d like. With this in mind we thought we’d base our fifth cake in partnership with The Happy Egg Co. on the soft colours of cherry blossoms; a fun cherry laced flavour and a whimsical late spring inspired design!

In terms of taste we decided to look at a summery cherry flavour… with a twist or two! We thought of cherry and pistachio, cola or chocolate flavours with hints of lime, vanilla, almond or a cherry liqueur (like the below chocolate ganache and cherry brandy cupcake) as possible flavours.

We finally settled on cherry cola and pistachio as our flavour of the month. We loved the idea of a sweet cherry flavour teamed with a peppery cola and a warm pistachio buttercream. This flavour also made us of think of summery cherry cola floats; ice cold cola with added cherry syrup topped with vanilla or pistachio ice cream then loaded with cherries and chopped nuts. Yum!

We thought that pistachios would make for a great twist on a cherry cola flavour; not just because of their warm and nutty flavour, but for their gorgeous natural green tones of colour. The green of the pistachios adds a fresh, bright feel to the colour palette.

Below is a design board of everything that inspired us for this months cake; vibrant yet soft colours of coral tinted pinks and fresh green, soft textures, fun flavours and spring inspired details!

With all the beautiful colours, textures, details, flavours and ideas for this month’s Happy Egg cake be sure to keep posted to see what we create!