Part One of tomorrow's birthday cake.

Our friend Jeff asked me to make him a cake again this year. I made him the Modern Warfare 2 cake last year. I am using the same flavors, French vanilla and raspberry filling, but doing that a bit differently.

I made my very first cake filling! I used frozen raspberries, brown sugar, (a lot of) dark unspiced rum and a little lemon juice. And some pectin to help it set up. It turned out pretty awesome! I hope the bit of tang and deep brown sugar undertones meld well with the French vanilla cake. I am going to flavor my buttercream with a decent amount of vanilla so the sheer sweetness doesn't overpower the quieter flavors.

I was afraid that this idea might result in a "Pain Train to Assville" but I think it will be tasty!

Here's a sneak peek at my goo: