Typical Hinamatsuri cake has prince & princess. Colors are red/pink, white and green. 3-layer rice cakes in pink white & green in diamond shape are also typical sweets for the occasion. Taking inspiration from that, I decided to decorate the cake sidesall with those 3 colors.
First off, I made thin layers of pink, white and green cakes using a teeny drop of food colors. Hmmm. They came out so bright >.< While it would have been a cute colors for Hello Kittys, I was going for more of traditional & natural colors that's more fitting for the occasion.
Green tea green, yes! That's exactly the color I was thinking of. I made the next batch with green tea and raspberry preserve. Raspberry preserve doesn't transfer its color as well so I added a teeny drop of red. This time, the sheet came out the colors I wanted. It tasted better too.
For the body of the cake, we agreed on strawberry mousse. Its color matches the theme and it's not too sweet. Tanginess of the strawberry cuts the sweetness. I lined the strips of 3 colored cakes all around, filled it with layers of genoise and mousse. As for toppers, I kept it simple rather than cutsy couple. I made cherry blossom cookies in two tones of pink. Enjoy!
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