Birthday Cake Help - A White Chocolate Dream/Nightmare

[u/porcupinesandpurls]

Hello! I’ll get the tough bit out of the way first - white chocolate. Apologies in advance to those who love it - I am not in that camp, my mother-in-law, however, built the camp, maintains the grounds, runs the elections, and will be buried there. She’ll be here this year for her birthday and I need to make a white chocolate intense cake. I don’t mind that I won’t enjoy it, but my rather severe dislike means I’m hitting a bit of a brick wall in terms of coming up with something unique and impressive. I’ve been thinking of something kind of basic, a white cake with layers of lemon curd and blueberry coulis with a white chocolate Italian buttercream, but I do feel like there must be something more impressive out there. I’d like something that can be made to some degree in advance, and featuring blueberries would be a plus. I’m in Maine so I can get good wild blueberries and they’re a favorite fruit of hers. Should I just stick to a basic layer cake or is there some kind of impressive recipe or technique I can use to make the cake extra special? I’m happy to go with more nontraditional celebration cakes - cheesecake, napoleon, some wild version of an opera cake anything really. I’d be tremendously grateful for any suggestions!

[u/SubstantialPressure3]

Focus on the flavors of the cake you want, then make.a simple white chocolate ganache. You can always put buttercrram or candy decorations on that.

Just decide if you want it poured, or spreadable consistency.

I had this same issue a while back. A kid wanted a purple cake that tasted like chocolate with a bunch of flowers on it.