Mango Mousse Lychee Mirror & Strawberry Cake for Pearl's B-Day

here's the spongebase. i absolutely LOVE the recipe from Okashi by Keiko Ishida. i made it 3 times & it's perfectly moist & spongy every time.

the middle layer: mango mousse, strawberries, lychee

 

the top layer is a color'd lychee jelly. the 1st time, the jelly leak'd out the bottom, but it seal'd off the gaps & the 2nd time was a success. i used whip'd cream to write "Pearl."

this is how i transport'd the cake. hahaha. the dim sum steamer cover protect'd my cake from Irene's rain.

had to transport it with the cake ring to use the steamer cover.

here's the birthday girl making a wish

us with our lychee-less lychee martinis

my lychee martini & mango lychee strawberry cake

birthday girl got caked! maybe it was a bad idea for me to bring a cake to a drink'n bash. LOL! she made those punks apologize to me for wasting it. HAHAHA.