My Birthday Ombré Cake

I'm not going to deny it - I've always loved having [and celebrating my] birthday since I was a little kid. The anticipation of receiving congratulations, the heartfelt wishes of those who care about me, the thrill of the gifts, the magic of the unexpected birthday cake, the joy of seeing those who are dearest to me together, all this makes my heart rate speed and gives me butterflies in my stomach until nowadays. Today it's my 39th birthday and for those who feel disencouraged for not baking believe me that it's possible, even for hopeless cases, like I was. This is the first time in my life that I'm baking my own birthday cake, either someone baked them for me or bought them. And I'm glad I did it, because even if it doesn't turn out as I hoped it to be, there is nothing more rewarding than the childish satisfaction of feeling a little brat again! ;)

Ingredients:

• 3 tea cups flour
• 2 tea cups sugar
• 1 soup spoon yeast
• 4 eggs room temperature
• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 tea cup milk room temperature
• sour cream
• powder sugar
• fesh strawberries
• fresh raspberries
• vanilla flavour
• food colouring in red

Pre-heat the oven 180ºC/ 4 gas

Blend the butter, the vanilla flavour and the sugar very well - it's extremely important to make a soft cake!Then add the eggs one by one and mix always in between for some seconds. Finally add the flour and the milk alternatively - a cup of flour and a bit of milk, mixing always in between, until the end. Then separate the dough [I had to bake this recipe two times to obtain four layers] into four different bowls and add the food colouring in small amounts until you create the colour you want. Put the dough in a cake mould lightly greased with butter and sprinkled with flour. Put it in the oven for about 35 minutes.

Filling and Cover:

• sour cream with powder sugar and sliced fresh strawberries

• sour cream mixed with powder sugar and fresh raspberries