Joint Venture via Wedding Cake

This is an American style wedding cake with a sweet German heart. The bride told me that the best baker in Swabisch Hall wasn't at all familiar with the classic American buttercreamed showpiece, and didn't believe it existed. After long discussions and extensive use of the Internet, he came through winningly with this novel Baden Wurtenburg riff: three flavors: cheesecake, cinnamon sponge and kirsch soaked chocolate in classic Austrian thin layers. With its labish coat of French buttercream frosting, it looks like the aspens that grow on the hills above town. The garnishes are marzipan leaves and chocolate twigs. Note the valentine cut into the tree "bark."
I won't be at all surprised to learn in the future of a new regional specialty in Swabisch Hall.
As is proved over and over, traveling often expands your outlook.