Green Velvet Cake

first time not having a birthday cake on my birthday. it's actually really hard to find a fancy cake which isn't chocolate and able to still put candles in it. hence, i chose a Zumbo Green Velvet Cake. nothing too big or fancy but with a flat surface and something a bit different. also, not supposed to have chocolate/berries etc, so apple is perfect (:

 Luscious green velvet sponge, apple gel with a hint of lime, surrounded by a silky cinnamon and sable cream cheese with notes of a fresh green apple pie

all 20 candles just fit!

those layers (:

for this price and it's weight, i think it's considered "cheap" these days. the only problem i had was that i thought the cream cheese was too thick. luckily it's not as heavy as your normal cream cheese frosting, and it takes like apple pie! the apple deco had quite a detailed stalk/leaf, and the green part was sticky to touch. it coated the white choc and inside was a puree of green apple. tasted exactly like green apple but different texture. would have liked more sponge as it has a nice apple flavour (: the inside layer of apple puree gel reminded me of the apple maple cheesecake. this layer was sour, but luckily it's there to cut through the outer cream cheese layer. still love how the flavours balance each other out (: