Upgrade Your Summer Dinner Party With This Cake Recipe
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Upgrade Your Summer Dinner Party With This Cake Recipe
June 29, 2023
With summer fully underway, we’re looking forward to a season of outdoor festivities—but first, we’re looking back at Jenni’s recent midsummer celebration, because, let’s face it, it’s the perfect blueprint for all our future gatherings. From the menu selection to each individual place setting, every element felt special but was, according to Jenni, effortless in execution. Read on for the details—plus a perfectly summery (and not too sweet) Matcha Cake recipe from the culinary innovators at TakeTwo LA.
Upgrade Your Summer Dinner Party With This Cake Recipe
Tabletop Essentials
With an emphasis on simplicity and celebration, Jenni’s tables tend to possess an effortless air, as if they set themselves—and this display was no exception. She paired hand-braided placements with the refined sturdiness of elevated everyday glassware and dinnerware to create a neutral yet textured tablescape, i.e. the perfect backdrop to let her favorite seasonal florals have the featured moment they deserve. For the sake of unfussiness, Jenni placed each bouquet in simple ceramic vessels—even everyday glassware would do when the season’s offerings look this good.
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Seasonal Moments
When it came to the afternoon’s true centerpiece, it was all about the cake. With summer heat slowly creeping in, Jenni wanted to keep things light and nourishing, which is why she called on local favorites and experts on delicious, refined sugar-free sweets—Take Two LA. If you happen to live in the area, you can simplify your gathering even further by commissioning your own custom cake—but, luckily for all of us, they were generous enough to share one of their most-requested recipes. To make your own breathtaking Green and White Matcha Cake, scroll down for the full recipe.
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Seating Staples
Of course, to gather outside requires a few foundational forms. Namely, an outdoor table and set of chairs, designed and situated in perfect complement. Created with the intent of welcoming more around the table, Jenni is recently obsessed with the Outdoor Montecito Oval Dining Table—plus a set of Outdoor Montecito Dining Chairs. Together, they’re the ideal addition to any backyard scene, casual and elevated alike.
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Photos by Bliss Katherine