An oval pistachio-green cake with piped cream roses, raspberries and macarons has Save Room for Cake written across the top in red icing, photographed from above on a scalloped plate with a gingham cloth. The lines sit on cream paper below: dessert first, because, then the name in a decorative berry script, then the date and the place.
It is made for a thirtieth that revolves around dessert: a cake tasting with friends, an afternoon tea with a tower of pastries, or a birthday dinner where the cake is the only thing anyone really came for. Vintage plates, a gingham runner and a cake with the name piped on top carry the picture into the room.
Add the name, the afternoon and the address, and it is finished. The card already makes the promise about cake; all that is left is telling people when.
