Red Hat Cake

First record of a hat is in a painting in a cave at Lussac-les-Chateaux in Central France and it dates some 15.000 BC.  Hats have been worn as a symbol of status, as protection from cold and sun, for safety and also for identification. 

I love the colorful hats that Queen Elizabeth II used to wear, so perfectly matched with her outfits. Over her 70-year reign, she established the hat as a symbol of sophisticated elegance.  She was a legend; the epitome of charm, grace, dignity, honor, wisdom, strength, compassion and humour. She managed to live in quiet dignity above all the noise.

I would have liked to have met her and perhaps present her with this hat cake. It is a walnut-craisin cake with cannoli filling.  Rest in peace your majesty! This cake is for you.