Monday, May 5, 2014

Taille de Noyer

Passed down through generations cake
 

Taille de  Noyer was built by a French trader on a 350 acre walnut grove. The original log cabin was purchased by John Mullanphy, St. Louis’ first millionaire. It was just a cabin in the woods and became a 22 room mansion, serving five generations of the Mullanphy family for one hundred and forty years..
 
In 1960 the property was acquired by the Ferguson-Florissant School District for expansion of McClure High School. Taille de Noyer house was moved  from its original site to be a little safer from the speeding cars on the highway, close to its main entrance.
 
The cake sort of has a school theme with sports and activities painted on it.
 
I can guess why the school next to McClure is named Walnut Grove Elementary School.
 

Cake artist - Courtney Veszi
 
Fifty-eight down one hundred ninety-three to go.

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