The genus nameLaurusis Latin for laurel, and the specific epithetnobilisis Latin for notable or excellent. Photo by Lorna Kring. California bay (Umbellularia californica), aka Oregon myrtle, is sometimes marketed as bay laurel, but the flavor of the leaves is much stronger and more mentholate...
so let me break it down for you. Regular layer cakes (“party cakes”) are shorter, usually 3 inches tall with frosting and filling. Imagine the grid/cutting guide from the top of the cake, looking down. A 2-