A few weeks ago I got an invitation to a friends Hen's gathering. An evening with African drumming, food, games and possibly singing. Dress code - The Beatles. Kathryn LOVES The Beatles. The location was her mum's house. When RSVP'ing I asked is if it would be ok if I took a cake with me. Of course it would!!!
So, there was no decision to make when it came to the flavor of the cake - CHOCOLATE. And a theme - The Beatles. Nothing too difficult for a beginner such as myself though. Googling images I found this:
So, there was no decision to make when it came to the flavor of the cake - CHOCOLATE. And a theme - The Beatles. Nothing too difficult for a beginner such as myself though. Googling images I found this:
That image would make a pretty good cake. And not too difficult either. Not saying there would be no challenge involved, it's just that it would be achievable....surely....
Step 1 - Bake the cake. I made a largish one, so used what are called bake even strips (homemade ones) to help the cake bake evenly and not burn around the edges. Have to say, this was a great idea. I made the best chocolate mud cake ever!!
Step 2 - Torte and ganache. I trialled a different cream from what I had used previously in ganache. OH MY GOD - devine!!! The cake was cut into 3 layers and filled with the ganache. I then covered the cake following steps found at Sugar Sweet Cakes and Treats.
Step 3 - Some more experimenting. I decide to make my own fondant. Glad I did, it's easy enough and I think it tastes better than using bought stuff.
Step 4 - Cover the cake and decorate. i'm not going to go into much detail here, but I did discover how difficult it is to work with fondant in high humidity. I was making some silhouettes for the side of my cake and they were melting as I went. Argh...end result...ok, but would have been a lot better if I wasn't working with melting icing.
Step 1 - Bake the cake. I made a largish one, so used what are called bake even strips (homemade ones) to help the cake bake evenly and not burn around the edges. Have to say, this was a great idea. I made the best chocolate mud cake ever!!
Step 2 - Torte and ganache. I trialled a different cream from what I had used previously in ganache. OH MY GOD - devine!!! The cake was cut into 3 layers and filled with the ganache. I then covered the cake following steps found at Sugar Sweet Cakes and Treats.
Step 3 - Some more experimenting. I decide to make my own fondant. Glad I did, it's easy enough and I think it tastes better than using bought stuff.
Step 4 - Cover the cake and decorate. i'm not going to go into much detail here, but I did discover how difficult it is to work with fondant in high humidity. I was making some silhouettes for the side of my cake and they were melting as I went. Argh...end result...ok, but would have been a lot better if I wasn't working with melting icing.
The Bride to be was happy, the other guests were impressed and the cake was one of the most amazing things I have ever tasted. Pure chocolate heaven!!
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