Today is my beautiful niece's 18th birthday (doesn't seem possible!) and I was asked to make the cake.
After a bit of a major disaster (had to make a second cake late last night as the first one sank, and not blowing my own trumpet, but my cakes don't normally do that!) I was up at 7am this morning trying to work out what to do for decoration.
A bit bleary-eyed about 4 hours later, this was the final result - a rich chocolate cake with ganache covering, topped with sugar paste flowers and white chocolate shavings. I made 2 smaller "cakes" for the sides to hold the candles - the "E" candle was a sparkler one and I didn't want the sparky bits going all over the chocolate.
I managed to get it to the restaurant in one piece thanks to a lovely cab driver who drove very carefully after I pointed out he may not want to work the rest of the day covered in a pink/white/brown gooey mess, lol.
Stuffed as we all were after a lovely meal, everybody managed a sliver (or 2) so it seemed to go down very well.
Next week it's going to have to be Christmas cake weekend or it won't have time to absorb all the brandy I'll treat it to in the run up to the big day :-)
After a bit of a major disaster (had to make a second cake late last night as the first one sank, and not blowing my own trumpet, but my cakes don't normally do that!) I was up at 7am this morning trying to work out what to do for decoration.
A bit bleary-eyed about 4 hours later, this was the final result - a rich chocolate cake with ganache covering, topped with sugar paste flowers and white chocolate shavings. I made 2 smaller "cakes" for the sides to hold the candles - the "E" candle was a sparkler one and I didn't want the sparky bits going all over the chocolate.
I managed to get it to the restaurant in one piece thanks to a lovely cab driver who drove very carefully after I pointed out he may not want to work the rest of the day covered in a pink/white/brown gooey mess, lol.
Stuffed as we all were after a lovely meal, everybody managed a sliver (or 2) so it seemed to go down very well.
Next week it's going to have to be Christmas cake weekend or it won't have time to absorb all the brandy I'll treat it to in the run up to the big day :-)
6 comments:
PHOAH, now thats what I call a cake!!! I got the munchies big time now, lol, it looks absolutely gorgeous!!!
Good on you for making the cake. It sure does look wonderful. Love the pretty pink flowers, wonder if you made those as well. I'm guessing so! Transporting cakes is such a nerve wracking thing. I remember being really careful of one on the front seat and then throwing something on it! Well it was covered and I forgot!! Anyway happy birthday niece!!!! Happy 18th.
Bake me the same when I come over for a visit!
Looks YUMMY!
Thanks ladies :-)
It went down very well, but I never thought I'd say I don't want to see a chocolate cake for a long time, lol.
Sarah, I did make the flowers too - not what I usually do at 7am on a Saturday morning, so they were a bit wonkier than normal, lol
Emily - are you coming over? Ooh, when? And, yes I'll bake you a cake if you do come :-)
That's a rather scrummy looking chocolate cake. Wish there was a piece for me. nom nom
plan to travel when I 'retire' at 55?
a re-run of the route I took in 1991 - UK/Canada/UK and then home. but maybe this time: UK/France/Greece and onwards!
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