The cake construction was rolling along. I had taken the chocolate chiffon cake from yesterday, cut off the crown, sliced it horizontally in 3 equal layers and reassembled it with ganache between each layer. I struggled with the sides and the the top but eventually got it nice and square on the edges. The final touch is a glaze over the entire cake. This is done by reheating the ganache and pouring it over the entire cake. The finished product is very smooth and dark - sort of like waxing your car. Some water accidently got into my ganache so I had to make some more from scratch. The result was a glaze that was too glossy (in my opinion) with too many ripples. Still not a bad effort for a first attempt but a little discouraging. I'll save this photo and use it for a comparison 9 months from now. We'll see if there's any improvement!
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
icing on the cake....
The cake construction was rolling along. I had taken the chocolate chiffon cake from yesterday, cut off the crown, sliced it horizontally in 3 equal layers and reassembled it with ganache between each layer. I struggled with the sides and the the top but eventually got it nice and square on the edges. The final touch is a glaze over the entire cake. This is done by reheating the ganache and pouring it over the entire cake. The finished product is very smooth and dark - sort of like waxing your car. Some water accidently got into my ganache so I had to make some more from scratch. The result was a glaze that was too glossy (in my opinion) with too many ripples. Still not a bad effort for a first attempt but a little discouraging. I'll save this photo and use it for a comparison 9 months from now. We'll see if there's any improvement!
