Despite the flaws, the cake still worked somehow! My new approach to cake decorating is not to rush
and stress but to bake and decorate in a relaxing manner! Just the way it should be! Bon Appetit!
Monday, 22 October 2012
Exploding Present Cake
In contrast, the next cake to follow was decided upon the
morning of Lina’s 60th birthday dinner. Perusing
through designs from the Planet Cake books, I opted for the ‘exploding present’
cake - one tier and what I expected to be simple to make. I chose a white chocolate mud cake and although
the shape was perfect, the cake itself was slightly burnt at the edges - must
try it again though because the rest of it tasted nice! I also stupidly did not let the cake completely
cool due to my impatience disorder (!) which caused some complications
later! Rookie mistake! The idea is that you cut out two identical
circles and place them in the middle of the cake, ensuring that no glue is applied
in between the two circles. Then a layer
of white fondant needs to be placed over the whole cake including the
circles. Incisions are then made through
the fondant where the circles are to resemble a pie shape. These incisions need to be peeled back for an
explosion effect. However, as mentioned,
my cake was too warm and the two circles of fondant stuck together. Sometimes, a mistake like that can ruin the
cake but instead of losing heart, you need to find another way to fix it or
alter the design! Things don’t always go
according to plan! To rectify this, triangles were cut out, curled
and placed around the circle to imitate the effect. Silver cachous were scattered in the circle
and ribbons were created from fondant to add to the ‘present’ picture. To finish the cake, coloured stars on wire were
inserted in the middle of the cake rising out of the explosion.
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