I am flying over to WA today to help mum celebrate her 60th birthday. I am in charge of the birthday cake, so before I left I thought I would test out an idea I had and see how it worked.
The cake is a chocolate mud cake. I have cut it in half and on top of the bottom layer there is a layer of whipped cream and then some raspberry syrup that I cooked up on the stove with some frozen raspberries and sugar, then another layer of mud cake and then chocolate ganache. It is finished off with some raspberries on top for decoration. It looks a little rustic , so I will try and neaten the edges when I make the real thing. I actually cracked the top piece while flipping it onto the the rest of the cake so I used the chocolate ganache to glue it back it together and it wasn't too noticeable. I guess I need some practice in that department!
I was going to link to the recipe for the mud cake which I found on Taste.com but the recipe is no longer available. I will type the recipe up and post it when I get a chance so you can have a try. Even if you don't want to bother with the raspberries and cream, it's worth trying the mud cake. The recipe is super simple and it uses a whole block of chocolate so of course it tastes pretty fantastic.
6 comments:
Nom nom nom. Yummy.
Yum, Jo, that looks divine! You can come round to my place any day...
oh my, how yum does that cake look! and i love raspberries too. mmmm.
Thanks guys. I will post a recipe of the chocolate cake soon. You wouldn't believe how easy it is to make.
The cake looks amazing! It could be a photograph straight out of a magazine, I don't mind the rustic look either, it has character : )
Oh dear! Now I've got a huge craving for chocolate cake!! That looks superb Jo!! Hppy birthday to your Mum too by the way!
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