Flowers and Ganache Cake

by Veronica
(California)

Beautiful Flowers and Ganache Cake

This cake looks bigger than it is. I used an 8 inch cake pan for the top and a 10 inch cake pan for the bottom. Frosted both layers with white butter cream before putting the top layer on. Now comes the cool part - a cake decorating store I go to sells chocolate ganache by the pound ready to melt. I used about a cup of ganache that I melted and carefully poured on the bottom layer first before plopping the top layer on, then I did the same for the top layer - smoothing with a spoon and allowing it to creep over the sides.

Next I edged with a #16 tip.

While the ganache was still "wet" I added my royal icing flowers and finished off with royal icing leaves. Ta da!!!!

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Oct 23, 2008
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reply to flowers...
by: Veronica

The flowers for this cake were made from Royal Icing, colored "peach" with a green center. They take a LONG, LONG time to dry and really are not very edible, kind of crunchy - but they are pretty to look at. After all that work, we ended up setting them aside and then cutting the cake.

Oct 23, 2008
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BEAUTIFUL
by: NANCY

THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL CAKE, I LOVE THE FLOWERS YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I WONDERED IF YOU COULD DO THE TOP WITH CHOCOLATE MELTS. HAVE YOU EVER TRIED THAT? I ASKED IN A BAKERY THE OTHER DAY, WHAT THEY USE ON A CHOCOLATE DRIP AND THEY SAID MELTED FUDGE..I WOULD LIKE TO TRY THAT. BUT WHERE DO YOU GET THE FUDGE TO MELT? EMAIL NRCOURTNEY@AOL.COM

Oct 23, 2008
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FLOWERS AND GANACHE CAKE
by: KELLY

That is beautiful!

I'm clueless as to what ganache is........ could you use chocolate almond bark?????????

That is soooooo pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kellysmalley03@wmconnect.com

Oct 23, 2008
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Very sweet colour
by: Lena, Kuching Malaysia

Hai, I like your flowers and the clour. How do you make it? Is it make of fondant or gum paste?

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