Today’s cake would make a great Valentine’s Day cake….but if you love chocolate like I do, it’s perfect for any occasion or no occasion at all! :0)
Let me show you ….
I decided to go with a ganache frosting….but any chocolate frosting will do. You just bring the cream to almost boiling and then pour your chocolate into it. Take it off the heat…stir gently until fully melted. Let it cool until it has reached “frosting consistency”. I use a 2:1 ratio of chocolate to cream when using semisweet or dark chocolate.
I put my cake on it’s own cake cardboard, cut down to size…and then slid it onto my turntable.
AbraCadabra……
Here it is!!!
Do you like the saying that I chose? I had trouble deciding which “chocolate saying” I liked the best…..but since I have been known to eat chocolate for breakfast (yesterday), I thought that this one would be appropriate. I’m off to find a glass of milk! :0) –
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So cute and SIMPLE…..something that makes me coming back for more. Thanks…this is FOR SURE something I am going to do!!
Super cute! Bet it tastes delicious too!
How incredibly cool is that! My sister-in-law is a HUGE truffle fan and would so enjoy this. Thanks for sharing your technique.
Thanks!! I hope you’ll give it a try soon—it was easy!
Is that just gold cake board foil?
Yes, it is! Silver would look good too.
OH MY GOSH Melissa…….How darling is that!! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks…( :
omg, this is the cutest!!!!
I love this idea! What a perfect Valentine’s Day gift! On a side note, I think the round and ball cake combo would make cute hamburger buns for a hamburger cake, too.
This is tooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just can’t get enough of this website!
Thanks Tracey!!! ;0)
that is just my size chocolate piece!! love it!
I’m turning 40 the end of Feb. and having a death by chocolate theme party. This will be a great addition- Thanks for the great ideas.
Great party theme!
Love it! Looks perfect for a chocolate lover in my life! Can’t wait to try it!
Mellisa, I love it. What Pans and what size did you use? Thanks
Hi Roseanna—It is one Wilton half ball pan and one 6″ round–filled & stacked. ;0)
Looks great can’t wait to try it. I was thinking about filling centre with caramel or peppermint filling, what do you think ?
Yum! Either would be great. Mint & Chocolate are one of my very favorite combinations though—Sometimes I mix in mini choc chips for a mint choc chip filling ;0)
Can you use the ganache as the icing between the layers as well? I have been wanting to try it but it scares me a little lol. I had a lady order a cake and she wants chocolate icing under all the fondant so I thought I would try this instead but didn’t know if I needed something else between the layers
Hi Cathy- yes, you can! Once you’ve made your ganache and it’s cooled and thickened, you can even whip it if you’d like to make it fluffier.. or you can use as is ;0) — I LOVE ganache!
One word……… Awesome!!!!!,
You and I share the same love of chocolate Melissa! Love this idea with the gold foil..really clever. I admire your creativity..:-)
Where can I find the gold foil????
Hi Gracie–Michael’s sells rolls of gold foil –you should be able to find some there! I think that Joann Fabric sells it too-
Thanks!