This was always going to be a good challenge as I am not a baker! I can make lovely savoury dishes but cakes, always a hodgepodge! Still, I have 2 facts about my cakes: 1 - they always taste lovely, 2 - they always look as if they are about to fall over; and this cake did not disappoint!
First thing to do, make an extra large cake board as I was going big! An old cork board and some cardboard boxes did the trick....
 |
| Just a simple cork board! |
 |
| Ta da! |
Then I found out that too much chocolate dries out cake and also that ganache can curdle!!
 |
| Oh dear.... |
 |
| Curdled ganache - yuk! |
If it doesn't stick together then try kitkat scaffolding as a support structure, tasty and effective. Then if it looks a bit like it might just all fall apart, bring in the fondant icing!
 |
| Starting to look like a ship |
 |
| Kit kat scaffolding! |
 |
| Cover it up, lol. |
It might still fall over but I discovered that a garden brick covered in gold tissue paper holds a cake up nicely and can even add to the overall effect!!
 |
| Secret support wall.. |
|
|
| Let the decorating commence |
 |
| Yummy chocolate... |
 |
| Time to get creative |
 |
| Ta da! |
No comments:
Post a Comment