We made a repeat cake last week, so there isn't a ton to say about the design. We did so a little better job on carving the sides by making the indentations a little closer together. I also chose not to airbrush the sides because I didn't think it needed it. It is so much easier making a cake design for the second time!
The "big" story on this cake is the flavors! It was an "Irish Car Bomb" cake. The chocolate cake is made with lots of Guinness stout. The filling was chocolate ganache flavored with Jameson whiskey. The buttercream was flavored with Baileys Irish Cream. Yum! It takes a lot of these alcohols, so if you sell cakes, you should know that it is an "expensive ingredient cake".
I'm sharing the recipe I used for this cake as well as for all the cakes I carve (that need to be chocolate). The cake tastes like a brownie and cake got married and had a yummy little baby! I can't throw away the scraps that I carve out because it's so yummy! We found the recipe in a King Arthur Flour catalog. They have such awesome ingredients, gadgets and even mixes. I've tried so many of their recipes and they always seem to be great! I hope you try the recipe and love it like we do!
Try the recipe here:
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/chocolate-stout-cake-recipe
Sounds like a delicious!!! cake!
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