Let Them Eat Cake! Chocolate Decadence and Delicate Rose
When I asked my cousin Michele what kind of cake she wanted for her birthday, she said “oh, I don’t know, either something with canoli cream in it, or that rose cake that you make.” So, in the weeks leading up to the big event, I spent a lot of time thinking about cake.
As part of my gift to her, we hosted about 15 people at my house yesterday to celebrate Michele’s birthday. We declared it a Pot-Luck party, with my primary responsibility focused on dessert. With so many people attending, I decided to make a variety of desserts.
I served long-stemmed strawberries with homemade whipped cream (sorry, they were gone before I could take the picture). I made mini lemon and lime tarts topped with fresh raspberries and blackberries.
For her first birthday cake, I created a rose pound cake that I split and filled with Nutella. I iced the cake with homemade whipped cream.
My Pièce de résistance began as a Devil’s food cake that I doused in Amaretto liquor. I made canola cream and added chopped semi-sweet chocolate to it. I filled the cake with the canola cream and iced it with a chocolate ganache (very messy process, if I do say so!)
I topped both cakes with edible wildflowers and served them to a very happy birthday girl.
As part of my gift to her, we hosted about 15 people at my house yesterday to celebrate Michele’s birthday. We declared it a Pot-Luck party, with my primary responsibility focused on dessert. With so many people attending, I decided to make a variety of desserts.
I served long-stemmed strawberries with homemade whipped cream (sorry, they were gone before I could take the picture). I made mini lemon and lime tarts topped with fresh raspberries and blackberries.
For her first birthday cake, I created a rose pound cake that I split and filled with Nutella. I iced the cake with homemade whipped cream.
My Pièce de résistance began as a Devil’s food cake that I doused in Amaretto liquor. I made canola cream and added chopped semi-sweet chocolate to it. I filled the cake with the canola cream and iced it with a chocolate ganache (very messy process, if I do say so!)
I topped both cakes with edible wildflowers and served them to a very happy birthday girl.
Posted by Deb at 4/12/2009 3:32 PM 
Categories: Dining at Home
Tags: cake Chocolate Rose baking Cooking
Categories: Dining at Home
Tags: cake Chocolate Rose baking Cooking
Wow, Deb..what an amazing display of cakes and pastry! I could probably eat the nutella filled poundcake in one sitting! Kudos to a top notch dessert display. Lucky cousin!
Thanks Lisa! They aren't as pretty as a pastry chef (like yourself) could make them, but they looked good enough to eat
deb! that looks so good! michele is so lucky to have you! make a cake for maris, heath, and i -- actually don't. we'd totally eat the entire thing!
LOL, Thanks! I sent most of the remaining cake home with Michele, but I saved a piece to bring in tomorrow
Dang those look yummy! You bake, too? Wow!
LOL, Thanks Pete! I do bake sometimes
Wow you're so sweet to have prepared such a wonderful foodies. The edible wildflowers were my favorites (LOL). I loved veggies and anything organic. Why not have your own bakery and sell those unique "crafts"?
Thanks!! I appreciate your kinds words
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