“My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odors carry meaning that transfers from the past and bridges to the future.”
Pearl Bailey
Here’s one I did for my Dad’s birthday. I ran out of ideas; was just browsing around, and saw this design on some linen. My love for the blue-green combo reflects in this cake. The basic cake is from the Hershey’s website, and the icing is of whipped cream with vanilla essence and sugar.
Ingredients:
The basic cake recipe is Hershey’s Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
For the frosting and filling:
Whipping cream – 200ml
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Icing Sugar – 3-4 tbs (according to taste)
Method:
- Bake the chocolate cake as per the Hershey’s Deep dark Chocolate Cake recipe…http://www.hersheys.com/recipes
- Cool, and then slice horizontally into 2 layers.
- Whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla essence till it holds peaks.
- Adjust the sweetness as required.
- Reserve 2-3 tsps for each colour you intend to use in small bowls.
- With the rest, sandwich the cake using 1/3.
- Frost the cake with the remaining whipped cream.
- HERE IS YOUR CANVAS….Using zipbags with the corners snipped off, paint on whatever you desire with as many different colours.
- GIVES PURE THERAPEUTIC PLEASURE…and tastes great too.
- Chill before serving.
Another combination of colours using the same recipe.