ta-dah!!! the photo for the topper was so memorable! it's from Judy's work holiday party in 2007!!! when i came up with the idea, i instantly knew i had to use this shot! HAHAHA. Good Times~! :)
the cake is made of 5 layers of Guinness beer chocolate cake, layer'd with Baileys buttercream frosting, cover'd w/ Baileys chocolate ganache & top'd w/ Baileys chocolate whip'd cream. MMM!!! i used the usual Ghirardelli chocolate cake recipe (red velvet, black sesame), but replaced the milk w/ Guinness beer. the beer taste wasn't very prevalent, so next time i might try to evaporate 2 portions into 1. see how that goes. i baked one square 8" cake, and used a cake ring to cut out 4 circles, which i sliced across into 8 circles. then i frost'd 4 layers & stack'd the cakes into a vertical log. after refrigerating an hour or so, i "sculpt'd" the beer glass & cover'd the cake with ganache. finally, i piped whip'd cream all over the top.
the entire Penang waitstaff made their way over to check out the cake. hehe. i had plan'd on offer'n them some since we were soooo stuff'd! but the cake was too good, the Birthday girl had to take it home for later indulgence. :P
my idea sketch'd out :)
i made 11 “irish cake bomb” pops from the leftover baked cake pieces & "sculpt'd" off scraps. did i ever mention that i dislike Candymelts? or should i say Candymelts dislike me? i always have a hard time w/ Candymelts! they never ever ever ever melt to the consistency that i want, or that others, such as Bakerella or my co-worker's wife, can achieve. somehow, every time i work with Candymelts, it becomes a chunky messy mess :( i microwave it. i melt it in a ziplock bag in warm water. i melt it in wilton squeeze bottles over water. i add shortening. i add vegetable oil. nothing ever work'd. :( no idea why...anyhow, these tasted yummy! and the sprinkles made up for the messy pink Candymelts coating. :)
with the same batch of batter, i also made 24 mini cupcakes :) i should've thought of this a long time ago. make mini cupcakes! they're cuter! they're bitesize! they're less filling (if u have less...). one batch of my usual Ghirardelli chocolate cake recipe usually yields 24 cupcakes, so i knew i wouldn't have enough cupcakes for my friend's party, so i bot a mini pan & made mini ones. i brought 15 for 7 people, and there were leftovers. HAHAHA. everyone got too full from hot-pot.
can't wait for my next fun baking project! it'll be for Rosie & i think i know what i'm gonna bake. hehe. it may be this!!! Rosie loves tokidoki, so do i! we also both LOVE the cactus pups!!! my favorite is this one. Rosie's favorite color of all time is blue, so maybe i'll make him blue :)
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