Halloween is not traditionally celebrated in Australia, although in recent years it is becoming more popular.
Around these parts I have been having a little fun sculpturing cakes. Halloween seemed like a great opportunity to try my hand a making a Jack `o Lantern cake. This was my first attempt at a pumpkin cake, so very pleased with the result.
The cake is a chocolate mud cake with layers of raspberry jam and dark chocolate ganache. As in a previous post the chocolate mud cake is the perfect cake for sculpturing.
The J 'o L found a really good home at the office of Mr T&T and was in good company.
Even if I say so myself, the cake was moist and delicious. I think the reason people like the mud cake is that it is not sweet, maybe because of the dark chocolate ganache.
Wishing all, who celebrate Halloween a safe and Happy Halloween.
Around these parts I have been having a little fun sculpturing cakes. Halloween seemed like a great opportunity to try my hand a making a Jack `o Lantern cake. This was my first attempt at a pumpkin cake, so very pleased with the result.
The cake is a chocolate mud cake with layers of raspberry jam and dark chocolate ganache. As in a previous post the chocolate mud cake is the perfect cake for sculpturing.
The J 'o L found a really good home at the office of Mr T&T and was in good company.
Even if I say so myself, the cake was moist and delicious. I think the reason people like the mud cake is that it is not sweet, maybe because of the dark chocolate ganache.
Wishing all, who celebrate Halloween a safe and Happy Halloween.
Mud cake is lekker!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't know - I haven't ever had it. :`{
DeleteEven better with a little cream, baie lekker !
ReplyDeleteHow could I have forgotten the cream!!
DeleteHa ha, thought it was unlike you to forget the cream.
DeleteThat cake is a beauty! Is the outside fondant? I'm hoping if Halloween is making its way down under, hopefully Thanksgiving will too.
ReplyDeleteStephen let's try and keep some American holidays to ourselves. ;-) My sister makes the most amazing cakes - wish she lived closer so we could sample eh?
DeleteThank you, I had so much fun creating the pumpkin. Yes, the cover is fondant. Always wanted to host a Thanksgiving lunch, I may have to transfer the holiday to the following Sunday.
ReplyDeleteI still make the best corn casserole eva' - you can keep the baking prize part of the family.
DeleteOh, I think we should have a corn casserole bake off. A Thanksgiving lunch with Australian flavours would be good, thinking.....
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