On 2 Oct 2006 16:30:19 -0700, "Temily" > wrote:

>If you were to cook a fantastic cake for a bake off at work what would
>you make?
>
>Temily
>

I once made a beautiful chocolate genoise (probably from the Rose Levy
Beranbaum Cake bible). I filled the middle of the two layers with a
raspberry mousse-y kind of thang, and frosted it with dark chocolate
raspberry ganachy icing. I made dark and white chocolate leaves by
painting leaves from the garden with said-substance, and once dried,
peeling the leaves away, leaving perfect decorations. And piped
several roses with deep scarlet royal icing. This cake was for a
much-beloved friend who was leaving my place of work for greener
pastures. Blast her hide!

The cake looked fabulous, tasted divine, and is far and away the best
thing that's come out of my kitchen. And I weep for sad that I never
took a pic! <Barb, do NOT scold me, I already feel badly enough!)

TammyM