Chocolatiers

Today was fun in our chocolate class ;; we made truffles. We actually finished off our candies. Kacey and I did mimosa truffles. Sadly, the white chocolate was not tempered enough [our mistake] and it didn't set properly [again, us...oops]. They still look beautiful and the sheen is great on the dark chocolate. The shape is from a mold also. Here are some pics... enjoy!

Opera Torte

Delicious Opera Torte with ganache, coffee simple syrup, and coffee swiss buttercream. It is a classic cake.

Dobos Torte

We made Dobos Torte in class today. Its a very interesting cake, it has 6 super-thin layers with chocolate buttercream filling and icing. The sides are masked with roasted almonds and the top decoration is another sponge layer covered in caramel and then sliced to form "wedges" and rest on piped roses. Its beautiful*

Rhubarb-Strawberry Buttercream&Devil's Food Cake

Devil's food cake with some rhubarb-strawberry buttercream. It is very delicious and light. The rhubarb had to be reduced and cooked over the stove until it resembled applesauce and then I just added some warm strawberry puree and let it simmer until well blended. Beautiful*