#chef anni

[innalheid]

Hiii following your cake series and I really liked the first video! U have great energy and (in case you don’t hear it enough) you’re gorgeous!

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 this is soso very sweet and very encouraging thank you!!!!! I'm hoping to make the next ones a little snappier!! Next video will hopefully be soon, chronic pain and executive dysfunction make filming slower going than I'd maybe like 😅

I hope you found it informative as well!! It's nice to know I have a fan out there :D

[innalheid]

Here it is!!! Part 1 of our first cake!!!

I'll make a separate post with just pictures and explanations for those of u who aren't video people c: in the meantime, enjoy part one of our yummy yummy cake - the praline paste! Basic recipe under the cut c:

Transcript hopefully coming later, feel free to add your own (transcribing is a lot of work o.O)

(Pst - if you like this video, and wanna see more, or want me to get cooler ingredients, consider sending a few dollars my way! P*yp*l is innalheid)

Praline paste

54g peanuts

60g white sugar

Water, as needed

Splash of rum or vanilla extract

Splash of neutral oil (I used olive oil)

Roast peanuts in 350⁰F oven for about 5-10min, until you can start to smell them. Place sugar in a pot on the stove and wet sugar with water. Leave no sugar dry!! Put on high heat, and watch carefully until sugar has cooked to a caramel colour. Immediately removed from heat and stir in roasted peanuts. Stir until caramel starts to get sticky and coat nuts, then remove from pot onto parchment paper and leave to cool.

Once fully cooled and hardened, break up caramel coated nuts into smaller chunks. Blend in food processor, blender, or with a stick blender until smooth. You can add a splash of extract for flavour, and splashes of a neutral oil to help your paste come together a little easier. Transfer to a sealable container and store in the fridge for later use!

[innalheid]

Gonna do some filming tonight......ooooo I'm norvous

[innalheid]

WHATS THAT??? ONE MORE CAKE POLL?????

Look I need time to clean my kitchen alright

TODAY we will be picking an extra special add-on for our cake!!

These are things I felt didn't really fit in to another category, or that I just think are a nice special extra pop to make our cake even fancier!!

Reminder: our cake is fudgy chocolate, with a triple chocolate mousse filling, decorated with BOTH salted caramel buttercream icing AND a coffee and brown butter italian meringue buttercream icing!!

So - what should our final touch be?

chocolate ganache drip!!

salted caramel drip!!

a peanut praline layer inside, next to our mousse!!

a raspberry-lemon gelée layer inside!!

a raspberry lemon ROSE gelée layer 👀👀👀🌹🍋

a chocolate ganache glaze over the WHOLE cake

an ooey gooey rum caramel center

some combination of these which I will say in the tags!!

all. of. them. I want you to use all the dishes in your kitchen

none of these!! leave her as is!!!

chef anni I will Send You Money to buy other options (you better)

Voting ended onMay 15, 2024

This is our final poll for real!! I don't feel like dragging it on another day to decide decorating techniques, so that'll be up to me lol

Cake construction will begin tomorrow!!!! Stay tuned!!!

(Also, again - these choices are based on what I currently have in my cupboards! I do not have money for any ingredient shopping rn. If you REALLY want different options, my p*yp*l is also innalheid make ur cake dreams come true)

[innalheid]

ICING TIME GAMERS

With a fudgy chocolate base cake and a triple chocolate mousse filling, it's time to pick our icing!!! Will we end up using my entire chocolate supply??? Will we finally add a different flavour to this cake???? LETS FIND OUT - together~ 🥰

Imbc = Italian meringue buttercream (lighter than standard buttercream icing)

What icing should adorn our fudgy chocolate cake with triple chocolate mousse?

EVEN MORE fudgy chocolate icing. FUCK u fuck the chocolate haters 🍫🍫🍫

salted caramel buttercream cuz we r refined 💅

PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM LETS GO 🥜

white chocolate imbc so we can have fun w colours :D

coffee & browned butter imbc 👀☕️

Chantilly cream, aka whipped cream

fuck it. rose imbc 🌹

chocolate mint buttercream ! just a lil hint o mint

chocolate imbc - much lighter than the fudgy option !

orange buttercream!! 🍊 🟧 📙

eggnog/rum buttercream (basically sweet, spiced rum)

chef anni I want you to expand your cupboard so you can give us more selections

Voting ended onMay 14, 2024

We're almost at the finish line folks!!! Now I just need to clean my kitchen so I can take videos/photos......

Link to previous poll, which includes a lil bonus poll at the bottom!

To the surprise of everyone..... Next up: icing picks!!! How indulgent can this cake get......

[innalheid]

Do YOU have suggestions for our cake's icing? So many possibilities!!

Reply or leave in the tags any suggestions you might have!! I am Too Sleepy rn so I will be going to bed and putting the icing poll up when I wake!! Keep in mind, I have my own ideas, and I *am* currently limited by what's in my kitchen (no money for other ingredients !) so unfortunately not all suggestions will make it - but I wanna hear them anyway!! There's always the next cake......... 👀👀👀

Link to our last poll, determining the filling :3

To the surprise of everyone..... Next up: icing picks!!! How indulgent can this cake get......