This is my cake for the year. Some issues occurred but I still adore it.
Chopper is this year. I love it so much. But hell, I'm getting old. I look 15, feel 80, but am biologically 25. I love you all. Hope y'all are having a great day. Tatty-bye!
This cake took a loooooong time between initial idea and completion.
Back when I was planning the wave cake, in 2018, I came upon a set of silicon molds for gear wheels that screamed "steampunk" at me. Instantly, I thought "I could make a steampunk cake for my sister with these!" and bought them.
They have been lying around since then. Mostly, because for this kind of cake, you need a lot of eaters. ^^
Well, my sis finally had a big party last weekend, so here was my opportunity!
Inside, the lower tier is gluten free, soy free and vegan almond sponge cake filled with "cream" and summer berries. The upper tier is a classic sponge cake filled with a different vegan "cream" and blueberries. (The latter had to be improvised after the initial attempt did not work out at all - the cake crumbled, the cream coagulated and the blueberry jam was way too liquid.)
Everything was coated in vegan white citrus ganache and covered with marzipan.
Transportation of "the monster" was another issue, but happily, my new cake transport box worked perfectly!
Food and friends are possibly two of the best things in life and so in second and third term we decided to do Come Dine with Me with a few friends. This very mad cake is the result of an 'Alice in Wonderland' themed dinner party. The Mad Hatter cake or leaning tower of cake is made up of layers of chocolate cake stuck together with chocolate icing and dolly mixture. Ridiculous and delicious.