Dessert Contest

My boyfriend's job is having a picnic with a dessert competition at the end, and the first prize is a free airplane ticket to anywhere the company flies to. So I'm entering a fall inspired chocolate torte.

A chocolate torte is basically a chocolate cake that uses very little flour, so it comes out really dense and rich...almost like fudge. Then I'll cover it with chocolate ganache (which is like a hot fudge topping, only it's not hot, and makes the cake all pretty and shiny and adds more chocolatey goodness to it). Then I'm going to decorate the top with edible chocolate leaves that I've painted in fall colors, marzipan pumpkins and flowers in the continuing fall theme, and to top it off, a spun sugar lattice dome.

I'll take pics as I go. Here's what I got so far:

The leaves and a pumpkin:
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/820...roject5ks5.jpg

plus one extra pumpkin for Chris:
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9...roject4du1.jpg

40 years of womens lib
and you're baking cakes for your husband's boss

lol

lol

He's blatantly got one mother of a sweet tooth, is he the judge as well?

Nice leaves :goodjob:

Did you bring enough for the whole class??
I waaaant some too! :puppydogeyes:

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Originally Posted by Burns

Did you bring enough for the whole class??
I waaaant some too! :puppydogeyes:
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Ummm I'm telling, no eating in class ;)

Anyway I thought they were real leaves at first :oops:

Well PISS poo, I'm trying to make a dome out of the spun sugar, but it keeps sticking to the bowl and breaking (EVEN though I used oil for a non stick surface), so I'm trying it one last time and letting it cool 150% before trying to remove it.

So one time it broke, I got mad and just wadded up the whole thing and it came out looking kinda like hay, so I formed it into a little haystack:
http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/5...roject7nq7.jpg

I may use it and make a little autumn scene with haystacks, leaves and pumpkins if the dome continues to be a complete failure.

Incidentally, the cake part came out fine, and it's cooling so I can make and add the ganache later.

I fucking hate sugar domes

I'm gonna start ALL over with a new batch of melted sugar and see if I can get it to work.

So this is what's going on the little description card:

Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
Edible chocolate leaves cascade over the
sides of this ganache covered dessert. A
Fall-inspired cake, this chocolate confection
uses very little flour, giving way to a rich,
velvety texture. The dome is woven from
melted sugar…like spun gold, twinkling in
the distancing sun, reminiscent of the turning
foliage. A hint of hazelnut liqueur is sure to
warm you up on this….errrr, rather balmy
autumn day.

Enjoy.

and if I use the hay instead of the dome:

Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
Edible chocolate leaves cascade over the
sides of this ganache covered dessert. An
autumn-inspired cake, this chocolate confection
uses very little flour, giving rise to a rich, velvety
texture. The haystacks were spun from melted
sugar…and even the pumpkins, sculpted from
marzipan, are completely edible. An added splash
of hazelnut liqueur is sure to warm you up on this
….errrr, rather balmy autumn day.

Enjoy.

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Originally Posted by Ynot

40 years of womens lib
and you're baking cakes for your husband's boss

lol
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LOL every woman should know that the quickest way to a mans heart is through his stomach! :content:

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Originally Posted by ranma187

LOL every woman should know that the quickest way to a mans heart is through his stomach! :content:
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LOL yeah. I'm cheering you on Ophelia. Hope you kick some ass!!!

p.s. Chris is so cute. (I love little kids (in a non-pedophilic way))

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Originally Posted by PenguinLord13

(I love little kids (in a non-pedophilic way))[/b]

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lol PAEDOPHILE!!! Just joking...:roll:

The description turned me on Ophelia. :ohyahbaby:

FINALLY!!!

DOME

you bitch!

Ophelia - 1
Dome - 0

bitch

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2...roject8xz1.jpg

k I think I'm gonna go cry now

lol @ cursing at the dome

That seriously kicks some ass, can't wait to see it when it's done. Wish I could taste it!! You're such a stud. Did you know?

Yeah, I can already feel the heart attacks.

Taste the velvety choclate, savor it, because tommorow you'll be dead.
While the flavor sinks in (You won't even feel the fat building!) savor a delicious, sugar, haystack made of pure sugar. Your heart will die.. Don't worry...
To back it up, enjoy the nice, planty, delectibale taste of.. leaves.

Enjoy.
LOL, just kidding. That looks.. good. Your americans bland KY food.. meh. Did I mention I live in KY now? My mom. loved it...

FINISHED

and it only took me 11 hours :P

http://static.flickr.com/98/249435203_080308df0c_o.jpg

/me crosses fingers

YOU WIN!!

As a prize you get to mail it to me so I can eat it.... :teeth:



no, seriously - that is really awesome! Robert's lucky to be with such a talented lady! :D

And I'm unlucky not to eat the cake :blue:

I had to toss the 'dome'. When I've made them in the past, I served them within a few hours of making it. But overnight, this one got all sticky and kinda collapsed and broke in some places and I didn't think it was gonna hold up for much longer. So I had to chuck it. :blue: But it still looks nice without it, and I changed the card:

Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
Edible chocolate leaves, strewn across this
ganache covered dessert, accompany several
marzipan pumpkins and roses. An autumn-inspired
cake, this chocolate confection uses very little flour,
giving rise to a rich, velvety texture. A final added
splash of hazelnut liqueur is sure to warm you up on
this….errrr, rather balmy autumn day.

Enjoy.

Robert just took it to work, and honestly, I'm glad I don't have to worry about ROBERT having to worry if the dome breaks or collapses so he won't have to fuss with it at all when he gets there. The rest of the cake is really strong and holding up well and I'm rationalizing right now because I'm tired and I MISS MY DOME :cry:

Awh...well...at least WE got to see the glorious golden glowing spun sugary dome. Very impressive to say the least. I really really want to eat your cake! Really. And yes, Roberto is very lucky.

*cross fingers too*

Nice cake :bravo: , Hope you win. Its a shame that after your hard work I won't be able to eat it :P

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Originally Posted by Aquanina

I really really want to eat your cake! Really.[/b]

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heh

heheh

heh

/Beavis Laugh

I WON

:bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth: :bigteeth:

And the cool thing, I didn't know before, but they picked 3 winners, and used a raffle process to determine who wins the free plane ticket, leaving the other 2 to win gift certificates or something, and I won the raffle out of sheer luck. saWEEEEEEEEEEET

And then I went to a nearby bakery and applied for a pastry chef position and I got it lol.

All in all a good day. :)

Congrats. Sounds like you really had a great day!

Congratulations :D

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Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

leaving the other 2 to win gift certificates or something[/b]

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Lol who would want gift certificates when the big prize are plane tickets.

Sweet good job.

And now that you won, you get the grand prize to make every DV member their own cake! :evil:

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Originally Posted by OpheliaBlue

I WON

And the cool thing, I didn't know before, but they picked 3 winners, and used a raffle process to determine who wins the free plane ticket, leaving the other 2 to win gift certificates or something, and I won the raffle out of sheer luck. saWEEEEEEEEEEET

And then I went to a nearby bakery and applied for a pastry chef position and I got it lol.

All in all a good day. :)[/b]

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OMG ophelia - that's GREAT!! :goodjob:

I'm so proud of you!! :bravo:

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Originally Posted by Burns

YOU WIN!!

As a prize you get to mail it to me so I can eat it.... :teeth:
no, seriously - that is really awesome! Robert's lucky to be with such a talented lady! :D
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Excuse me. It is me you shall be mailing it to, I'll pay for the next day delivery, huge protective box included. Seriously though, that is an awesome chocolate torte.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OpheliaBlue &#064; Sep 22 2006, 03&#58;48 PM) [snapback]354518[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'>
[b]<span style="color:#006600">OMG that&#39;s awesome&#33;&#33;&#33; :bravo: I cant believe you also won the raffle. Sick. At first I though you just succeeded on the dome (which failed I guess), but you actually won. Sweet. But did you really get the pastry chef job, cuz that&#39;s like my dream job once I retire at age 25 after becoming a megamillionare at age 18&#33;

p.s. Is there an emoticon limit or something, because that&#39;s what it keeps telling me when I try quoting you and adding my own emoticons (just 2), and then it deletes all the stuff I wrote (so I&#39;m just removing a few of yours, sorry).

Wow that was a good day, congratulations&#33;&#33; :goodjob:

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p.s. Is there an emoticon limit or something, because that&#39;s what it keeps telling me when I try quoting you and adding my own emoticons (just 2), and then it deletes all the stuff I wrote (so I&#39;m just removing a few of yours, sorry).[/b]

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Yeah, it happened to me, too - it&#39;s because all the smileys in her post count toward yours in the reply box - so I have to take hers out so I could add mine, too. It&#39;ll only let you go up to 10.

I&#39;m having dirty images of Nina and Lisa rolling around in chocolate cake.
And eating it. Here comes Burns.......

Congrats&#33; :D

I must say, that pictures you posted looked like professional yumyum-stuff. I wouldn&#39;t have a clue how to make such colory thingies.

Dear Ophelia,

Become a relative of me. Please.





...Please?