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Chocolate Wrapped Cake

Made for a friend whose son is getting married and this is for the bridal shower. It's all chocolate on the outside, three cake tiers on the inside (a 6, 8 and 10). My first time doing this sort of cake and I enjoyed it a lot, even with the learning curve. Thanks for looking!

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sweetflowers 11/5/11 at 9:43pm

Just fabulous!

RoadrunnerGER 11/6/11 at 2:23am

WOW! it's gorgeous! :D well done.

KathysCC 11/6/11 at 3:38am

Oh wow, if this is the bridal shower, I can't wait to see the wedding cake! Amazing look!

galidink 11/6/11 at 4:23am

awesome i love it , beautiful work

Peridot 11/6/11 at 6:39am

Fantastic my dear friend! Love it!

sweetjane 11/6/11 at 10:05am

amazing, love the technique

icer101 11/6/11 at 11:29am

WOW!!!! love your cake. LOVE the ideas!!!

cutiepiecupcake 11/6/11 at 11:39am

Wow this is a cake I think even Chocywoccydoodah would be proud of :wink: Fantastic!

luddroth 11/6/11 at 11:54am

Yowza! That's magnificent! Chocolate what on the outside? Fondant, clay, tempered chocolate sheets?

bobwonderbuns 11/6/11 at 1:03pm

Thanks everyone!! I had lots of fun doing this cake. The wraps were chocolate clay but I ended up having to add some chocolate fondant to it because I was having such a hard time with tearing and setting. The fondant made it more pliable. We took it to the banquet hall today and they didn't want to cut the cake -- too intimidating!! Oh brother! :roll: The wraps went on in pieces rather than long strips like I had hoped. The balls were chocolate clay rolled into ball shapes and dipped in disco du...

bobwonderbuns 11/6/11 at 1:04pm

sorry that cut off -- balls rolled in disco dust. I think my next one will be with white chocolate and red sparkles for a lovely Christmas cake. Who's with me?? :lol:

Sugarflowers 11/6/11 at 1:31pm

It's fascinating and impressive. I love it.

carriejo 11/6/11 at 3:14pm

Fantastic! So unique! I'm with ya Bob, can't wait to see one done in white chocolate, rolled in red glitter for Christmas!

glow0369 11/6/11 at 3:36pm

wow..just beautiful....Happy Birthday

Cher2309b 11/6/11 at 4:02pm

OMG!!! This is spectacular!!! You just wrap and overlap or is there some mysterious trick to it?

SweetcakesCT 11/6/11 at 4:04pm

Just beautiful!

bobwonderbuns 11/6/11 at 4:06pm

Thanks everyone! I cut 10 x 3 inch strips of chocolate clay and just started wrapping, using ganache for the glue. When I went around, I would pleat at the bottom to create a ruffle at the top (if that makes sense.) After the whole cake was wrapped, I drydusted it with lustre dust in bronze. It really was a fun cake to do!

bobwonderbuns 11/6/11 at 4:19pm

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I used the pumpkin spice cake by DeniseNH (in the recipes section) for the bottom tier and that flavor was the big hit! I combined it with pumpkin spice creme filling -- to die for!!! :lol: