This is mudcake with chocolate ganache. This was the first time I had used ganache and had a lot of trouble with trying to get it neat and smooth. The cake was for a surprise 40th and I was given a description of what the couple looked like when they fell in love and had to come up with something so I decided on a romantic picnic. The red flowers, figures and picnic basket are modelling paste (gumpaste) and the leaves are piped royal icing.