In community album: Square Wedding Cakes

chocolate ganache cake with sugared pears & eucalyptus

I loved this Martha Stewart design! The cake was a 4", 6", 8" and 10" square combo of Dark Chocolate cake filled with Rasperry Chocolate Whipped Ganache and iced in smooth Chocolate Whipped Ganache. My co-worker friend iced the cake because she is a pro at squares and whipped ganache...and I am not! The pears were sugared with egg whites and superfine (jelly sugar) the night before so they crusted perfectly. I love the look, but summer is not the season for this. Not for warm weather...too scary!

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Comments (12)

thecakemaker 8/28/05 at 7:00pm

Beautiful! Sounds yummy too!

sweetbee 8/28/05 at 7:08pm

Very nice!

justsweet 8/28/05 at 7:21pm

great job

thecakegirl 8/28/05 at 7:38pm

really pretty cake....love that its not traditional!

gma1956 8/28/05 at 8:10pm

This is SO elegant. I love just the simple without a lot of decorating. The are really classy. The chocolate and pears are great together.

JennT 8/28/05 at 11:32pm

Just gorgeous!

antonia74 8/29/05 at 5:33pm

Here is the recipe: 1 pound of really nice semi-sweet chocolate (Callebaut, Lindt, etc.) + 1 litre of 35% whipping cream. Scald cream and add to finely chopped choc. Cool overnight in fridge. Whisk SLOWLY with mixer until thick like whipped cream...NOT TOO STIFF OF IT BECOMES WET, GRAINY & RUINED. It is hard to judge, so practice first or it costs too much $$ to make a mistake!

Liliputienne 8/29/05 at 5:44pm

I just looooove all the things you do, I'm your biggest fan! You are SO gifted! This cake is beautiful and thank you for sharing the recipe!

midge 8/29/05 at 9:22pm

Very beautiful - I like the simplicity which to me is elegance! Thanks for the recipe!