Chocolate Hazelnut Gugelhopf. Crazy name, and crazy delicious! Ground roasted hazelnuts and almonds folded into a meringue batter then covered with chocolate. This was very popular at the dinner table that night :)
From 12 o'clock: Angel Food cake (no fat! :P); Banana cake with Chocolate frosting; Carrot cake with Cream Cheese frosting; Gateau Basque (almond flavoured cake with a baked custard centre); and Flourless Chocolate cake (gluten free). And yes, i tried them all... and i still love banana best :)
My decorated fruit cake! Brandy soaked fruit cake covered with almond paste and rolled fondant, and adorned with hand crafted fondant roses! Time-consuming (2.5hrs for 7 flowers!), and yet so fun and satisfying :D Will definately need to put more time aside for more practice.
Full view of the Fruit cake.
The Chocolate Divinity Cake, with hand made White Choc Waterlillies. Looks very elegant, no? Also extremely delectable. I could eat this every day. And i did :P To ease my guilt i did share the calories amongst a few others...With assessment week finally behind we step right up into Gateau and Torten, so stay tuned!
XOXO
