How bad am I?
V. sent me these amazing photos a while back and I meant to write about her adventures with chocolate "linen" and then this fell by the wayside as did so many other things (I blazed a beautiful trail to hell with my good intentions).
Have I mentioned that I love white chocolate linen, aka wrapping paper as a substitute for fondant, which, while lovely on a cake, is revolting to taste? I mentioned it enough times to Vanessa, so a few months back, she decided to make the stuff for some cakes she had been commissioned to do.
V. doesn't eat sweets but this is the sort of genius she creates. She made this bridal shower cake for a friend -- a seventeen hour labor of love.
Is this not the craziest, most beautiful thing you have ever seen? And the week before she made this cake, she baked an anniversary cake for the parents of some friends -- it was the test run before this masterpiece.
From her notes to me:
Things I have learned:
- Patience is necessary when working with this stuff
- 24 hours means 24 hours
- Adding color to the "glue" frosting makes it less noticeable.
- Patience is necessary when working with this stuff
- Adding the ribbon to the bottom of the cake is less work than adding it later and having to trim the flowers.
- Patience is necessary when working with this stuff
But --
Wow oh wow oh wow.
Yes indeed-e-do, this is Wow oh wow oh wow. Oh Wow! How could anybody cut it?
Posted by: Tanna | August 22, 2007 at 03:25 AM
Hi,
I just happened to come upon your blog while doing a search for Guittard Chocolate and have been wrapped up reading it for the past hour! In your latest post you mention "white chocolate linen" as a sub for fondant? I'm a cake decorator and have never heard of this product but would be very interested to learn more? Can you please point me in the right direction? Thank you!
Posted by: Adele | August 22, 2007 at 03:53 PM
OMG, this cake looks fantastic! Your hands are so good to create a masterpiece like this!
Posted by: Anh | August 29, 2007 at 02:35 AM
Looks too good to eat...beautiful presentation. What a work of art:-))
Thanks ..di
Posted by: Pleated Shades | September 21, 2007 at 11:44 PM