Friday, August 15, 2014

Risk Birthday Cake


For my brother’s 30th birthday, I decided to try my hand at being creative and did my best at making a birthday cake inspired by his favorite game, Risk.


Although my brother enjoyed the edible part of his birthday surprise, the project left me realizing I have a lot to learn in the world of cake creation and food art. With a little more planning and time management, what was a pretty cool cake could have been a far more amazing cake with a better presentation.

I’ll keep practicing and honing my skills though, and by the next set of family birthdays, I should be serving some much more presentable cakes.

The cake: 

I used Simple Pairings’ Guinness, Whiskey, and Irish Cream Chocolate Cake recipe to make this cake. Because I felt the Bailey's Frosting was too sweet, the cake was only covered in Whiskey Ganache and Fondant. To stay true to the original flavors, I concocted a Chocolate-Bailey's Ice Cream to serve alongside the cake.  


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