So…the last class was all about gelatin…well mousse cakes. They are actually pretty tasty and refreshing cakes, but not my favorite thing. We also worked with ice cream cakes…which everyone loves!
This was our first cake. It is made of coffee flavored cake, hazelnut mousse, coffee bavarian…and a few other textures and flavors. I decorated it with a bit of chocolate decor….going for the circle theme:)
Next we made a pina colada cake…with pineapple cake, pina colada creme brulee, and coconut mousse. The mousse recipe we were given was not so good…so we ended up with a not so beautiful cake. Our last cake was an ice cream bomb with three layers…starting with a Calvados parfait with pieces of ginger cake, a spiced apple sorbet, and finally caramel ice cream. It was pretty delicious!
And finally….we ended the class with a contemporary cake with 5 different textures and 3 different flavors. I went with a snowflake and hot cocoa theme. My inspiration started with creating a depression of a snowflake on top that would be filled with ganache. This idea was a bit difficult and venturing into foreign territory….as I had to figure out how to create the depression and get the bavarian to release from the board it was on. All in all…I was pretty happy with my cake. I had a layer of spiced cognac bavarian with chocolate cake and a crispy florentine cookie then a layer of vanilla marshmallows suspended in chocolate mousse. The sides were finished with chocolate decor.
