Antiquarian VI

Monday, August 8, 2011

Black forest cake : Success in taste, failure in looks!

Black forest cake is almost everyone's favorite, a classic cake that people still eat~ and I have a thing for classic simple yet delicious cakes!! So, I saw this cake at again and I had to do it. It looked so simple but sure is packed with flavor~

You can find the original recipe here: DailyDelicious

HOWEVER! things didn't go TOO well!!! I kinda messed up a lot this time, I normally keep the kitchen clean when working but yesterday...I made a pretty much big mess every where!!! I did make some changes to the original recipe because I had little bit different results. For the chocolate mousse I ended up having too thick mousse so I whipped more cream and add it to it..the results? Awesome! probably the best in all of the cake :D and I got people asking for the recipe of it!!! So If you have the same thick texture as mine, add a bit

whipped cream, if not then stick to the original recipe~

The white layer is the one that gave me so much trouble, I'm still not sure why!! I guess because the original recipe recalls for gelatin sheet and I only have powder ones!! :( they don't sell sheets here! So I ended up having tooooo watery mixture! Again I had to whip more cream but the flavor was pretty much gone, so I added a sweetener! A caramel one! Its didn't taste much like caramel but it gave the layer a boost! it was still watery though!

I also made 3 cake layers instead of 2 since my cake was thin, and used blueberry jam instead of cherries! It tasted REALLY good, I'd add more next time!

The last problem was that the pan I had had some "lines" on the sides, so the moment I poured the white layer everything came out :( boohoo! I fixed it though and quickly let it chill in the freezer to firm up!

And because I didn't have patience I took the cake out of the pan without letting it rest for 12hrs or overnight! Maybe because I was fasting and wanted to eat the cake so bad hehe

At the end its taste that matter, I mean looks are just to attract but it can never satisfy you right? When I brought the cake to the family I just dig in without even cutting it or using plates..Just a spoon and a wide mouth!! Both me and Luma (shmeem) kept eating and eating, it was so good and dense packed with flavors just as I imagined! My mom yelled at me:"Put some in a plate its rude! How can we eat?" so I took a spoonful bite and gave her..! then I did the same with My aunt and suddenly everyone started digging too!!

They said the cake tasted better than shop ones and suggested I do them in small individual cups next time!! I'm satisfied now ^^


Oiii~! I'm Aisha 19yrs old..you can call me WashWash! Passionate and 100% loyal to food! My favorites baked goodies are bread! I ADORE BREADS! ___ and classic desserts! I'm not into cupcakes and LooksGoodTasteBad cakes! Hiii..my name is shamma I'm 16 years old and I like baking ,photographing ,decorating and cooking meals..my favorite part of the day is cooking lunch .. remember the more u practice the better u get!	Monday, August 8, 2011 Black forest cake : Success in taste, failure in looks! Black forest cake is almost everyone's favorite, a classic cake that people still eat~ and I have a thing for classic simple yet delicious cakes!! So, I saw this cake at again and I had to do it. It looked so simple but sure is packed with flavor~ You can find the original recipe here: DailyDelicious HOWEVER! things didn't go TOO well!!! I kinda messed up a lot this time, I normally keep the kitchen clean when working but yesterday...I made a pretty much big mess every where!!! I did make some changes to the original recipe because I had little bit different results. For the chocolate mousse I ended up having too thick mousse so I whipped more cream and add it to it..the results? Awesome! probably the best in all of the cake :D and I got people asking for the recipe of it!!! So If you have the same thick texture as mine, add a bit whipped cream, if not then stick to the original recipe~ The white layer is the one that gave me so much trouble, I'm still not sure why!! I guess because the original recipe recalls for gelatin sheet and I only have powder ones!! :( they don't sell sheets here! So I ended up having tooooo watery mixture! Again I had to whip more cream but the flavor was pretty much gone, so I added a sweetener! A caramel one! Its didn't taste much like caramel but it gave the layer a boost! it was still watery though! I also made 3 cake layers instead of 2 since my cake was thin, and used blueberry jam instead of cherries! It tasted REALLY good, I'd add more next time! The last problem was that the pan I had had some "lines" on the sides, so the moment I poured the white layer everything came out :( boohoo! I fixed it though and quickly let it chill in the freezer to firm up! And because I didn't have patience I took the cake out of the pan without letting it rest for 12hrs or overnight! Maybe because I was fasting and wanted to eat the cake so bad hehe At the end its taste that matter, I mean looks are just to attract but it can never satisfy you right? When I brought the cake to the family I just dig in without even cutting it or using plates..Just a spoon and a wide mouth!! Both me and Luma (shmeem) kept eating and eating, it was so good and dense packed with flavors just as I imagined! My mom yelled at me:"Put some in a plate its rude! How can we eat?" so I took a spoonful bite and gave her..! then I did the same with My aunt and suddenly everyone started digging too!! They said the cake tasted better than shop ones and suggested I do them in small individual cups next time!! I'm satisfied now ^^ 10:45 PM