Black Forest Cake Deliciousness

I thought today was petit four day. I got excited. I was full of glee. I was wrong. Instead of petit fours, we iced another cake. It went a lot better this time. We used whipped cream and knew what we were doing, sort of. I'm proud to say that the black forest beauty below is all my handy-work. I'm like a proud mother, truly. I'm also proud to report that unlike yesterday's cake, this one tastes really, really good.


I know this looks like a necked cake but really it is a symbol of my hard work. Those corners are not easy my friend!


The finished cake -- isn't she a beauty?!


A view inside


Slice of goodness

I suppose that I shouldn't have said earlier that we didn't make petit fours. We made the cake for them -- an almond frangipane cake, stacked into three thin layers with raspberry jam in-between. Tomorrow, yes really this time, tomorrow we are making petit fours. We are going to cut the cake into one-inch squares, glaze them with fondant and then decorate them in a variety of patterns. I think it sounds like fun but usually when I think that and as am excited as I am about tomorrow, it turns into a horrible failure...we shall see.