Ganache Wedding Cake

Baking By soccermom17 Updated 11 Mar 2007 , 7:06pm by snarkybaker

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soccermom17 Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 4:19pm
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I have a wedding cosult on Tuesday. The bride wants yellow cake with chocolate frosting. And she wants to put a ribbon around the cake. Teal/Turquoise/topaz color. Will ganache work? I would like to have this as an option. Not just chocolate buttercream. Any suggestions? Also, what should I take to the consult? They said they don't need samples.

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kendraanne Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 4:23pm
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I've done one wedding cake, which was done in ganache (it's in my pictures). I made the ganache, let it cool and then iced/smoothed the cake, rather than pouring the ganache on warm. It worked very well, and I think you shouldn't have a problem putting a ribbon around the cake.

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goal4me Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 4:25pm
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That sounds weird that they don't care what the cake will taste like!?!?

I would have concerns about ganache if the cake is going to be out of refridgeration for more than 3 hours and it may stick to the ribbon...and WHY go to xtra expense or hastle for someone that doesn't even want to taste the cake!

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soccermom17 Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 6:54pm
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I think the ganache will look beautiful. When I met them at the bridal fair, they said the groom wants a different kind of cake. He doesn't like yellow with chocolate. They want a grooms cake that is a ball and chain. Can you do that? Yes I can. I never tell a customer no. They said the people they have been talking to said they couldn't do it. I said I could bring samples, but they said no. I think I might still bring some anyway. They might not know what ganache is. Any suggestions on things I should bring? contract, what else? I'm working on sketches tonight and tomorrow.

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snarkybaker Posted 11 Mar 2007 , 7:06pm
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My wedding cake was ganache coated. It was the first wedding cake I'd ever made, so it's not that difficult.

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