Recreate "mud"

Decorating By crustdust Updated 22 Feb 2013 , 10:00pm by ellavanilla

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crustdust Posted 22 Feb 2013 , 6:41pm
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AOkay, I am having a brain fart. I am trying to recreate mud on top of a cake with chocolate. I want it to stay soft so I am debating if I should just make a small batch of chocolate sourcream frosting or ganache. I want it to stay soft but in shape. Does this make sense? Any ideas or recommendations what I should/could do?

Thank you

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jgifford Posted 22 Feb 2013 , 7:19pm
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I did a mud-bog cake for my grandson and used chocolate pudding for the mud.  The only problem was that it dried on the top so wasn't very appetizing, but it looked great.

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ellavanilla Posted 22 Feb 2013 , 7:40pm
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chocolate ganache, which is whipped just a tiny bit too long looks just like mud IMO. 

 

i made a mountain biking cake for my nephew recently. the ganache comes out really dark and a little grainy, don't go all the way to butter. mix it and then beat it maybe ten more turns. 

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crustdust Posted 22 Feb 2013 , 7:58pm
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AThank you! Did you just make a basic ganache then?

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ellavanilla Posted 22 Feb 2013 , 10:00pm
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Originally Posted by crustdust 

Thank you! Did you just make a basic ganache then?

 

 

 

yes, 50/50

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