Mocha Delights

Mocha Delights on Cake Central

These are vanilla cakes soaked in an espresso syrup, layered with whipped ganache and espresso buttercream. They are created to be similar to the Opera cake, which I just love! They are covered in ganache and topped with a fondant flower accented with pink disco dust.

Comments (36)

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wow these are wonderful. I'd love to know how you made them, i always wonder about petit fours and how you get them on to the paper without damaging the cake finish. They're fantastic!!!

on

These are beautiful and they sound fantastic! I'd love directions, too! I seem to have a mental block about putting layers of something on the cake before the final finish. How about a tutorial?

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Thanks for all your comments! The ratio of chocolate to cream is 2:1. Only stir until it comes together and then use immediately and don't touch it too much! I was originally taught that if you put a ganached item in the cooler, it will dull in appearance. Not true! I expreimented with these and the ones in the fridge stayed shiny and the others dulled after about 12 hours. The best way to get them to the paper is a small offset spatula and go very slow! You can email me at [email protected] for more!

on

wow these are wonderful. I'd love to know how you made them, i always wonder about petit fours and how you get them on to the paper without damaging the cake finish. They're fantastic!!!

on

These are beautiful and they sound fantastic! I'd love directions, too! I seem to have a mental block about putting layers of something on the cake before the final finish. How about a tutorial?

on

Thanks for all your comments! The ratio of chocolate to cream is 2:1. Only stir until it comes together and then use immediately and don't touch it too much! I was originally taught that if you put a ganached item in the cooler, it will dull in appearance. Not true! I expreimented with these and the ones in the fridge stayed shiny and the others dulled after about 12 hours. The best way to get them to the paper is a small offset spatula and go very slow! You can email me at [email protected] for more!