A few days later, I decided to make the Chocolate Raspberry Genoisé and as you have not seen a post on it yet, that means there is a story--something along the lines of tripping before putting the pans in the oven. No tears, just anger and bitterness. I'm re-making the cake this week so wait on that post for more details!
But after my cake drama with the raspberry genoisé (and after being exhausted from way too much summer school), I needed a break. Off to the beach I went and now that I have returned, I am back in the game.
The next cake is not a Rose cake because it is a special request birthday cake. It seems I'm slowly entering into the cake business. The lady who commissioned it wanted to make her son feel like a king on his 18th birthday. So what's more kingly than a king's crown?
Here's the process of getting there:
