Chocolates Chocolates Chocolates
I was back at Palate Sensations again the very next day, as the class on how to make a sacher torte was too tempting to resist. This cake consists two layers of dense, not overly sweet chocolate dough with a thin layer of apricot jam in the middle and dark chocolate icing with shreds of chocolate on the top and sides. (Adapted from Wikipedia)
For this class, Chef decided not to use apricot jam, but taught us how to make a decadent chocolate spread instead! So we spent almost half the time making 3 different types of chocolate - the chocolate genoise (the sponge part), the chocolate spread and the chocolate ganache (the glaze).
As we went along melting the chocolate with butter, cream etc, I could almost feel my arteries clogging up - until you are faced with making it, part of you have always tended to ignore the fact that this chocolate business is SINFUL! But then again, we were busy licking our fingers and hands of every straying glob of molten chocolate, just like lil' girls!!! 
Time flew by quickly. By the end of the 3 hours, we all had a little sacher torte each, which we had the fun of doing some piping onto. .jpg)
Then, it was dinner with the families to celebrate Father's Day. Both daddies posing with my little cake - which won rave reviews from them all. Ask me to make this cake again, complete with the tedious task of melting chocolate, and even worse job of washing up thereafter (it was a really messy affair), I'll have to think again, haha!
I had stopped baking for a long time, and now that I'm getting into the swing of things again, I began to remember why I was quite crazy about it years ago. It has certainly been a fulfilling weekend for me, I've accomplished a lot, in my own terms. It has been very therapeutic, minus the fact that the chef made us all HAND WHISK instead of relying on the machine. My arm is still aching from that!
10 comments:
you went back the next day? haha,the bug has bitten you hard! :) that looks like the most scrumptious cake. got to get you to make that some time! :P
ooohhh... temptations!!
the choc cake looks delicious!
beanbean > hahahaha, yeah, I was "high" on baking!! :D
But mainly because I always wanted to learn how to do the chocolate glazing on the cake, so thought it'd be a good chance! Plus, cake for father's day somemore! Heh.
Just went to Lynn's blog - oooh! More recipes! But she's a pro, not sure whether we can replicate her recipes at home. =p
shutterbug > Can we chope to be one of your guests when you cook up the French cuisine meal soon? ;)
hehe those chocolate look really sinful but so irresistable at the same time :D tt's a gorgeous cake u've made!
actually ever since I starting baking, I've been so aware of the amt of butter and sugar that goes into those cakes that I hardly touch them outside now.
I gotta think twice eating that cake. Probably need to swim double or triple to burn off the excess caloriess. Yikes!
wow, the choc cake look sinfully good. Well done u! :)
wah, it looks REALLY good! I'm not a dessert person but when faced with chocolate anything, I find it hard to say no. Your cake looks really scrumptious!!
I got to taste it. *smug*
but it was not Sponge cake.
heh i think you CAN change job already!!! ;D
sharon > i'm sure the ones you make at home are equally yummy to those bought outside, so no need to buy anymore! ;)
domesticrat > oopsss.... you just reminded me of the painful truth! haha!
lilsnooze > yeah, trust me, it WAS sinful! haha! :)
corsage > good on you then! I can't resist any kind of desserts, so that's bad. =p
private sponge > the first para said "dense choc dough", not fluffy sponge like you la. ;)
tiffany > oh no, far from it!! but that would be kinda like a secret ambition :D
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