From this..

To this...

To this...!!!

We're stoked it turned out so well. A lot of time and effort went into this beautiful cake. And it was such a lovely day, perhaps a good sign for the new wedded couple. Enjoyed making this so much, love all the techniques. Think of us when planning your next wedding!!

This one is layers of peanut butter cake, vanilla cake and coconut white chocolate cake and covered in ivory and white fondant. So now.

Multilayer cake of peanut butter, chocolate and honey cake. Peanut butter frosting and smothered in rich chocolate ganache and then finished off with leafy green buttercream.

Can you tell that the birthday girl like's peanut butter? Oh and LOTR of course...

A little bit unorganised this week I have to say. So many changes happening around me that its a little hard to keep up. We managed to bake the cakes and have them cooled and soldiered on with the decorating. Piping grass is actually quite time consuming and straining.

Ideally would have liked to see more colours on the cake - in the form of mini flowers but it is what it is.

Not bad??

Makes 12

Ingredients:
1 C flour
1 C peanut butter
1 1/2 t baking powder
100 g butter
1 egg
1 C brown sugar
pinch of cinnamon
1 t vanilla
pinch of salt


Ganache:
150 g dark chocolate
100 mL cream


Peanut Butter Frosting:
1 C peanut butter
1/3 C milk
1 t vanilla
2 1/2 C icing sugar


Method:
1. Beat peanut butter, butter and sugar until well combined. Gradually beat in egg.
2. Sift in dry ingredients and incorporate until well combined.
3. Divide into 12 cases and bake for 13-18 minutes. Allow to cool.
4. In the meantime, combine all frosting ingredients together until a smooth consistency is achieved.
5. Heat chocolate and cream over a double boiler until melted and set aside to cool and thicken.
5. Pipe peanut butter frosting onto cooled cupcakes and finish with ganache.

Amazing what the difference two years can be eh? I'm really please with the one i made this year. I hope you're happy with it too. Now the major problem is how am i gonna transport it??? =S =S

hahahaha. i guess we'll overcome that hurdle when we get it to.

happy birthday!

♥ wynwyn