These are great for when you need a chocolate fix but don't want anything too heavy like a chocolate bar. I took dried cherries and clustered them together with tempered dark chocolate, then tossed them in cocoa powder. Fruity, chocolatey, slightly tart.
This was another version of the lychee raspberry rose cake. The first one I did was here. This time, I covered it in chocolate tiles and had it sitting on some raspberry gel.
Trying to use up leftover coconut buttercream, I made these: Salted caramel is always good, but I didn't realize how awesome it would taste with the addition of coconut! Definitely a keeper!
I had decorated this cake a couple years ago but never got around to posting it. It was one of my first wedding cakes so I was very happy with the outcome. I remember it took me hours for all the piping because it was such a large cake (the base cake was 16") but it was all worth it in the end.
The Lightning Mcqueen character from Pixar's "Cars". An airbrush machine would have done a better job with the red so I think that will have to be my next investment.
Inside is vanilla cake layered with vanilla bean buttercream and homemade strawberry jam.