Another passion of mine is baking and so I decided to take a class to obtain more skills. The class was great because we learned how to make classic cakes like the Sachertorte (1832), Opera Gateau (early 1900's) and the Princess Cake (1930's).
Notice the dome shape we created...its traditionally how the cake is shaped. This cake is made up of several layers of vanilla sponge cake moistened with orange vanilla cake syrup, with raspberry jam and Mousseline Cream between the layers.
The cake is covered in green marzipan and lightly dusted with powdered sugar. My first thought was that green doesn't really exude "princess" but who am I to question tradition. I guess the other people in my class felt the same and so we made a pink one too!
Black Forest and Princess Cakes
All the layers are beautiful!
The cake in the middle is the Sachertorte which is rich and decadent...almost like a truffle.
Don't waste your time with cake. Pie is the future of dessert! I'd love to sample your key lime pie!
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