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Step 4Begin to form the cube!
First thing you need to decide is how your cube is going to sit. I prefer the "in progress" look of the cube, but you can have it be a correctly aligned cube if you so desire. :)
Put the filling of your choice in between the layers to assure stickiness and added yumminess! The kind of filling is totally up to you.
Now...stand back and admire your work, thus far.
The next step is to cover your cake in a "crumb coat" with your frosting. Don't feel bad when this looks ugly. That's why it's a crumb coat. Just make sure to evenly coat your cube and let dry before you move on to the next coat of frosting.
Frost it one more time so that it looks nice and clean. Basically, we just don't want to see crumbs. Also, get it as smooth as you can manage.
Now, we're going to transform out pale cake into a black cube of awesome! There are two ways to do this
1- Use black food coloring. If you do this, you will have a very black cake and a purple tongue when you eat it. DO NOT MIX WITH FROSTING. If you do, you shall be very sad at a very gray cake. Instead, after your second coat of frosting is dry, paint on the food coloring. Get a nice even coat.
2- Use chocolate ganache. This tastes terrific, but gives a dark brown instead of a true black. It depends on what you prefer.
How to make ganache
Ingredients
- 1 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 5 1/3 ounces unsalted butter
Directions
1. Bring cream and butter to a simmer.
2. Pour over chocolate and stir/whisk until melted and smooth.
Make sure your cube is evenly coated and allow it to dry completely before moving on.
Put the filling of your choice in between the layers to assure stickiness and added yumminess! The kind of filling is totally up to you.
Now...stand back and admire your work, thus far.
The next step is to cover your cake in a "crumb coat" with your frosting. Don't feel bad when this looks ugly. That's why it's a crumb coat. Just make sure to evenly coat your cube and let dry before you move on to the next coat of frosting.
Frost it one more time so that it looks nice and clean. Basically, we just don't want to see crumbs. Also, get it as smooth as you can manage.
Now, we're going to transform out pale cake into a black cube of awesome! There are two ways to do this
1- Use black food coloring. If you do this, you will have a very black cake and a purple tongue when you eat it. DO NOT MIX WITH FROSTING. If you do, you shall be very sad at a very gray cake. Instead, after your second coat of frosting is dry, paint on the food coloring. Get a nice even coat.
2- Use chocolate ganache. This tastes terrific, but gives a dark brown instead of a true black. It depends on what you prefer.
How to make ganache
Ingredients
- 1 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 5 1/3 ounces unsalted butter
Directions
1. Bring cream and butter to a simmer.
2. Pour over chocolate and stir/whisk until melted and smooth.
Make sure your cube is evenly coated and allow it to dry completely before moving on.
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Dec 8, 2010. 8:30 AMmereleusman
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If I make it from a chocolate cake, so that I don't need to use the ganache, what type of icing should I usefor the step:" The next step is to cover your cake in a "crumb coat" with your frosting. Don't feel bad when this looks ugly. That's why it's a crumb coat. Just make sure to evenly coat your cube and let dry before you move on to the next coat of frosting. "?
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