I sent one of my Tipsy Cakes to my brother Sam and his wife Abby in Louisiana for Christmas, and gave one to my friend Julie also. I love these cakes, they are delicious!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
My friend Diane gave me a Nordic Ware "Stump de Noel" cake pan. I used it to bake an adaptation of the Golden Grand Marnier Cake from The Cake Bible. I call this version my "Tipsy Orange-Almond Cake." I made two glazes to suggest "bark--" again from The Cake Bible, the Chocolate Cream Glaze, one batch with bittersweet chocolate and a small batch with milk chocolate. The "dirt" is brown sugar and shaved chocolate. Sugar paste (aka gum paste) leaves and cranberries add color. How many years have I said, "I want to make some of those meringue mushrooms...." I finally got around to it! They are so cute! So much fun to make, just pipe the caps and stems separately, then attach them with a little bit of extra meringue. When they're dry, a sprinkle of cocoa powder gives them a realistic look. This is a recipe from Rose's Christmas Cookies by Rose Levy Beranbaum. Two batches of Chocolate Cream glaze (yep--from The Cake Bible again). One batch made with bittersweet, one with milk chocolate to add different shades of "bark" to the tree! The "dirt" is brown sugar, but I did add chocolate shavings at the end. This was so much fun to make!
I sent one of my Tipsy Cakes to my brother Sam and his wife Abby in Louisiana for Christmas, and gave one to my friend Julie also. I love these cakes, they are delicious! Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Dustin
12/29/2014 01:08:01 am
In the long and prestigious history of cake-that-looks-like-not-cake, this is obviously a new high. First there was dump cake, now there is stump cake!
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Jessica
12/29/2014 05:53:12 am
The only moldy cake I will eat.
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Hey there Michele! I love your blog and I LOVE this cake! I have a friend who makes a "Yule Log" that looks similar (it's a chocolate covered jellyroll cake). Some years she would grace the neighborhood with her meringue mushrooms, but it has been years since I have had any. And I believe it was just this year that Haley reminded me of it and said how she wished she could have some of those yummy mushrooms! I know you are having a blast with this blog! What a cool thing--you must be in heaven! Hugs~Susan
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1/4/2015 05:01:53 am
Oh Michele, your cake is beautiful! The Grand Marnier cake is truly delicious! I know! Congrats on your success, and Happy New Year to you and your family.
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Camille
1/6/2015 11:04:08 pm
Best of all, this cake still tasted awesome! Sweet but not overbearing. Perfectly suited to a warm cup of tea on a cold winter's night.
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