I entered this in the local YMCA dessert contest. And it lost out to a Kahlua cake.
This cake was inspired by Garrett of Vanillagarlic. He made a chipolte cinnamon cupcake and I have been in love with the flavor combo ever since. Ive a made a savory tri-tip and a sweet truffle using these flavors. And now its my *new* favorite cake.
Its made with a cake mix but I added 1 teaspoon chipotle powder and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Then I frost it with cinnamon buttercream and a glaze of chocolate ganache. To decorate, I made a chocolate disk and used a chocolate transfer on top. I tried to use a snowflake design transfer sheet right on the ganache but it didn't work at all! It just got all sticky on the transfer sheet and didn't transfer ;(
Anyway, my favorite cake made an appearance at my Christmas dinner. There were lots of oohs and aah and "what is in this cake?" It was a hit at Christmas but its not winning any prizes. It lost to a Kahlua cake! And the humiliating thing- there were only 2 cakes!
I think the judges had to much Kahlua!
beautiful...and thanks for the info on the place to buy the transfer sheets
ReplyDeleteWhat the Hell do those judges know anyways!?!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks fantastic! It is so lovely I bet it was deliicous. :-)
ReplyDeleteClearly the judges were confused . . . that is agreta looking cake!
ReplyDeletelaura-Thank you and your welcome!
ReplyDeleteanonymous-obviously nothing.
jeena- Thank you, it was delish.
jerry-confusion must be the answer!