Yochana's Cake Delight! : Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Cake

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Cake

22 comments:

karlsfoodie said...: Hi lucy
yummy chocolate cake... dunno why but i see ur chocolate cake.. my heart will beat very fast... thou i dun lik to eat chocolate...
Bravo!; May 16, 2007 5:44 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: karlsfoodie,

hahahah...don't get heart attack over this cake.

rgds; May 16, 2007 6:21 pm
Amrita said...: aunty, how do you get such a smooth coverage?

Do you pour the ganache over the cake at its final stages? And do you do it over a rack?

Cos whenever I use a rack, im dumbfounded as to how to actually GET THE CAKE OFF the rack without ruining it!; May 16, 2007 6:41 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: Hi Amrita,

yes I poured the ganache at the final over a cooling rack. I place a metal plate below (use a cake board if it's an order), pour the ganache and let it flow to the bottom until it somehow stop at a certain stage. Use a tissue to wipe off the base plate and place the whole cake into the fridge to chill till set and then clean the plate again...normally the cleaning part is fun amrita cos anything that sticks to the finger goes into the mouth for cleaning.

rgds; May 16, 2007 6:45 pm
Amrita said...: Oh! Thanks Aunty! And for the rosettes, you just let some ganache thicken and then pipe?

Your cake looks better than a lot of bakeries which are really sloppy! :D; May 16, 2007 6:48 pm
Anonymous said...: Hi aunty,
Just came back from a short vacation and now catching up on your bakes. All the cakes are so yummy, especially this one... Can almost lick the screen.; May 16, 2007 7:40 pm
Anonymous said...: Aunty, I wan to eat this cake. looks so appetitizing. gain how many kgs also never mind! haha!; May 16, 2007 8:08 pm
siti said...: Hi lucy, delicious chocolate cake..is it possible to share the recipe with me..thanks in advance.
rgds,siti.; May 16, 2007 8:43 pm
Anonymous said...: Amrita, this may answer your questions?
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.e28a2ad6d3341f8836eb9e2bd373a0a0?vgnextoid=42cacf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&rsc=search_home&autonomy_kw=how+to+frost+a+cake&x=39&y=7
Click on the link or copy and paste it on your address bar...; May 16, 2007 10:21 pm
Anonymous said...: Goodness me...not only this chocolate cake looks yummy, but ALL your food in here looks yummy!; May 17, 2007 7:15 am
Anonymous said...: Dear Aunty,

I'm a big cooking book collector! I'm sure Aunty got lotsa cooking books on shelf as well right? :) I was wondering where do you normally buy good cooking books from? Such as books like Pierre Herme etc? In Amazon or Kinokuniya?

thanks!! And yess...In love with your Site and bakes!!!

Jas; May 17, 2007 9:08 am
Anonymous said...: Wow, your moussee cake looks fantanstic! May I know if this is a non-bake? And also is it possbible to share the receipe? Thanks=); May 17, 2007 10:31 am
Anonymous said...: Hi Lucy

Your cakes are marvellous! I love browsing through, especially your chiffon cakes. I can never get those like yours. Did you learn yourself or somewhere? If you do conduct lessons please let me know! I will be the first to sign up. :) :)

By the way, what do you mean by pouring ganache using a rack? hat kind of rack is that? Recently i creamed a cake but cant seem to smooth the cream evenly especially at the sides. Is it that i got to use a tin or something?

regards

sunny_dreamzz; May 17, 2007 11:54 am
Hugbear said...: Lucy, your ganache is beautifully done. So smooth and shiny. Mine is alway quite messy.; May 17, 2007 1:05 pm
Anonymous said...: karlsfoodie, I was about to say the same! Aunty Yo, the sight of your beautifully luxurious cake made my knees go weak!; May 17, 2007 1:08 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: Thanks bluecrystal and hugbear for your compliments.

sunny_dreamzz

the rack is a cooling rack for cooling cakes. It's not for pouring ganache. I just pour the ganache on top of the cake and it just flow down to the side.

You mentioned creaming the cake but you did not emphasize whether it's ganache or fresh cream. It's a matter of practice and for fresh cream don't play too long with the cream and create pockets of holes, then you have problem creaming. You cannot over cream the whip cream and make it too stiff , making creaming difficult.

rgds; May 17, 2007 4:03 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: Hi esther,

The cake is flourless and it's baked whereas the mousse is not baked.

rgds; May 17, 2007 4:45 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: Hi Jas,

I buy from both: Kino and amazon.com

For chocolate desserts by Pierre Herme - I bought from Kinokuniya.

rgds; May 17, 2007 4:46 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: Thanks mamafami for your compliments.

rgds; May 17, 2007 4:50 pm
Anonymous said...: Hi Auntie Lucy,

I love this cake! Looks so delicious, just like those for an afternoon high tea with girlfriends.

Just for your info since you're such a fan of cook books, Pantry Magic also sells books. If they do not have the title, you can email them and ask them to order for you. I did it for 1 book, it's cheaper than buying from Borders or Kinokuniya.; May 18, 2007 3:18 pm
Aunty Yochana said...: Thanks Trif for your info.

rgds; May 18, 2007 4:44 pm
honeydoll said...: Wow, your creations are just fanstatic, I look at your cakes everyday, so yummy. Is unbelievable. Also thanks for sharing the recipes.; June 19, 2007 5:20 pm

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)