Like I mentioned in my last post, I
offered to make my sister’s birthday cake this time, rather than order it from
somewhere. She’s the biggest fan of my baking, and so she was happy with the
idea, though my parents were a little wary (talk about encouraging your kids’
talents!!). Anyway, I found several versions of the Kit Kat cake all around the
internet and decided to give it a try.
I baked two 8” round cakes using the
Devil’s Food Cake recipe from here. I baked it on Saturday evening and let them
cool completely and then wrapped them individually in foil.
On Sunday morning, I made the chocolate
ganache. I used 250 g of chocolate and 200 ml of cream. This was actually a
lot, and I ended up with leftovers. Anyway, I made the ganache and let it to
cool at room temperature. Then I chilled it for about 25 minutes before assembling
the cake.
Ok, now the assembly. Here’s the list
of everything I used:
1. 2 8” cakes made as per the recipe
here
2. Chocolate ganache, made thick and
spreadable as mentioned above.
3. 35 Kit Kat fingers, I used a
combination of 4 pk and 3 pk, broken into pairs.
4. 4 Marshmallow chains
5. Cadbury Gems – I needed only pinks
and purples, so I used up 3 small packs.
6. Wide pink ribbon.
Note: You can skip the gems and fill up
entirely with mini marshmallows.
The assembly of the cake was actually
quite easy.
1. First, I leveled the tops of both
the cakes and placed one cake upside down on the cake stand.
2. Generously coated the top with
ganache, then placed the other cake right side up and pressed down gently.
3. Started covering the sides with
ganache, starting from the part where the two cakes joined. Proceeded to cover
all the sides and top, smoothing with a paletteknife.
4. Stuck the Kit Kat finger pairs on
the side, placing closely without any gaps.
5. Tied a ribbon around the Kit Kats to
hold them in place and trimmed the edges of the ribbon.
6. Arranged the marshmallow chains in a
spiral fashion on the cake.
7. Filled the centre with pink and
purple Gems. Chill for 5 minutes before taking out.
When cutting the cake, cut considering the
2 finger Kit Kat as a guide.
I thought of leaving the space in the
middle for a candle, but at 17 years of age, my sis thinks she’s too old for
birthday candles J.
So that was it!! Really easy to make,
but quite impressive. Everyone was quite surprised and said it looked great!!! It
also tasted really yum, the Devil’s Food Cake melting in my mouth with that
smooth ganache.
What do you guys think of this cake? Do
let me know if you have any suggestions for simple birthday cakes!!
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16 comments
Wow!! Super impressive Fab ..you could give cake shops a run for their money! Love the addition of the pink bow:-)
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Thank you, Kalyani!! That is a lovely compliment!!
DeleteBeautiful fab.i am sure now your parents won't doubt your baking & decorating skill.
ReplyDeleteThank you!! And yes, they were very impressed, as was my grandma who till recently believed all I could make was an omelette!
DeleteFab this is fab!!! I have been toying with the idea of making a kit Kat and you fantabulous effort has motivated me to take a stab at it soon. I am sure your sister would have swooned.
ReplyDeleteYes, she was all smiles when the cake was unveiled!! Oh do try it out and post pictures - I'd love to see them!
DeleteFab this is fab!!! I have been toying with the idea of making a kit Kat and you fantabulous effort has motivated me to take a stab at it soon. I am sure your sister would have swooned.
ReplyDeletethis looks beautiful... i tried to attempt it last time but then it flopped!!! taking ur guidelines so that i can do this when my elder one's b'day comes in may!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rafeeda!! I wanted to take photos for a step by step tutorial kind of thing, but got all busy and forgot at the last minute :-(. But do try it out, and post photos too, can't wait to see how it comes out!
Deleteit looks wonderful! am sure your sister had a great birthday...that was so thoughtful of you :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ramya, for that sweet compliment :-)
DeleteThis is beautiful! Almost too pretty to eat. ALMOST. :) Thanks for linking this up to Monday Funday!
ReplyDeleteKelly @ View Along the Way
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Thank you Kelly!!
DeleteThat is one super duper yummy cake, Fabida!! Devil's Cake, choco ganache, KitKat, Marshmellows, gems...*slurrp* what not to love :D Now am really really envious of your sis...*sigh* I wish i had one who would make me such yummy stuff :D :P
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks, Swarnali!!! I was really proud about how it turned out too :-).
DeleteOh my goodness, Kit Kat Cake looks delicious! I’m definitely making this! thanks for sharing!
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