Help! I need some inspiration. Somebody asked me for a 60th birthday cake for a party, and they want chocolate. No other instructions except the birthday boy likes his cakes fairly plain, dense and flavorful. Not as dense as Rose’s Choc Oblivion Truffle torte, which is why we talked about a regular butter cake. Probably a 9x13 sheet, possibly 2 layers.
Have looked at all my books, and I’m drawing a blank. Maybe because I couldn’t get any clear sense from her of what flavours they like. Any ideas? Thanks!
Not sure if you’re still taking suggestions (have you baked the cake yet?)
I wouldn’t go with fruit/choc combo because some people may not like fruit, or may not like the particular fruit used.
I think go chocolate all the way. Whipped ganache filling with chocolate buttercream on the outside. Choose a not so high in cocoa chocolate; dark chocolate is an acquired taste and milk chocolate is usually a crowd pleaser… then again, this depends on the crowd.