hi lovelies! today i will show you how i made these mini cakes with a chocolate decoration. i prepared a simple cake and cut out large circles using a cutter tool. i add a delicious buttercream between the layers and around the cake. this serves as an adhesive for the chocolate. i cut out some parchment paper. the width is pi multiplied by the diameter of your cake. i add an extra centimeter to the height and width. i have 200g of semi sweet chocolate. i melt 2/3 over a water bath. then i add the remaining 1/3. these will melt and bring the entire melted chocolate to room temperature. stir the whole thing for 4 - 5 minutes to allow to cool.
the cooler the chocolate gets (if still fluid), the easier it is to control piping. i add the chocolate to a piping bag and start decorating on the parchment paper. i move it up a bit, so it doesn't stick to the chocolate around it. then i allow it to cool for 20 - 40 minutes until it is no longer runny, but still flexible enough to bend. then i slowly wrap it tightly around the cooled cake. this goes back into the fridge for 30 - 60 minutes. i have another cake and more chocolate, so i repeated the process. now that the chocolate has cooled even more, it is easier to control. now i slowly remove the parchment paper from the chocolate.
to add a color contrast to the cake, i added some fruit on top. press thumbs up if you enjoyed these instructions. detailed recipes and instructions, as well as the tools used can be found on keyk.de.