Chocolate Velvet Groom's Cake

Name: Chocolate Velvet Groom's Cake
Prep time: 2 d
Cook time: 2 d
Total time: 2 d
Yield: 100
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 48 fresh blackberries; 36 fresh blackberry leaves; 12 Chocolate-Covered Twigs; 2 recipes Chocolate Ganache Frosting; 2 1/2 recipes Chocolate Cake; 4 wooden skewers

Chocolate Velvet Groom's Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. One portion of this dish contains about 0g of protein, 0g of fat, and a total of 1 calories. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 100. A mixture of blackberries, blackberry leaves, recipes chocolate ganache frosting, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 48 hours.

Instructions

Prepare 2 1/2 recipes Chocolate Cake, 1 recipe at a time, and bake layers according to directions.

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Chocolate

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Oven

Wrap each layer in plastic wrap; freeze 2 hours.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cut domed top off each layer using a serrated knife, if necessary.

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Serrated Knife

Cut 1 (13- x 9-inch) and 1 (9- x 5-inch) rectangle from sturdy cardboard; cover with aluminum foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Spread a small amount of Chocolate Ganache Frosting on 1 side of 13- x 9-inch cardboard rectangle; place 1 (13- x 9-inch) cake layer on top.

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Chocolate

Frosting

Spread

Spread 2 1/2 cups Pecan Filling over cake layer, leaving a 1-inch border. Top cake with the remaining 13- x 9-inch layer.

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Spread

Pecans

Cut 4 wooden skewers to height of 13- x 9-inch tier; insert skewers vertically into cake tier, evenly spaced and level with top of tier, about 3 inches from sides.

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Skewers

Assemble 2 (9- x 5-inch) layers on cardboard as directed above, using remaining 1/2 cup Pecan Filling and omitting wooden skewers.

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Pecans

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Wooden Skewers

Spread top and sides of both tiers with frosting, smoothing with a wet metal spatula.

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Frosting

Spread

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Spatula

Chill tiers up to 2 days, or freeze up to 2 months.

Position 9- x 5-inch tier in the center of 13- x 9-inch tier; place cake on stand.

Insert a coupler into a decorating bag. Fit coupler with metal tip #32; fill with frosting. Pipe a shell border on top and bottom edges of each tier. Pipe vines onto tiers using metal tip # Pipe leaves onto vines using metal tip #

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Frosting

Attach Chocolate-Covered Twigs to cake with a small amount of frosting. Arrange leaves and blackberries on tops and sides of tiers.

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Blackberries