Midterm

Wow I can't believe half of the semester is over already. It is going by so fast. It's been an unimaginable experience thus far. Waking up every morning and doing something I love rather then something I dread has been a blessing.

This is the cake I made for the midterm. We had to work with the medium we picked out of a hat. I got chocolate genoise, buttercream filling, and chocolate glaze. The flavor of the filling and decorations were up to us. I chose to do two fillings for my cake: pistachio flavored buttercream with bits of toasted pistachios and cherry flavored buttercream with bits of brandied cherries. Since the colors were green and red I thought it was fitting that I decorate the cake with a Christmas theme. The flowers here are made with colored marzipan and some gold dust.