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I made this cake for a couple, in their 50s, who wanted to take a present to a housewarming dinner. I tend to like cakes that are minimalistic in nature, especially for adults. I also wanted to keep the raw look of ganache thus not covering it with fondant. The house and key are hand cut; the keyhole I made by using one of the keyholes in the house and molding the fondant into it :-)
The cake is a light fondant chocolate cake with layers of Valrhona Gunaja 70% ganache!

Dina @ miettes, http://www.facebook.com/pages/miettes/257790597632317

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33 Comments

CakesbySasi commented about 11 years ago

It looks absolutely gorgeous Dina, love the raw ganache look against the red, it is beautiful, love the minimalistic touch :-)

Sasi, Sydney Australia, http://cakesbyssn.blogspot.com.au/, https://www.facebook.com/CakesbySasi

Nicole - Just For The Cake Of It commented about 11 years ago

Lovely job Dina! The Valrhona ganache sounds delicious!

Nicole --- http://www.facebook.com/thecakeofit

Sweet Janis commented about 11 years ago

Gorgeous Dina!! Love the raw ganache and the design!!! ????

Barbara @Sweet Janis, http:/www.sweetjanis.com

Goreti commented about 11 years ago

so sweet

Toni (White Crafty Cakes) commented almost 11 years ago

What a lovely design Dina! So sweet!

Toni, Pennsylvania, https://www.facebook.com/WhiteCraftyCakes

Violet - The Violet Cake Shop™ commented almost 11 years ago

I totally second everything Sasi said! Great looking cake =D

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miettes commented almost 11 years ago

Sasi, thank you so much for liking this cake and adding it to your favorites!

Dina @ miettes, http://www.facebook.com/pages/miettes/257790597632317

miettes commented almost 11 years ago

Barbara, thank you as well for liking this cake and adding it to your favorites :-)

Dina @ miettes, http://www.facebook.com/pages/miettes/257790597632317

miettes commented almost 11 years ago

Nicole, thanks a lot and you know, I’ve tried all kinds of really good chocolate such as Callebaut and Lindt but the Valrhona really stands out in ganache and when it comes to adult cakes, that’s my first choice!

Dina @ miettes, http://www.facebook.com/pages/miettes/257790597632317

miettes commented almost 11 years ago

Goreti, Toni, Violet, thank you ladies for your wonderful words!!!

Dina @ miettes, http://www.facebook.com/pages/miettes/257790597632317