I make cake weekly at work, but this week i decided to try something a lil different with some of it. i started with yellow cake (from a mix). i made a couple small ones in addition to the large ones for work. i trimmed the rounded tops then flipped em over and cut em in half horizontally. in the middle went a sauce made from caramelized orange and wasabi. then i topped them with ganache. i did this once before, but last time i made the mistake of adding the wasabi while cooking the sauce, which killed the flavor. this time i made the sauce first, then added the wasabi while it was still warm, but not too hot. this gave it a mild heat and touch of wasabi flavor, in addition to the orange. everyone who tasted it said it was awesome. i also didnt get a good pic last time. did better this time.

Whats up with the foam plates honestly?
Edit: lol u even take time to make decent coulis decorations, but on foam plates it just look ridiculous sorry.

This post was edited by hofx2 on Sep 1 2013 02:28am

Looks good & sounds good

yeah, i mentioned before that thats all we have at work. (home for disabled.)

you can stop being a douche now.

how do you caramelize an orange and make into sauce? just heat and blend?

Similar to something like caramelized peaches - melt butter then add the Orange pieces and top with sugar. Heat and toss until cooked through and caramelized. Puree and strain.

This post was edited by ReturnFormer on Sep 1 2013 06:46pm

why is it the first thing people always notice, seriously who care? it looks amazing and that's what matters

i know, really. if serving to a customer, the plate matters. if practicing or trying stuff out, the plate doesnt matter all that much. (though itll look a bit different on different plates...)

that looks delicious ahh! and i love the decoration. i wanna try a piece!

looks like a Joe Louis and way too much sauce imo...plus I agree with the foam plate thing. you obviously enjoy trying new stuff and making effort into making it look "good", go to the dollar store or Ikea or something buy a couple ceramic plates for a couple bucks and keep them at work