Black Pearl Layer Cake

Your tip for April 12, 2006 - BLACK PEARL LAYER CAKE

Here is a recipe a neighbor made for a get-together I attended. She found it in the January Bon Appetit. It was delicious and unlike anything I had ever had before. Marta advises that it is not as complicated or time consuming as it sounds.

Black pearl ganache:

6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon wasabi powder*
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds*
1 tablespoon corn syrup
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature

Ginger syrup:

1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
5 tablespoons matchstick-size strips peeled fresh ginger
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Cake:

2 cups boiling water
1 cup unsweetened cocoa n>

(Now playing: "Who Left The Lights Off Baby", Guillemots)3A grab a club, Aaron, we're finding us some fuzzy baby seals!

From: Aaron
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006
To: Sofi
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Truly disappointed

Only if we can eat their skin while they're still quivering.

(Now playing: "Who Left The Lights Off Baby", Guillemots)