after filling 48 mini cupcakes, each with 25 gr of cake batter, with ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87), there is sufficient cake batter left for a 7-inch round cake:

i’ve been wanting to try the unattended method of melting chocolate. for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87), i melted the chocolate in my new oven kept at 110-120oF.  it worked like a charm. to make ganache, scald the cream, let the cream cool till about 140 oF, then stir [...]

ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87) is my favorite chocolate butter cake.  i adore it so much that i will try the extra mile:  making my own tomato soup concentrate… vine ripened local tomatoes… inspiration from italy… inspiration from my brown rice lunches… my new oven… you name it. my [...]

have you heard from me that ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87) is the best chocolate butter cake that i’ve ever tasted? it is moist, has a wonderful texture, and the color is deep dark from the caramelization of the tomato. you must -not- reveal tomato soup as one of [...]

i hope you find this unedited video useful and realistic.  this is how i frosted ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87).  in all, it is the general technique for frosting any 2-layer cakes:

for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87), i baked it on heart pans. wilton 9×2-inch heart pans have the same volume and baking properties as 9×2-inch round pans.

for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87), some “fun” photos: 1- yes, you mix campell’s with cocoa powder! 2- my favorite cocoa powder is green & blacks.  it really tastes extraordinary and lacks that burnt taste characteristic of many other cocoa powders!  green and blacks cocoa powder is also pretty [...]

while i was on seattle taking Tiramisu and Bernachon Palet d’Or Gateau, one of my students in hawaii sent me a text message with this picture. i was joyed! my day was made with ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache (page 87), a student take on his own.