your probably think when will i make my actual NEXT cake? think right, i am baking 4 this week and one is as big as 60! coming soon. . . for now, love to share pictures of two birthday gifts when i celebrated with ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113), mango take. organic [...]

ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113).  beginnings:  my favorite restaurant, where i’ve been celebrating birthdays since my 19th.  beginnings:  my double chocolate valentine with mango begins with whipped cream rosettes. endings:  the same restaurant, this year starts charging a $25 cake cutting fee.  endings: my double chocolate valentine with mango, the last cut. [...]

my day started with ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113), waiting to be taken. then a morning Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddle, which goes like this: then breakfast at the Hau Tree Lanai in waikiki then lunch with my niece after her ballet performance then dinner at “old” Roy’s, with the “new” $25 cake [...]

and i sure do, after spending countless hours on the drawing table, for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113), with mango! does fresh mango go with chocolate?  the answer is YES YES means:  pipe (or spread) 2 cups of whipped cream on the cake, this makes a generous layer of whipped cream.  then [...]

strawberries are red and chocolate is chocolate. I adore this take for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113)! [ food styling and photo by craig de silva ]

people always ask what chocolate to use. the answer is more than one: make two chocolate groups, each as deliciously taken by ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113), (1) an earthy, natural, minimally processed, and minimally flavored chocolate, such as hawaiian dark chocolate, for cakes where chocolate is presented with complimentary flavors; for [...]

this is the same take for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113) with hawaiian chocolate ganache glaze and with holly macs, prior glazing the macs with apple jewel glaze. which take do you prefer? the flavor of the apple jewel glaze is non distracting, the shine is eye catching!

i was saving this cake for mother’s day, but on the 7th day after valentine’s day my enduring friend axel flew in his cousin from germany and requested a hawaii take. this is ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113) with hawaiian chocolate ganache glaze and holly macs. the macs are brushed with apple [...]

coming soon, ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Double Chocolate Valentine (page 113), Hector’s take!