for my take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze (page 163), my partner in crime, Kathy, whom has tasted all my cakes and has followed all my events, claims this is her favorite chocolate cake and she is chocofilic.  she says that the balance of the generous amounts of ganache and [...]

here are some candid photos for my take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze (page 163), where i transformed the classic roll into a layer cake.  the full writeup is at http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2010/09/hector_does_indeed_have_a_big.html

i transformed ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze (page 163), from a roll into a heart. cake rolls are an adorable classic of fine pastry, and i love them! but i reshaped this cake into a heart for my paddling friend toney on her birthday. toney is a 5-star dear friend to [...]

i used store-bought apricot preserves instead of home made lekvar for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze (page 163). be aware that not all store-bought apricot preserves are made equal, the best is far from the common. my favorite is made by American Spoon Foods, and it is labeled as apricot butter [...]

when baking the biscuit roulade cake for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze (page 163), think of using two mixers simultaneously.  i find many advantages of owning two mixers. biscuit roulade has two separate mixing stages, and when each stage is done simultaneously with its own mixer, things go quick!  i think [...]

for my take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Chocolate Apricot Roll with Lacquer Glaze (page 163), i needed to bake a 2x recipe, which means finding an oven that can fit TWO 17x12x1-inch half-sheet pans.  my oven can fit only ONE! therefore, instead of half-sheet pans, i decided to use an enormous 16-inch heart pan.  indeed, [...]