Hi there!

Take a virtual class with me and learn how to create a showstopping elegant cake with a beautiful dark chocolate ganache drip topped with a gorgeous chocolate sail! 

When: Wednesday October 13th, 5.30pm UK time/ 12.30pm EST

Duration: 60 minutes

Group Size: Upto 25 people

Language: English

How to Participate: 

This class is hosted online. Once you book, you’ll receive an email with a link and details on how to join. I'll be baking from my home in the English countryside. Anyone with the ingredients can participate from their own kitchen.

What you'll do: I will show you how to layer, crumb coat and cover a layer cake with smooth vertical sides. I will then show you how to make chocolate ganache and how to get the perfect consistency for a beautiful ganache drip to decorate your cake!  I will also show you how to make a gorgeous chocolate sail to top your cake. Have the ingredients listed below ready, and you can make it along with me! I will answer all your questions along the way so that you can make these confidently on your own to make impressive looking cakes.

What you'll need:

Food Items:

• Ideally 3x cake layers but 2x cake layers is fine
• Chocolate buttercream at room temp (450g soft butter, 800g icing sugar, 85g cocoa powder, 100g milk, 2tsp vanilla extract, 1tsp salt all mixed together in a stand mixer for about 5mins until well combined, thick and fluffy) - or any colour buttercream of your choice sufficient to layer and cover a 3 layer cake
• Dark chocolate 150g (separated into 100g and 50g)
• Double/heavy cream 50g
• Milk 1/2tbsp

Equipment:

• Cake board
• Turntable
• Spatula
• Set square/cake scraper/firm ruler
• Small bowls
• Spoons
• Tall water glass
• Microwave
  
• Parchment paper
• Piping bag
• Large measuring jug/bowl
• Room in freezer for jug/bowl
• Scissors

Questions? If you have any specific questions about this class, or would like me to cover a specific topic, feel free to email me at hello@globalbelly.com and I'll make sure we are able to cover it during the session! 

Hope to see you soon!
-Thida Bevington 

* This class may be recorded. By joining this class, you agree to be recorded if your audio or video is turned on. The recording may be shared with the class participants ONLY and will be available for viewing for the next 30 days.