Yes, I made it as a layer cake—everyone went absolutely nuts over it.  It’s posted in show ‘n’ tell with my own honey-cream cheese frosting!!!!  It went perfectly with it, but lots of frostings would go great—chocolate, peanut butter, etc.

Oh yes! I remember that cake! It did look amazing.  Peanut butter frosting   My husband would go crazy for that

Julie, thanks for the tip about ganache. I should start making it the night before.

MJ - your cake looks awesome. Agree with everyone that the ganache looks super smooth. I have this ganache in the freezer, hm.. maybe I should try this cake soon .

Too many cakes to make, not enough time!

Thank you Jenn.  If you are anything like me…don’t take it out of the freezer while you are home alone

don’t take it out of the freezer while you are home alone

Bad news, MJ—you don’t even have to thaw it to eat it!  You can dig it out with a spoon, even frozen.  It’s great!  *sigh*

LOL!! MJ and Anne, you two are so funny. I did test the frozen ganache yesterday, pried a little piece with a spoon, to make sure it is really ganache and not some strange concoction.

  I’m gonna need a lock on my freezer

pried a little piece with a spoon, to make sure it is really ganache and not some strange concoction

I hoped you double-checked——you can never be too sure!  And it could change overnight, you know….

Anne, what would the ganache change overnight into?

MJ - it’d be funny to have a lock on the freezer, have friends come over that would ask, and then to hear your answer.

Anne, what would the ganache change overnight into?

You never can tell.  That’s why you have to taste it again the next day…just to be sure…

Jenn - 22 November 2010 04:28 PM

Anne, what would the ganache change overnight into?

MJ - it’d be funny to have a lock on the freezer, have friends come over that would ask, and then to hear your answer.

Wouldn’t it be a good idea! Then I would be able to buy ice cream too

Then I would be able to buy ice cream too

LOL!  Yes, we can have all of our favorites ... so long as we have no access to them!!!

Exactly!  A method to my madness