A Klutz’s guide to decorating a cake

The best thing about being a klutz who is about to decorate a cake is that whatever the end result is, people will love it. After all, they seen you add water and oil together in the pan and then try to cook food in it. Anyway, yesterday was the last time I could call my self a dashing 22 year old girl. I wanted to do something special and try my hand at something different. So, I decided to decorate my own cake.

Now, decorating a cake is not all that difficult but when you are in the middle of nowhere with no baking supplies available in the 50 km radius, there is very little you can do. I looked at the meager ingredients I had and said in Barney ishtyle. “Challenge accepted!”

Here’s what the cake looked like after I spent two hours on it.

Not bad eh?

So how can you make it? Let me share my recipe with you!

First you need to chop some dark chocolate in a bowl and keep it aside. Next take some Amul Low fat cream and bring it to boil. Slowly add the chocolate to the mixture till it melts completely. You can also add a little sugar if you find the ganache to be a little too bitter.

Next, take a spoonful of Bourvinta and mix it in hot water. You should ideally be using cocoa powder but since I did not have it, I had to make do with this. I had bought a cute heart shaped cake from the market and I sliced it in half sideways. Yes, it was uneven and I managed to spoil the shape of the heart completely. But hey, it was my birthday cake and I didn’t mind. You should consider being a little careful 😛

Anyway, I spread the Bournvita water mix on to the cake so that it becomes a little moist. Next, I wanted to have a little filling between the two halved. I took some Oreos and crushed them with my bare hands. Yes it was a painful experience to see the love of my life in bits and pieces but it was necessary. Sighing heavily, I poured some of the ganache into the mixture and pade a nice gooey paste, which I spread over the bottom half.

The I tried to, as evenly as it was possible for me, spread the ganache all over the cake and cut Kit Kats into halves which I placed around the edges. I used Cadbury Shots to decorate the edges and I placed three Oreos to complete the circle. I fashioned a small piping bag out of a plastic bag and made cute little squiggles all over.

Now it was time to worship my cake. I know it is not perfect, nor it is made very neatly. I did not use anything fancy to make it but you know what? Yeh cake tedha hai par mera hai. I love it!