Last week I accepted a special challenge. A fondant cake. OMFG, I was so frightened. Fondant scares me. It won’t make the things I want it to, have not the right colour, be sticky, dry… I have a kind of phobia.

But to make the parents of a school mate happy, I tried to ignore these fears and started the project. Her parents are great formula 1 fans, this means the shape of the cake should be the most attracting thing – a racing car. Wew, this was really a challange. With a good basic chocolate cake I always use and a really yummy choc buttercream, it was possible to make a good shape. Then everything covered and decorated.

It would be quite tricky to explain how I exactly prepared the car as I have no pictures of the process, but I will give you the recipe of the chocolate buttercream that is not to be missed. It is pretty easy to make and has a strong nutty note that tastes good with chocolate cake. Mhhh…

Chocolate Buttercream

20 g (2/3 oz.) corn starch
2 egg yolks
50 g (1/4 cup) sugar
300 ml (1 1/4 cup) milk
250 g (2 sticks) butter
100 g (3 oz.) nougat, melted
50 g (1 2/3 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Mix 50 ml (5 tbsp.) of the milk with corn starch. Add egg yolks and sugar and mix well. Heat the remaining milk until it starts to boil. Slowly add the egg mixture and stir until the cream thickens.

Cream the butter in a seperate bowl. Incorporate in cream.

Melt nougat and chocolate over a water bath, then incorporate as well.

Use for decoration, cake pops and much more :)

Recipe adapted from Chefkoch.de