Chocolate Kiev Cake #CakeSliceBakers

For my penultimate Cake Slice Bakers bake for 2019, I chose the Chocolate Kiev Cake. This cake consists of layers of chocolate hazelnut meringue and chocolate sponge cake with chocolate mascarpone buttercream between. In addition, each sponge cake layer is brushed with a chocolate syrup - a runny chocolate ganache. After layering everything, the cake is covered with buttercream, topped with chocolate ganache, and decorated with chocolate meringue kisses and chopped hazelnuts. Chocolate upon chocolate upon chocolate. What's not to love!


The cake was a bit of a mess as I was assembling it. The first problem was the same one I've had in the past - splitting the cake layers.  The layers were a little thin to begin with, and splitting them created a few uneven spots.  Then came the meringue layers.  The instructions say to mark an 8-inch circle on parchment paper, pipe meringue inside the circle and bake.  Then when you layer with the cake, you're to trim off any parts that are too big.  Both layers were too big, and trying to trim them created a bit of mess.  Better would have been to bake the meringue in the cake pans.  But then when I went to trim the meringue layers, I discovered that the meringue was not crisp all the way through.  It was marshmallowy inside.  I did notice after the fact that the revised recipe on her website recommends cooking the meringue layers for 8 hours at 200 which is twice as long as was listed in the cookbook.


I felt like I didn't have quite enough buttercream, but that could be because I used too much in the layers.  Having said all that, the cake was delicious.  Each chocolate layer had a unique taste that would have been delicious on its own, and combined were quite a treat.



Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is The European Cake Cookbook by Tatyana Nesteruk. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes! Follow our Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages where you can find all of our cakes, as well as inspiration for many other cakes. You can also click on the thumbnail pictures below to take you to each of our cakes. If you have a blog and are interested in joining The Cake Slice Bakers and baking along with us, please send an email to thecakeslicebakers at gmail dot com for more details. The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends. This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want to join in the fun and bake through this book.
Our choices for November 2019 were ~
  1. Chocolate Kiev Cake
  2. German Prinzregenten Torte
  3. Dundee Cake
  4. Pomegranate Creme Cake
Chocolate Kiev Cake
German Prinzregenten Torte

    Comments

    1. A Day in the Life on the FarmNovember 20, 2019 at 5:19 AM

      Bravo for taking on such a huge undertaking during this busy time of year. Your cake looks lovely.

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    2. AmandaNovember 20, 2019 at 12:57 PM

      Holy moly! What a decadent, beautiful cake! I'll have to try it!

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    3. KarenNovember 20, 2019 at 8:07 PM

      This book has definitely been a challenge. Your cake is gorgeous with all of the challenges!

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