This recipe also calls for a walnut brittle that you make, pulse in a food processor, and then add to half of the frosting. You will be rewarded with a smooth spreadable frosting.
It will seem like it takes forever, and it will look terrible at first. Keep in mind that it will again curdle at first, but will finally come together and return to a smooth texture eventually. You can make this frosting in advance and refrigerate or freeze it, but you will have to re-beat it with the paddle attachment to make it spreadable. I used vanilla bean paste, which has little flecks of vanilla beans in it. The frosting is flavored with vanilla along with the honey. Next, using an offset frosting spatula and a cake turntable, and beginning at the top of the cake, turn the cake slowly and move the spatula downward to create a spiral. Once the crumb coating has set, spread the rest of the frosting over the cake and smooth it as best you can.
To create the "skep" look with the frosing, after you have assembled the layers, cover the cake with a crumb coating. With clean hands, shape the marzipan into small ovals about the size of large vitamin capsules, paint them with two or three black stripes across the "body," and then brush them with the luster dust between the black stripes.įinally, press two almond slices into each "bee" for the wings.
#Bee hive cake plus
I used store bought marzipan but you can actually make your own by processing equal parts almond flour, sugar, plus a little bit of almond extract, egg white, and rose water. You will need a small amount of marzipan, some black gel food coloring, some gold luster or shimmer dust, almond slices, and toothpicks. I only lost a tiny shaving of cake off of the top.
Be sure to generously grease and flour the pan so that the cake does not stick.
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