I don't do much cake decorating but I've been wanting to try this for a long time. Attempted to make a birch tree stump. I can't decide if I love it or hate it in terms of appearance but it tasted awesome.
For the cake, I mostly followed Sally's Baking Addiction's black Forest cake recipe but substituted raspberries for the cherries. I frosted it in Claire Saffitz's chocolate buttercream that she uses for her buche de noel. The birch bark is made of wafer paper and the mushrooms are meringue. Butterflies are royal icing transfers. It was definitely a fun experiment and I might make it a yearly tradition to try to make an improved version each year.
by BicameralProf
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I absolutely love forests and this cake decor won me over! It looks adorable.
This looks wonderful! The bark effect is really stunning. Great job!
How unique! Looks delicious!
Oh, goodness!!! Happy Birthday! That looks spectacular!
If someone made me this cake I would feel like they really understood me! I love everything about it
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Yummy!
I love this on so many levels. 🥰
Also, happy birthday!!! 🥳🎉🎁🎈
So witty! Happy Birthday
I’m not a fan of cherry flavored anything but can appreciate the look of that cake and it’s beautiful!
I wish bakeries would sell cakes like this.
That’s a beautiful cake
This is gorgeous! Did you just apply the wafer paper straight to the buttercream to get that effect or did you do anything else to it?
This is one of the most wonderful cakes I’ve ever seen. Happy birthday!
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Wow, you are talented! Enjoy your cake and have a happy birthday!! 😊
New goals!!! Love this so much
I read this as “raspberry and black forest ham cake” and I was real concerned for a second 😭
Would you share the recipe? This looks amazing
Beautiful