BBC Good Food

26 August 2008

Tested

"Fantastic cake - made it twice for my sons two fourth birthday parties! I used half dark and half milk chocolate for the cake and the ganache, and the kids loved it - gooey chocolate faces all round. I let the ganache cool then put in the fridge to set a bit more before putting on the cake and then let it run down the sides and smoothed over with a spoon. I let my son decorate the ganache top - at that point the cake looked very much like it could be sitting in a cake shop - with glace cherry haves which then made it look fun as he put a face on it and a few cherries stuck on the sides too which was a nice effect. I've never made anything other than an average sponge before and this was fab and so easy! Also great warmed up with ice-cream as suggested before! yum, yum, yum!"