Perfect Birthday Cake

Name: Perfect Birthday Cake
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1B/d cups heavy whipping cream; light corn syrup, . cup; 1 pound (450 grams) semisweet chocolate (melted and cooled); 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (very soft); Yellow Cake Layers (baked and cooled (see opposite page)), Two 9-inch (23-cm); Chocolate shavings (for finishing)

Perfect birthday cake with yellow cake layers filled with chocolate ganache, frosted and topped with chocolate shavings.

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Ingredients

heavy whipping cream 1B/d cups

light corn syrup . cup

semisweet chocolate (melted and cooled) 1 pound (450 grams)

unsalted butter (very soft) 4 tablespoons

Yellow Cake Layers (baked and cooled (see opposite page)) Two 9-inch (23-cm)

Chocolate shavings (for finishing)

Instructions

Step 1

For the filling, combine the cream and corn syrup in a medium saucepan and whisk well to mix. Place over low heat and bring to a gentle simmer—there will just be some bubbles around the inside edge of the pan. Pour the cream into a bowl and cool it to lukewarm, about 110°F (45°C).

Step 2

Add the cooled cream to the melted chocolate and whisk until smooth. Distribute pieces of the butter all over the chocolate cream and whisk it in—make sure the butter is very soft or it won't incorporate smoothly.

Step 3

Refrigerate the ganache until it thickens to a spreading consistency.

Step 4

Put a dab of the cooled ganache on a cardboard or platter and place one of the cake layers on it. Spread the layer with half of the ganache. Invert the second layer onto the filling so the cake's smooth bottom is on top. Spread the outside of the cake smoothly with the remaining ganache.