Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network November 2014 | Page 10

You will need: • 6” cake of your choice (enough to get four 1” layers) • 6” half ball cake of your choice • Ganache of your choice • Turntable • Setup board • 6” cake board (cleaned with vodka before use) STAGE 1 Step 1: • Serrated knife Trim and torte your cake to get four 1” layers • Spatula • Level • Scraper • Small piece of acetate • Non slip mat Step 2: Step 3: Step 4: Step 5: Time the excess off your half ball cake and scrape off any ‘crunchy’ edges Place non slip mat on your turntable followed by your setup board Place another piece of non slip mat on your setup board followed by your 6” cake board Spread ganache on cake board and place one layer of the cake on top. Continue with ganache and cake until you have used up all your layers of cake (besides the dome)