A while ago I saw a cake on Facebook which was destined to be recreated. Today I finally gave it a go! It's a work in progress! My ganache set too much due to monkey bedtime, causing the mud to be a little too textured and the piglets harder to sink in. The ribbon should have been wider and would have looked neater with a single winding. But a midnight amazon purchase isn't always what you expect :) Cake is easy enough to assemble.
I made simple buttermilk sponge cake, in two 18cm sandwich tins (Nigella, How to be a domestic goddess). I put them together with the buttercream mentioned in that recipe.
Made ganache with 250ml double cream and 400g plain dark chocolate, I like it sweet so sifted in a little icing sugar.
Ganache needs to be set enough to stick to sides and not run out. Thick custard would be a good consistency. Smeer the sides and stick the kitkats (I needed about 20 two finger bars) around the side. Tie ribbon.
Spread the rest of the ganache on top. Ideally you would have your piggies ready to go at this stage as they'll sink in nicer. I had to use a warmed teaspoon to smooth the chocolate down to position them.
I used pink ready to roll icing, but the original used pink marzipan.
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