Riding the Rails

While we're on the topic of all things nerdy, I thought I might as well throw this one out there too.  Some of you may remember Andrew's birthday cake from last year, which as of July 2011 was the nerdiest cake I'd made.  Well I'm slightly ashamed to say that cake has been retooled and version 2.0 is out of the mixer - just as nerdy as the first time around.

This cake was made for the annual Futurewise dinner and auction in Seattle back in March 2012, as a part of the dinner auction.  The cake was Devils food with a pecan coconut filling, covered in a dark chocolate ganache before being smoothed over with fondant.

The best part about this cake redesign was not only being able to use fondant, but the nifty little aerosol can of edible silver spray paint.  Game changer right there.  So not only did the cake taste delicious and look real, but it was nabbed second in the desert dash portion of the evening!

To all you transit nerds camped out in LA this week for Rail-Volution - take a break from the festivities and grab a slice.  Just make sure to finish before boarding the bus, they really frown on chocolate crumbs on the seats.

Posted in: Chocolate, Devils Food, Nerd, Transit