Choc Cake / Ganache Q.

Ok..dont cook, wont cook but decided to try my hand at baking...more specifically my DD's first birthday cake .....a tad too ambitious I think to make my baking debut

I got a recipe from a nigella lawson book for choc cake and thought how hard could it be

I forgot to buy baking powder so did some substitution of my own - added 1/2 cup of self raising flour to the cup of reg flour - the recipe asked for 1 1/2 cups of reg flour plus baking powder...end result is a pretty flat looking cake....

Now for the icing...I made the ganache but it came out pretty runny...I think I added too much chocolate...recipe asked for cream and chocolate ....would this have caused it to be runny as I used the correct amoun of cream.

All in all my DH is laughing his head off at me as I sit here waiting and hoping the ganache sets so I can taste it...

Now I wonder where I left that number for my local bakery

Any baking tips for the novice baker?

Thanks

Ok..I have tasted it now..the ganache set a little so that is good but the cake tastes really dry...what did I do wrong?

Message edited 1/27/2007 9:12:53 PM.

Re: Choc Cake / Ganache Q.

i would just go back to the store and get like a dunkin hines or betty crocker cake mix and start over.... make it easier for yourself, and tastes great!!

Re: Choc Cake / Ganache Q.

i have never substituted baking powder before... that might be a reason...