The hard work is over and its time to party! With my mom graduating, we wanted to celebrate with a surprise party at home and what better way to celebrate than with cake. I even managed to bake it in our house without her finding out. I made Ina Garten's chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream. Considering that it was my first solo cake baking experience it was easy as pie...or cake. I found some decorating tips in a magazine. I made candied lemon slices by blanching them, then a dunk in an ice bath, and into a simmering pot of simple syrup. Then I made the flowers from gumdrops. All you do is roll them out with a rolling pin to a little bigger than a silver dollar. Next, cut them in half. You'll need six halves to make one flower. I took the first half and rolled it into a cylinder and then wrapped the next five halves around each other. I thought they looked very elegant with so little effort. All in all, round one was a success. I hope my next cake is this pretty and tasty.
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