8 Gently press the almonds
onto the sides of the cake so they adhere to the glaze.
I put a layer of parchment paper around the base of my cake to catch the crumbs, and used a knife to lift the crushed Oreos
onto the sides of the cake.
Not exact matches
Press the hazelnut crumbs
onto the icing around the edge
of the
cake (you've got more than enough hazelnut crumbs and much
of it will fall off as you press it on the
sides).
Then place the second layer
of cake onto the first
cake layer and then frost the top and
sides of the
cake with the remaining frosting.
After loosening the
sides of the
cake with a spatula, I flipped mine out
onto a flat baking sheet.
If you like nuts, you'll want to sprinkle them on top
of the batter before baking and lay the nut
side of the cooked
cake onto the powder sugared towel as described below.
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Run a knife around the edge
of the pan to loosen the
sides, then turn the
cake out
onto a serving plate.
Place one
of the
cake layers
onto your
cake plate and spread about 1/3
of the Almond Joy frosting
onto the center
of the
cake, spreading to about 1/2 - inch from the
sides.
Carefully pour chocolate mixture
onto top center
of cake; spread to edge, allowing some to drizzle down
side.
Immediately press pistachios
onto top and
sides of cake, pressing to adhere.
Let sit 15 minutes, then run a knife around
sides to loosen and use parchment paper to lift
cake out
of pan and
onto rack.
Place the second layer
of cake right
side up (flat
cake bottom
onto the frosting) and frost the top
of this layer with 2/3 cup again (note: I found I needed just a bit more to cover this layer).
Fruit bubbles over the top and
onto the
sides of crust, chocolate oozes down the layers
of a
cake that leans slightly to the right.
Run a small metal spatula between the
sides of the pan and the
cake, pressing firmly against the pan, and invert it
onto a wire rack that has been lightly coated with nonstick cooking spray.
When cooled remove the
side of the tin and turn out
onto a plate /
cake stand, allow to cool fully.
Pour the ganache
onto the center
of the
cake allowing it to drip off the
sides of the
cake.
To assemble, pipe the filling
onto the flat
side of one
cake round and sandwich it with another.
Place the
cake on a rack and let cool completely in the pan (for at least 1 hour), then remove the
sides of the pan, slide the
cake onto a serving platter, then carefully remove the bottom
of the pan.
Tap the lollipop stick gently against the
side of the bowl to remove any excess candy melt, then place
cake pop
onto parchment paper to dry, so the lollipop stick is upright.
Rest your serving plate on the bottom
of the
cake and turn the
cake right -
side up
onto the plate.