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>I plan on using some skull candles on top of the cake, so anything that goes along with the theme of death is a plus. She is getting pretty old and I like to remind her. My brother is allergic to almonds, but I may just tell him to fuck off.
Geez anon calm down

>>10796668
praline
marshmalows
meringues
marzipan
candied orange peels

>anon tries to kill his diabetic mom

>>10796668
I suggest making a "dirt cake". Normally I'd suggest serving it in a flower pot with a fake (or if you're good: sugar) plant stuck in the top. But since you want to go with the "death" theme you could do it like a grave instead and make a cake tombstone. Don't forget the gummi worms--a key detail in any dirt cake. You could make it really elaborate and feature a cake (or other kind of edible) coffin being lowered into the grave using licorice ropes.

Make an inch thick layer of fudge with absurd amounts of butter and pieces of white chocolate

>>10796668
Apricot jam like a Sacher torte

Twinkie lattice. Better yet, buy anything from Hostess and just layer that shit on, using jam as mortar.
Commercial strawberry shortcake shells with trifle in em.
Wrap around it with a suitably flexible candy rope or licorice in a sinnet.
Get oral glucose gel from the pharmacy and squirt dots on top. See if you can get two different flavors in complementary colors.

>>10797212
Anon could easily make glucose gel. It can also be dyed with food coloring.

>>10796716
Not OP but that sounds like a fun Halloween idea for my niece and nephew

>>10796668
Mayonnaise

>>10796668
Read and watch this tower cake for inspiration OP:
https://www.gretchensbakery.com/death-to-diets-cake/

I've made tons of buttercreams, but when it comes to chocolate flavor nothing beats a REAL FUDGE ICING. Make this recipe by BakedbyDan OP at least once:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXMYmMbvqW0

One thing you could do is between traditional layers of chocolate cake make a fudge brownie layer in a cake pan using this recipe:
https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2018/02/bravetart-glossy-fudge-brownies.html

If she like peanut butter then I do suggest a chocolate ganache mixed with some (don't use the fancy natural kind here as it will separate and break) maybe with some salted roasted peanuts crushed up and mixed in for texture (Chopped Reese's Cups would also be good but you say no pre-made candy).

Also a homemade caramel layer/glaze might be good for that Snickers/Twix-combo flavor.

Some chocolate-chip cookie dough buttercream (just make sure to bake the flour @ 350F for 15 minutes to pasteurize it before mixing it in):
https://www.twosisterscrafting.com/best-cookie-dough-frosting/
You can add cocoa powder and white chocolate chunks as well.

Protips:
1. Where possible when doing the cakes, bloom and dissolve your cocoa powder with boiling water to wake up the flavors before mixing.

2. Adding 1 & 1/2 to 2 tsps of expresso powder or instant coffee to your chocolate cakes (preferable at the blooming stage) will intensify the chocolate flavor without turning it mocha flavored, unless your Mom digs that then add up to 4 tsps to give it that flavor.


Hope your creation works well OP and I look forward to documentation thread.

>>10799024
Oh and I forgot if you do an outside ganache glaze (on top of your buttercream crumb coat), you'd impress her with a mirror finish using this technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z5VWIBT3tM

Garnish with some chocolate shavings or maybe brigadeiros (Brazilian truffles made with condensed milk and dulche de leche):
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/brigadeiros

Rocky road

>>10799024
>>10799073
Incredibly helpful posts. I'm going to test some of these things. If that cookie dough buttercream works she will flip out for that. All your suggestions are great.

>>10796668
incorporate sugar skulls into it somehow

>>10796668
coccaine. lots and lots of coccaine.

>>10796668
Hey OP, can you like put a Hashtag into your post so I can find it in the Archive if I miss the thread. I like the idea

>>10796668

When I make a chocolate layer cake, I put Bonne Maman strawberry preserves in between.

>>10799588
Glad to help. Since you are doing a big project cake with many layers remember to start many days in advance preparing the component recipes you are going to be building with to keep things manageable.
And keep your cake layers frozen while working with them so they stay firm and workable and also so crumbs don't strip off onto your spatula/knife when filling and decorating them and make your frostings "crumby".

>>10796668
Prune jelly