cream together butter and cream cheese using a mixer until it is light and fluffy
add the confectioners sugar, vanilla, orange emusion, and heavy cream and whip on high speed for 2 *you can add some food coloring to this icing before whipping to make the perfect orange creamsicle color. Just a few drops each of red and yellow
add the confectioners sugar, vanilla, orange emulsion, and heavy cream and whip on high speed for 2 minutes
*you can add some food coloring to this icing before whipping to make the perfect orange creamsicle color. Just a few drops each of red and yellow
Icing the Cake
place a generous amount of icing between the two cake layers
cover cake with a thin layer of icing and freeze the entire cake for 15 minutes. decorate your cake with another layer of buttercream put cake back in the freezer for 1 hour if you are adding the ganache topping
cover cake with a thin layer of icing and freeze the entire cake for 15 minutes
decorate your cake with another layer of buttercream
put cake back in the freezer for 1 hour if you are adding the ganache topping
Making the Ganache
in a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream on medium heat just until it starts remove the pan from the heat and then whisk in the chocolate and food coloring until all the chocolate is melted and the sauce is smoothallow the ganache to cool until it is a good drip consistency
in a small saucepan, heat the heavy cream on medium heat just until it starts boiling
remove the pan from the heat and then whisk in the chocolate and food coloring until all the chocolate is melted and the sauce is smooth
allow the ganache to cool until it is a good drip consistency
to make the drips, place the ganache into a condiment dispenser or use a spoon and starting from the edge of the cake apply the ganache all around the edge of the cover the top of the cake with the ganache
to make the drips, place the ganache into a condiment dispenser or use a spoon and starting from the edge of the cake apply the ganache all around the edge of the cake
cover the top of the cake with the ganache
complete your cake design by piping the leftover icing around the top of the cake
