Recently, Bill retired after working with our business for nearly 35 years. Bill was a friendly face around the office who was always up for a pleasant chat.
A few people organised an office morning tea for Bill to wish him all the best in his retirement. I could not attend the morning tea, but I wanted to make Bill a cake for the morning tea to thank him and to wish him well.
I saw a mud cake on Instagram from Adelaide Bakes, which I though would be the perfect cake for Bill. You can find the recipe online here. I made my cake in a 22cm cake tin, so it is not as tall as the one on the source website.
I covered the cake with ganache (using Dorie Greenspan's recommended one is to one ratio of chocolate and cream), and decorated it with fondant shapes made by pressing fondant into silicone moulds. The plant and leaves allude to the fact that one of Bill's presents was a plant, while the tea pot, cups and cupcakes represent the morning tea.
Here is Bill cutting his cake, with his plant in the foreground:
Fifty or so people attended Bill's morning tea, which shows what a treasure he is. We wish you all the best in your retirement Bill, and you will be missed around the office.
Aww that's such a great cake! I bet he so appreciated it :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cake - and 35 years is an impressive amount of time at a place these days - so nice that so many could farewell him and I am sure your cake was a hit
ReplyDeleteThat's a delicious looking cake and perfect for a retirement tea, very nice of you! Good luck to him in his retirement!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely gesture to bake a cake on the occasion of the retirement of one of your co-workers - love the recipe, the chocolate ganache and the retirement tea theme. Your mud cake must have been quite delicious! You always put so much thought into every detail!
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