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World renknowned cake specialist Ron Ben-Israel at his Manhattan bakery with Chabad on Washington Square Rabbis Bankhalter and Cohn in Purim costume.
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The cake’s edges are cut down to create a rounded look. The “hamantash” was actually made from 8 layers of cake, each sprinkled with “Sabra” liqueur in the “Ad’lo’yada” spirit. With 7 layers of Blackberry cream fillings, the total height was 15".
The cake was so large, we gave up on our traditional spatulas, and smoothed the chocolate frosting with gloved hands. |
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Long strips of sweet frosting dough are rolled and applied to the cake.
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Our crew patiently prepared hundreds of chocolate balls for the “poppy seed filling.”
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Coloring the sugar icing with cocoa powder simulates the look of a baked dough.
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The finished cake that fed 400 guests at Chabad on Washington Square’s Purim party. Even the “doily” on the tray was made of icing.
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"Next Hanukkah we plan to bake the world’s largest dreidle."