While yesterday was insane, today was great! And although I didn't have high hopes, I have to admit I'm quite proud of my showpiece! I even had enough time to make it rotate:
I used a bamboo skewer and made a "washer" out of chocolate! My math interest is what saved me today. Most people who had a lot of problems were related to improper balance and load consideration, aside of course from many tempering issues. Every thing I did was carefully calculated and measured. Maybe thats why I enjoyed the project more than most, it felt more like an architectural project than an exercise in baking. Of course I would make some minor changes if I were to do it again, but over all I'm very happy with how it turned out. I can easily say its my best accomplishment in my baking career thus far! We still have our written exam tomorrow, then Monday we start plated desserts! I'm loving class more and more as we get into these advanced topics.
And here's some my classmates produced!
Your piece is gorgeous.
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