I need a cake challenge...

[TheCunningStunt]

Right so I have mastered bakery somewhat over the last few months. From tarts, to sticky toffee pudding, to bread, naans etc.

I am ready for something a little more elaborate....any inspiration, recipes etc greatly received!! My preference is a cake of sorts, not that into sugar icing, but all up for a technically challenging dish.

How about this? I've never done it, but someone linked to it as a potential challenge on another thread :)

That looks yummy wem i might try that myself.
How about a rainbow striped cake also that would be quite challanging

A Croquembouche - a tall one!

My daughter's after a Rapunzel tower for her birthday (end of next month), complete with Rapunzel, Pascal and Mother Gothel. She prefers chocolate sponge, but wants cream too. She's open to rice crispie cake moulding for the tower.
Just let me know when it's done and I'll send you my address

Battehburg? Not terribly difficult but satisfying, I make it and no-one here likes marzipan but they eat it all anyway.

Or birthday cakes - shaped ones are quite challenging.

Macarons?

Wem that looks great!!....curiositykitten She might have to fight my dd for it first

I have done macaroons before, yummy....but they got stuck to the tray(baking paper and tried on baking sheets)is there a way around this???

Great suggestions! Thankyou

To release macarons from the baking paper when you lift hte tray from the oven gently lift on corner of the baking paper and pout a little water under it. The steam softens the bottom of the paper and the macaron lift off.

Aaah!!!! I think I saw that on tv once...thanks!

Sachertorte. That's bleeding impossible challenging

curiositykitten a Rapunzel tower would be so much fun to do....shame I have taken a stand against "branded" themes for parties or I would be tempted.

Oooh yes I have been looking at the sacher torte.......