Woodland themed Chocolate Cakes

Pickles is making my little photo shoots increasingly difficult.   She likes to stay close to the action, either by sniffing the tantalizing aroma of the Flourless Chocolate Cake decorated with Chocolate Meringue (good for those with wheat/gluten allergies)

chewing on the towel

or simply insisting on being in the photo.

As soon as I manage a walrus-free shot of the Chocolate-Hazelnut Mousse Cake, decorated with faux bois White Chocolate shards

Pickles is back for a taste.  But who can blame her?  This is six layers of chocolate-hazelnut sponge cake and mousse.  There are fresh ground toasted hazelnuts in the cake and hazelnut liqueur in the mousse.

Finally she leaves me alone so I can enjoy a slice of the Flourless Chocolate Cake, which was made with almond flour instead of wheat flour and also has Creme D’Or (choco + whipped cream) icing under the meringue.  I think the meringue looks like Birch trees.

Everyone loves Flourless Chocolate Cake.  It always reminds me of my friend Stacey who moved to Austin, TX a couple of years ago.  She used to make it all the time.  Hi Stacey!  Let’s take a closer look at the all the fanfare.

What’s not to love?  Plus, the Chocolate Meringue biscuits get a little chewy in the center – like macarons.  Drool.