Comments on: Westin’s Brooklyn Light Show Cake (Death by Chocolate Cake)

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:03:01 +0000

In reply to Annette. That helps, yes. So happy you loved it!

By: Annette

Annette — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:08:21 +0000

My own Westin requested this for his birthday a few months ago, and it was a hit! We even made it one other time since. So many delicious components, and we LOVED the chocolate covered graham crackers! We could just make those to eat and be happy! It was tricky to cut the cake with the crunchy graham crackers, though. Should I have broken them up smaller? Thanks!

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 21:11:01 +0000

In reply to JacqueL. Darn! Okay, yeah, cut back on the butter by 2 to 3 tablespoons and see what you think of that. I think it should work well.

By: JacqueL

JacqueL — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:44:55 +0000

Any tips for making the Graham cookie crumbs? I attempted last night and the butter oozed out everywhere and in the end they were chewy and not crispy. Do you need to spread it out really thin to get crispy bits? I’m not one to suggest cutting down on butter but it separated from the cookie mixture so much, is it maybe too much?
Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions

By: Clarissa

Clarissa — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 03:55:48 +0000

Yum! So excited to try this one! Would regular milk powder work in place of the malted milk powder?

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:35:33 +0000

Made this for a family birthday dinner and it was a hit! Made some minor changes for higher altitude and it turned out perfectly. Thanks for another amazing recipe!

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:52:25 +0000

In reply to Fiona. This one is very moist!

By: Fiona

Fiona — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:25:46 +0000

How moist is the cake itself? I’ve made two milk bar recipes, but found the cake to be kind of dry (maybe that’s for structural purposes, given all the fillings?). I’m thinking to make this cake with your chocolate buttercream, as I do love the method of getting the three layers from one pan. Thanks in advance!

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:37:57 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. Yes double

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 16:31:58 +0000

Love, love, love all of your cakes! I’m making this for my friend’s birthday and she’s requesting that I put icing all around the cake. Would you suggest I double the fudge buttercream recipe in order to have enough? Thanks!!

By: Ashley W

Ashley W — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 20:29:14 +0000

I have made this cake twice now (once my niece saw the pics of the first one she requested it for her birthday). I’m a huge chocolate person and buttercream isn’t my favorite, so this cake was my jam. The graham cracker crunchy malt balls were the trickiest piece, but having a crunch in the cake was worth it as the rest is so dense. Having made them 3 times (the first was burned), I wish I had seen some pictures or a video of what I should be doing and how it was meant to look. I saw a suggestion to use cereal instead, which I think would be fine and wouldn’t take away from the overall cake at all. The second time I was in a place where I didn’t have access to the acetate or the cutter, so I used 6 inch pans and some placemats, it worked fine. This is an advanced cake to make, but it is delicious!

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:43:55 +0000

In reply to Anna. Because this one is so tall, I actually cut two layers down and serve the top half first and then the bottom half - which gives me 18-20 servings.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:15:47 +0000

I’m wondering how many people this would serve seeing as it’s a much smaller cake than your using layered recipes? Hoping to get 10 servings out of it but I’m contemplating making a second batch if necessary!! I’m currently in the process of making this cake for my son’s birthday party this weekend – cake turned out perfect.

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 22:35:57 +0000

In reply to Debbie. It's hard to build the cake inside acetate that's too tall.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:47:31 +0000

What size acetate? Milk bar uses 2 sheets 4″ but why not start out with 6″ or 8″ acetate. Is it too hard to work with taller acetate?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:09:59 +0000

In reply to Alexandra Nagy.

You could always try rice krispies or corn flakes. I prefer to mix using tempered chocolate.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:08:14 +0000

In reply to Veronica.

I highly recommend. There is 2 ways;
Oven method- preheat oven to 300`f. Spread flour on a baking sheet lined with parchment or silpat. Bake 2min intervals, stirring and moving flour around until flour reaches 165`f. Remove from oven and Place in a clean bowl.
Microwave method- place flour in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds at a time stirring after each interval to break up hot spots. Keep heating until flour temperature reaches 165`f. This could take up to 1-2min.

Any flour that will not be baked in a recipe should be heat treated. Hope this helps.

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 02:48:23 +0000

In reply to Susan. Follow the cups :)

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:46:29 +0000

Good morning, I am confused on the measurement of the butter in the fudge buttercream. Maybe I misread but 1 1/4 cups does not equal 169.5 grams. It shows the same in your Cake book and also on here so I am doubly confused.

By: Alexandra Nagy

Alexandra Nagy — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:36:01 +0000

The cake, peanut butter cookie dough and fudge frosting recipes all turned out fantastic. I wasn’t keen on the chocolate covered graham crumbs though, they turned out very chewy.

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:54:10 +0000

In reply to Lizbeth Cella. Try almond butter

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:53:44 +0000

In reply to Amber. Thank you!

By: Shana

Shana — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:11:18 +0000

Does the frosting need to be done in a food processor? Or can it be done in a mixer?

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 15:28:30 +0000

I made your heavenly crème brûlée cake, and it was just like the name says, HEAVENLY! Thank You!