Lafayette Cake

Name: Lafayette Cake
Ingredients: Chocolate Cream (Ingredient from Gateaux a la Meniere, recipe not provided. Assume amount needed for cake.); Transparent Icing (Ingredient from Gateaux a la Meniere, recipe not provided. Assume amount needed for cake.); drops Extract of cochineal (Used for coloring. Substitute with food coloring if cochineal is unavailable.); Citron, finely chopped (Amount needed for topping.)

A cake based on Gateaux a la Meniere, substituting chocolate cream for the fruit, jam, or jelly, and iced with pink transparent icing and chopped citron.

Ingredients

Chocolate Cream (Ingredient from Gateaux a la Meniere, recipe not provided. Assume amount needed for cake.)
Transparent Icing (Ingredient from Gateaux a la Meniere, recipe not provided. Assume amount needed for cake.)
drops Extract of cochineal (Used for coloring. Substitute with food coloring if cochineal is unavailable.)
Citron, finely chopped (Amount needed for topping.)

Instructions

1Prepare the cake as directed for Gateaux a la Meniere. (Recipe not provided, assume a standard cake preparation method). This includes preparing the cake batter, baking it, and allowing it to cool completely.
2Substitute the fruit, jam, or jelly with Chocolate Cream. Ice the top of the cake with Transparent Icing, colored pink with a few drops of extract of cochineal.
3Strew the top of the icing with finely chopped citron.