Novel Bakery

If you’ve been around bookstagram, you know that Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros basically broke the internet. I was so excited to get my hands on a copy, but…it didn’t live up to the hype for me. Some of the relationships felt underdeveloped and I didn’t feel as invested in some of the characters because of it. However, the dragons and the relationships between dragon and rider were amazing. I’m glad I stuck with the book because the ending was phenomenal! Though I struggled to get through the first book, I will definitely be reading the second in hopes that it follows the ending of book one! 

Fourth Wing is a romance fantasy (romantasy) featuring a deadly military school, dragons, and some angsty love. 

I knew I had to make chocolate cake when Xaden confessed it was his favorite. (I really liked Xaden and his storyline and it was one that felt better developed!) I added cinnamon, allspice, and cayenne to my favorite chocolate cake recipe to add a spicy element because, fire breathing dragons. And because…Xaden. 

I filled the cake and crumb coated it with chocolate ganache.

And then I used palette knives plus chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream to decorate the cake with individual scales. This cake was phenomenal.

For the buttercream, I used my favorite Italian Meringue Buttercream recipe from Erin McDowell. And added some melted chocolate.

Xaden says his favorite food is chocolate cake and I’d like to think he’d be very happy with this particular chocolate cake. What’s your favorite food?