Black Pearl Cake

A masterpiece all black cake with the taste of ginger and sesame

Black Pearl Cake

4 cups flour

3 cups sugar

1 cup Toasted (dark) Sesame Oil

3 cups milk

1/3 cup pureed fresh ginger

6 t baking powder

6 eggs

salt 

vanilla

1 bottle black food color

Preheat an oven to 350oF
Grease and flour two circular pans

Whisk the Flour Sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl
Whisk the Oil, Milk, Ginger, Eggs, and Black Color in another bowl

Mix together all, then pour into the pans and bake for

Remove, cool, even out the tops.

Spread sesame filling in the middle, top with second layer
Frost with black colored canned frosting
Cover with black fondant,
Dust with pearl dust

Serve

Sesame paste

1-1/2 cup black sesame seeds, measured then ground
3/4 cup sugar
2 t potato starch  

3/4 cup Milk

Whisk all in a pot over high, continuously until thickened, refrigerate in a bowl, then use