To celebrate a sell-out season of Random International’s unmissable Rain Room, showing at the Jackalope Pavilion, Black Star Pastry created a limited-edition Rain Cake, inspired by the work.
Exclusive to Black Star Pastry’s St Kilda store – located under Rain Room’s Jackalope Pavilion – the Rain Cake was the first in a series of art projects in which Black Star Pastry will collaborate with renowned artists and institutions, creating edible adaptions of iconic works.
Designed to reference a smell and taste of rainfall, it comprises a matcha sponge base, layers of lime buttercream, caramelised apricot compote, lemon myrtle and peppermint sponge, a vein of finger lime jelly, and a white chocolate mousse dusted with lemon myrtle powder. It’s decorated with ‘rain droplets’ delicately dancing atop the cake.
The result, to be expected, is a moist, fragrant and remarkably refreshing cake – reminiscent of a walk through the Botanic Gardens after a summer storm. The use of native botanicals like lemon myrtle and finger lime produces a fresh and zesty taste with hints of eucalyptus – a perfect counterpart to the creamy, white chocolate mousse.
