A Chocolate Dream Retirement Cake

Congratulations, Richard, on your retirement!  We are celebrating Richard's retirement today with a family gathering at Hotel Utica and Apple Crumbles is bringing the cake.  This cake consists of 4 layers. Two of traditional chocolate cake and two layers which are a crisp almond meringue.  They sandwich a rich chocolate mousse.  The topping is a smooth chocolate buttercream with Callebaut milk chocolate curls.  On the center of the cake, I have put a "scroll" made of Callebaut white chocolate and corn syrup to form "chocolate plastic".  The sides are frosted in a white buttercream and finished with an "Edible image" [...]