Cake Decorating With Modeling Chocolate

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Calificado en Estados Unidos el 23 de octubre de 2013

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As a home hobby baker it is simply too expensive for me to purchase commercial tubs of modeling chocolate. I've tried numerous recipes and had poor results. Using this book I successfully made my own Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, and White Chocolate modeling chocolate clay. I keep it double wrapped in a container and take it out as needed to make roses, leaves, and cut outs for cookies, cakes, and petit fours. The properly made White modeling chocolate colors beautifully. This was the answer to better decorating. Most importantly you can do so many of the same things you do with fondant, except this tastes and smells perfectly delicious. Great book. I posted photos of my first roses & fantasy flowers here.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 12 de mayo de 2020

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A very strong start that just sort of fizzled out before the end. The author starts off giving you some great information about the various types of chocolate and the sweetness level as well as the different sugars that can be used to create a good modeling chocolate. She provides solutions to problems that may arise while creating or working with the modeling chocolate. For instance if it is too hard, too soft, too oily, or too dry she explains what you can do to fix each of those problems.

Unfortunately, once she gets into the actual decorating section, it feels more like an opportunity to brag about her own achievements and give some questionable decorating practices like using styrofoam! Styrofoam is NOT to be eaten. Hiding inside of chocolate it could easily be mistaken as edible and someone could choke on it. A better suggestion would be create a chocolate foundation or use rice crispy treats, or cake pop... But do not put something like styrofoam inside food. Unless the item is obviously not to be eaten, decorative columns, fountains, plastic lattice, you should not be putting things that cannot be eaten inside where people don't know that it's not food! That's just bad practice. Also, in the digital version many links gave a 401 error. Not me best spent $17.

In conclusion, the section on how to make and work with the modeling chocolate was good, the decorating sections, not so much.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 6 de septiembre de 2016

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I prefer to decorate in buttercream, but there are some things that just don't work with buttercream. Because I'm admittedly anti-fondant, I stumbled across the website for Wicked Goodies while searching for alternatives. There were so many great things on that site that I had to purchase this book about modeling chocolate. This book is filled with decorating ideas, amazing pictures, and instructions for using modeling chocolate. If you are a newbie to that medium, like I am, then this book is invaluable.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 26 de diciembre de 2020

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This is a great 3D chocolate decorating tech book. A dream for bakers come true. You will love the colorful pages, easy to follow instructions and recipe. There is not a strange and difficult material searching. I recommend this author books📚. Must have it.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 29 de abril de 2018

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I've been dabbling with modeling chocolate. Fondant dries slowly and sags. Gum paste flowers are as tasty as eating powdered sugar out of the bag. This book will give you many good ideas on what can be done with modeling chocolate, how to make it and going beyond the basics.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 12 de febrero de 2016

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This book is a great reference for working with: modeling chocolate, chocolate "plastic" (plastique), candy clay. Tells you the difference and great text on the recipes as well as great ideas and instructions! It's fun to learn about and play with this edible play dough!

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 18 de agosto de 2020

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I've just started working with modeling chocolate and this book is awesome!! Lots of pics and great step by step instructions.

Calificado en Estados Unidos el 14 de febrero de 2017

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I really like ti the tutorials are awesome and gives a lot of great ideas, I would have appreciated if were also included the recipes for the different sponge cakes.

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3.0 de 5 estrellas A great introduction but not much else...

Calificado en el Reino Unido el 26 de diciembre de 2016

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This book is definitely for beginners. I love the in depth guide and information on modelling chocolate, there is a lot of attention to detail helping you to understand the medium and to get you confident using it. The book is let down by the poor designs and the writer's poor modelling skills. If you are new to the modelling chocolate medium this is great, you will learn a lot about how to use it and if you want to do basic designs this book is great but if you want to learn how to make models or improve your skills this really is not the book for you. It's probable that you can get all the information contained with in the book on the internet but I think this guide is a definitive one when it comes to this medium, the trouble shooting guide is a great and worth knowing as modelling chocolate is temperamental and there are a lot of variables in making it.

5.0 de 5 estrellas If I could give it 5 stars, 3 times, I would.

Calificado en el Reino Unido el 11 de junio de 2019

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This book `gives' endlessly. Yes, I am a beginner so can only view from that perspective...and I only bought it 5 minutes ago so no chance to experiment yet...and there are a couple of wacky designs that I won't use ... but it looks very well researched and I couldn't ask for more.

4.0 de 5 estrellas decorating with chocolate

Calificado en el Reino Unido el 8 de mayo de 2014

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Easy. To follow instruction's, lovely photos an lots of them. Definitely going to try these out. The method. For making chocolate. Paste was clearly explained with step by step pictures you cant go wrong. Buy it ;)

5.0 de 5 estrellas Great book!! Excellent purchase!

Calificado en el Reino Unido el 20 de septiembre de 2013

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Excellent purchase!
A very good book, very accessible, very explanatory, with many photos.
Although I still have not tried the techniques in the book, I recommend its purchase.

5.0 de 5 estrellas Five Stars

Calificado en el Reino Unido el 17 de febrero de 2015

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Full of good ideas and lovely helpful pictures.