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Scrumptious Recipes and Original Chocolate Decorations
Katrien Van Zyl
Search Press
September 1, 2012 / ISBN 978-1844488629
How-To Books/Sugarcraft
Amazon
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Since the time of the Aztecs chocolate has always been popular;
and that shows no sign of changing. So push aside that sugarpaste
and decorate your cakes with the brown stuff instead for a change!
A quick glance at this book will show you some colorful creations
so if you thought that chocolate had to be just brown or white then
think again. Of course there is plenty of that too, but coloring
chocolate with a variety of food coloring substances produces some
lovely results and extends the versatility of the medium. This is
a project book about the decorating process not a recipe book but
there are several cake recipes in here at the back, along with methods
for things like buttercream and various fillings and coatings. Learn
all about how to choose the right type of chocolate and how to work
with it for best results, plus a look at the back will give you
advice on how to disassemble the cakes for eating. The bulk of the
book is the projects themselves, which all come with both staged
photographs plus a handsome full page image of what it is supposed
to look like if you have followed the instructions properly. These
are fairly detailed, but I would not suggest this book for a cake-decorating
beginner. There are nature-inspired cakes with leaves or flowers,
a gift box filled at the top with strawberries (real ones), abstract
and spiky modern creations, a cake topped with Christmas trees,
a tower of cupcakes, a modern wedding cake and more. I like the
way this designer has tried to tweak tired old traditional ideas
and bring them into the 21st century and they are sure to appeal
to a wide range of people, men too. There are lots of tips and ways
of smoothing the process and making sure it all goes to plan and
I can recommend this book to all intermediate sugarcrafters who
want to try something a bit different.
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