Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate

Learn how to wrap a cake in patterned modeling chocolate and say toodaloo to fondant! From behind the scenes of a real bakery operation, this book features the process of sculpting and decorating cakes with a pliable form of chocolate. Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate explores the nougat-like confection that has changed the landscape of cake design. With over 380 color photos and more than 40 tutorials plus 10 videos (via YouTube), this book follows the construction of wedding cakes, groom's cakes, and sculpted cakes all finished in modeling chocolate. Learn how to:

• Make modeling chocolate from scratch
• Create fine chocolate bows, flowers, leaves and decoration
• Embed and imprint patterns
• Sculpt 3D cakes and figurines
• Push the envelope of cake design

For even the most casual reader, Cake Decorating with Modeling Chocolate promises to delight and surprise the eye.

Kristen Coniaris is a former pastry chef and the creator of the Wicked Goodies blog and book series. She holds a Professional Chef's Degree from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and has 17 years of food industry experience specializing in bakery management, product development, and cake design. Coniaris has engineered over 1000 custom wedding cakes and four award-winning gingerbread houses. She is the founder of Buttercream Press, an independent publishing company.