Category Archives: Decorations & Garnishes

How to make decorations and garnishes for your desserts and cupcakes

Rock Candy Geodes Recipe

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ann

Geodes are beautiful so let’s make them delicious too. Follow the step by step instructions to make fondant or chocolate rock candy geodes. You can give them as a gift on their own or use them in cake decorating. Fondant … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Feather Decorations

Posted on January 12, 2013 by ann

Do you want something unique on your cake or dessert? Give these chocolate feathers a try. If you made the chocolate flower already then you will not find these too hard to do. As always with chocolate decorations you chocolate … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Chocolate Flower

Posted on December 8, 2012 by ann

Chocolate Flowers are a beautiful addition to any cake and even though they look complicated they are reasonably easy to make. Watch the chocolate flower video below for a step by step tutorial. How to temper chocolate and what chocolate … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Chocolate Box

Posted on November 3, 2012 by ann

Chocolate boxes can be used as gifts filled with strawberries or sweet treets like chocolate truffles or fudge. Chocolate Box Instructions Step 1. Cut out the sides and lid of your box out of plastic. The plastic needs tobe thin … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Decorations using Transfer Sheets

Posted on October 14, 2012 by ann

Chocolate transfer sheets allow you to add flair to your desserts. With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on … Continue reading →

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How to Make Chocolate Bowls

Posted on July 17, 2012 by ann

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In this post I will show you how to make seven chocolate bowls using 3 different techniques – balloons, ice and lined containers. You will need to use chocolate melts or tempered chocolate to make these, if you are not … Continue reading →

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Chocolate decorations for desserts

Posted on February 11, 2012 by ann

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Chocolate is so versatile it makes a great decoration for most plated desserts. Here are just a few examples of what you can do. Firstly make sure you are using tempered chocolate or your decorations will not set firm. VIDEO … Continue reading →

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How to temper chocolate in the microwave

Posted on January 21, 2012 by ann

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Why Temper Chocolate Have you ever melted chocolate to make decorations only to find once it sets it is soft, dull and bends over when it is not in the fridge? That is because it is not tempered. Chocolate manufacturers … Continue reading →

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How to Make Sugar Decorations for Desserts – Spun Sugar Recipe

Posted on October 8, 2011 by ann

Add some crunchy texture and some wow factor to your next dessert with these easy and highly versatile sugar decorations. This recipe is not suitable for children due to high temperatures of the sugar syrup – but they will … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Tuile Recipe

Posted on August 10, 2011 by ann

These paper thin tuiles provide a crispy element to a dessert and give it a classy finish. Pictured above with the ‘masterchef gold bar’ 90g (3.17 ounces) Glucose Syrup 180g (6.35 ounces) Caster Sugar 2 teaspoons of water 120g (4.23 … Continue reading →

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