How I use chocolate to decorate my cakes, desserts and slices
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Published 2022-01-12
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If you want to learn how to make chocolate decorations for cakes, desserts and slices, this is the video for you!
Chocolate decorations can take your cakes, desserts and slices up a notch. They're fun and surprisingly easy to make, and will make your food look like you're a kitchen pro…
In this video we go over how to make and use chocolate decorations. First we'll melt the chocolate, then make a variety of designs in three different ways, and then choose the best design to garnish our items.
I hope this gives you the confidence to give it a go and get your cakes, desserts and slices looking fancy!
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===== TABLE OF CONTENTS =====
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - How to melt chocolate
01:45 - Three ways I will show how to make designs
02:03 - Piping designs on baking paper
05:42 - Using acetate to create designs
07:32 - Using piping and molding to create designs
09:44 - Choosing the best designs for each item
12:47 - Ending
===== RECIPE =====
= Carrot Cake =
- 1 cup (125g/4 oz) self-raising flour
- 1 cup (125g/4 oz) plain flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup (250ml/8 fl oz) oil
- 1 cup (185g/6 oz) soft brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup (175g/5 2/3 oz) golden syrup
- 2 1/2 cups (390g/12 1/2 oz) grated carrot
- 1/2 cup (60g/2 oz) chopped walnuts
Method:
1. Sift the self-raising flour, plain flour, cinnamon, ginger, mixed spice and baking soda together.
2. Whisk the oil, sugar, eggs and golden syrup together.
3. Gradually whisk the liquid into the flours.
4. Then add in the grated carrot and nuts.
5. Stir together, pour into baking tins and bake at 180 degrees Celsius for approximately 45 minutes.
Qty cream cheese icing to frost.
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All Comments (21)
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Those do add a special touch! Thanks.
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You will forever be my role model mam! Have learnt so many dessert skills from u….you are always the best
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Thank you for all the tips, especially how to make the piping bag. Have a blessed day.
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Thank you for teaching me how to decorate my sweets and cakes ❤️🇦🇺🐨🐨🇦🇺
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Amazing! Thank you very much for this wonderful video!
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I like your gentle style. It reminds me of programs in the 80s.
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Nice video....well taught...love it
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Just amazing
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Love the way its taught....thank you. Could u suggest on how to store these garnish items and what the proportion of chocolate used.
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Wooooow ¡Qué maravilla! Y con cuánta delicadeza lo hace. Un toque de elegancia en cada rebanada de pastel o un cóctel. Se acerca el cumpleaños de mi esposo y estoy segura de que lo voy a sorprender . Muchas gracias. ❤❤❤ Bendiciones 🙏 🙏 Muchas gracias
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Awesome! You say it so simply and clearly.....easy peasy, like a breeze!
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Thank you and love you
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oh, thank you, so much very creative and beautiful desserts ❤
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Oh wow how stunning, u make it look so easy x
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going to use your videos for my food and hospitality enterprise class....will check back once we're done!!
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I enjoyed learning these techniques from you. Thank You for sharing!
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Fabulous! Thank you 😎🤟💜
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This is masterpiece Well detailed and explanatory Thank you very much ma❤
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You are so talented! Thank you so much for teaching us!! ❤
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I will definitely give this a try. Love all of your ideas and how simple they are to do, yet looks like a million bucks. Thank you!
