Chocolate

The Mystery Behind Joconde Cakes

I have seen different joconde cakes over the years and have always been amazed at how beautiful and mysterious they are. “What is a joconde cake?” you ask; it is basically a decorative almond flavored sponge cake that is wrapped […]

Pumpkin Caramel Apples

Walk into any grocery store this time of the year and it is likely that you’ll be greeted by a large stand of granny smith apples next to a bin full of bagged caramels. Yep, it’s caramel apple season. My […]

Sculpting Humpty Dumpty in Chocolate

I’m going to finish up this series on my Puss in Boots cake with a tutorial on sculpting Humpty Dumpty out of chocolate. Check out my post on Sculpting Puss in Boots in Chocolate for instructions on Puss. Humpty was […]

Sculpting Puss in Boots in Chocolate

Last week I shared with you how I made the structure to my Puss in Boots cake. This week I am going to share instructions on sculpting Puss and Humpty Dumpty out of modeling chocolate. Today I will start with […]

Chocolate Angry Birds

This week I am elbow-deep in modeling chocolate, working on lots of little figures for a friend’s graduation cake. I love modeling chocolate because it makes me feel like a kid again. My mom used to make me homemade play […]