Chocolate Fantasy

by Franz Ziegler

Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2002 for the Best Chocolate Book

Creative and funny chocolate figures to enchant both young and old - an appropriate comment about the couverture craft by Franz Ziegler.

Chocolate Fantasy contains more than 100 of these pieces of art in chocolate, ranging from the easily producible serial product to elaborate display pieces.

This huge cauldron of ideas provides stimulating examples for the different seasons and events for which the professional pastry chef has to cater.

In addition, Franz Ziegler gives many practical hints, clever techniques and efficient production methods. This provides the basis for production that is economically viable whilst introducing the less experienced confectioner to the skills required for realizing their own Chocolate Fantasy.

Contents

• Winter and Carnival

• Valentine's Day and Mother's Day

• Easter

• Halloween

• Santa Claus and Christmas

• New Year's Eve and New Year

• Cocoa

• Potpourri

• Techniques: Tempering Couverture. Casting. Pipes and Sticks. flat Surfaces. Joining. Modeling Couverture. Spraying Couverture. Coloring Couverture. Eyes. Making Forms and Molds. Vacuum Forming. Stencils. Silk Screen Printing. Sources of Inspiration.

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