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All About Candy Making Book Review

July 7, 10:24 PMCandy ExaminerAimee Plesa
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All About Candy Making by Autumn Carpenter

Whether you are a beginning candy maker or an experienced chocolatier, All About Candy Making by Autumn Carpenter, is a must have for your kitchen. The author, Autumn Carpenter is a skilled sugar artist, demonstrator, teacher and author. Judging by this book, she excels at every endeavor! This book is published by Country Kitchen SweetArt, Inc and retails for $10.95.

The book features 46 pages of amazing candy related information and recipes. Carpenter spells everything out in plain, easy to understand English. Not sure of the difference between confectionery coating and real chocolate? Ever wonder why you have to temper chocolate and how to do it? Do you want to mold your own chocolates but have no clue where to begin? This book will become your candy making bible. You will learn the ins and outs of basic candy making-the tools of the trade, tips and tricks and delicious recipes. Several of the recipes featured in this book have become the basis for the candies I sell in my own business. Learn how to make:

  • Chocolate Barks
  • Cherry Cordials
  • Truffles
  • Fondants
  • Caramels
  • Fudges
  • Mints
  • Marshmallows

And much, much more.

Ms. Carpenter will also introduce you to chocolate decorations, presentation tips and an idea gallery of some of the most creative seasonal candies you will ever come across. Be the hit of your office Christmas party when you bring in a white fudge Christmas tree decorated with pearlized blue chocolate snowflakes. Earn the adoration of the neighborhood kids when you hand out black cat, Frankenstein and jack-o-lantern decorated dipped cookies at Halloween. The possibilities are endless with this creative, easy to understand book.

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