The Complete Photo Guide to Candy Making: All You Need to Know to Make All Types of Candy - The Essential Reference for Beginners to Skilled Candy Makers - Step-by-Step Techniques, Tested Recipes, and Valuable Tips - Brittles, Fudges, Caramels, Truffles M

by Autumn Carpenter

Overview

The Complete Photo Guide to Candy Making is your go-to handbook for all things confectionery. From the author that brought you The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating and The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, this book shows you how to make the perfect candies, chocolates, chews, and caramels. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. This book is organized in a way that provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 650 full-color photos to clear up absolutely any points of confusion. More than 80 tried-and-true recipes allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Whether you are looking to make gooey caramel for your pecan patties, or trying to mold the perfect chocolate truffle, author Autumn Carpenter will take you through every type of candy, with an introductory section on the basic tools, ingredients, and methods involved, including: Chocolates, Brittles, Fudges, Caramels, Marshmallow, even decorations and candy clay!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589237919
Publisher:	Creative Publishing int'l
Publication date:	04/15/2014
Series:	Complete Photo Guide Series
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	273,669
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Autumn Carpenter is a nationally known confectionery artist, author, and demonstrator. She has published several books, including The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating, The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, and Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes, and Cookies with Kids. She demonstrates annually at the I.C.E.S. (International Cake Exploration Societe) and travels across the United States, sharing the craft of cake decorating and other confectionery arts. Autumn is co-owner of Country Kitchen SweetArt, a retail cake and candy supply store that has been in her family for over 45 years. The business caters to walk-in store sales, catalog sales, and an online store, shopcountrykitchen.com. Autumn has developed her own line of useful tools and equipment for cake decorating and cookie decorating, and sells them online and in many cake and candy supply stores throughout the United States and in several other countries. Her cakes and products have been featured in numerous publications and magazines, including American Cake Decorating and Cake Central.