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Chocolate
Learn to cook with chocolate from the ‘queen of chocolate’ herself, Kirsten Tibballs.
Chocolate pecan biscuits, White coconut truffles, Orange and hazelnut chocolate bar, Chocolate date meringue cake, Hot chocolate tart, Chocolate truffle squares, Coffee milk chocolate cake, White chocolate and chai latte brulee… Are you in chocolate heaven yet? Yup, we thought so, and the good news is you can learn to make these delicious chocolatey good recipes and more in leading chocolatier Kirsten Tibball’s book Chocolate.
Chocolate is cooking with chocolate for the home cook: luscious, decadent recipes that are both classic and contemporary. Kirsten Tibballs, dubbed the 'queen of chocolate' runs a school for home cooks who aspire to master the delicate arts of chocolate and patisserie. Her years of experience as a leading chocolatier and a teacher make her perfectly placed to bring together this stunning collection of recipes for all those with a sweet tooth and a desire to impress friends and family with thoroughly indulgent, chocolate-based creations. Chocolate is always the hero ingredient and each recipe is graded for difficulty: easy, medium and tricky. Kirsten carefully maps each stage of the process with step-by-step instruction and accompanying photography so you feel as if you are being hand-held from start to finish. From the ultimate recipe for brownies or chocolate chip cookies to coconut, raspberry and chocolate tarts, caramel chocolate mousse cake, chocolate crème brulee, milk chocolate honey truffles -- this is chocolate at its luscious, gorgeous best.
Chocolate pecan biscuits, White coconut truffles, Orange and hazelnut chocolate bar, Chocolate date meringue cake, Hot chocolate tart, Chocolate truffle squares, Coffee milk chocolate cake, White chocolate and chai latte brulee… Are you in chocolate heaven yet? Yup, we thought so, and the good news is you can learn to make these delicious chocolatey good recipes and more in leading chocolatier Kirsten Tibball’s book Chocolate.
Chocolate is cooking with chocolate for the home cook: luscious, decadent recipes that are both classic and contemporary. Kirsten Tibballs, dubbed the 'queen of chocolate' runs a school for home cooks who aspire to master the delicate arts of chocolate and patisserie. Her years of experience as a leading chocolatier and a teacher make her perfectly placed to bring together this stunning collection of recipes for all those with a sweet tooth and a desire to impress friends and family with thoroughly indulgent, chocolate-based creations. Chocolate is always the hero ingredient and each recipe is graded for difficulty: easy, medium and tricky. Kirsten carefully maps each stage of the process with step-by-step instruction and accompanying photography so you feel as if you are being hand-held from start to finish. From the ultimate recipe for brownies or chocolate chip cookies to coconut, raspberry and chocolate tarts, caramel chocolate mousse cake, chocolate crème brulee, milk chocolate honey truffles -- this is chocolate at its luscious, gorgeous best.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published August 11, 2016
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About the author
Kirsten Tibballs
2 booksKirsten Tibballs, who MasterChef proclaims 'the queen of chocolate', is one of Australia's most celebrated and internationally respected pastry chefs and chocolatiers. She is Pastry Chef & Director at Savour Chocolate & Patisserie School in Brunswick, Melbourne, which she owns.
Kirsten represented Australia at the World Pastry Championships in Las Vegas, where she was recognised as the best in the world for her handmade chocolates, as well as winning gold in the Pastry Olympics in Germany. She has also been a judge at the World Chocolate Masters in Paris, The Patisserie Grand Prix in Japan and The World Chocolate Masters National selections in London.
Kirsten makes regular appearances on TV, including Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield, and has presented numerous chocolate challenges on MasterChef to test and inspire the contestants. She regularly contributes recipes and articles to a number of the world's leading pastry publications including so good , Pastry and Baking North America, Pastry and Baking Asia Pacific, Baking Business and Australasian Baker.
Kirsten represented Australia at the World Pastry Championships in Las Vegas, where she was recognised as the best in the world for her handmade chocolates, as well as winning gold in the Pastry Olympics in Germany. She has also been a judge at the World Chocolate Masters in Paris, The Patisserie Grand Prix in Japan and The World Chocolate Masters National selections in London.
Kirsten makes regular appearances on TV, including Everyday Gourmet with Justine Schofield, and has presented numerous chocolate challenges on MasterChef to test and inspire the contestants. She regularly contributes recipes and articles to a number of the world's leading pastry publications including so good , Pastry and Baking North America, Pastry and Baking Asia Pacific, Baking Business and Australasian Baker.
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September 18, 2018
Wow! This is a must have for anyone wanting to cook delicious sweet treats! I have tried many of the recipes and found them easy to follow and the results were fantastic! I have friends asking when I'm cooking something from the book so they can come over and sample the great tastes! There are lots of yummy gluten free options too which is great these days when so often someone needs gluten free food! I would recommend this book to cooks of all levels, there's something in there for everyone!
February 11, 2017
I love chocolate. Deep, dark and delectable, it's one sweet that I adore. I was so excited to receive this book and dive into the deliciousness it held. Unfortunately, I was less than amazed. I decided to cook a classic--Chocolate Chip Cookies. Easy to nail, I figured they had to be amazing. I've made chocolate chip cookies from a multitude of recipes and rarely had a bad one, so I was very excited to make these. I used quality chocolate and cocoa and...well, they were not very good. I have four kids who adore chocolate chip cookies, and probably half the batch went into the garbage as they were less than impressed as well.
There are better offerings in this book such as Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Truffle Squares and more. I don't not recommend this book, but rather recommend it with the caveat that you might should try a chocolate chip cookie recipe from elsewhere.
If you have a gluten intolerance, there are many gluten free offerings in this book.
I received a copy of this book from Murdoch Books through IPG for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
There are better offerings in this book such as Chocolate Truffles, Chocolate Truffle Squares and more. I don't not recommend this book, but rather recommend it with the caveat that you might should try a chocolate chip cookie recipe from elsewhere.
If you have a gluten intolerance, there are many gluten free offerings in this book.
I received a copy of this book from Murdoch Books through IPG for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
July 23, 2016
Brilliant
Well thought out recipes clearly written and enjoyed by the chef and
very easily made by the reader
This book could quite easily damage your waistline but so what
Well thought out recipes clearly written and enjoyed by the chef and
very easily made by the reader
This book could quite easily damage your waistline but so what
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