Modeling Chocolate

Okay, I know that the title of this post is probably self evident, but today I am posting about Modeling chocolate! Today I only had a half day at school due to exams and I was really board when I got home. Yah, I know that I probably should have been studying, but ever since I took Laura Kitchen's course on modeling chocolate and Jessica Harris's course on cake design, I have wanted to try it out. So out came the chocolate wafers and corn syrup. For anybody who doesn't know, modeling chocolate is chocolate that has been seized and set. I use corn syrup to seize mine, but you can also use glucose, another sugary syrup like substance :) I went online ad found some examples of cakes made with modeling chocolate:

roses and

stripes and bows and

Moustaches!!?! Lauren Kitchens' cakes are amazing, though......

I meant, look ate that!

Incredible!!!!

I hope you guys enjoyed this! Happy caking, and keep on reading!

Popular Book Cakes

Okay, I  don't know why I didn't share this with you sooner, but I found the combination of my two favourite things: Book Cakes! Here are some of my favourites:

                                                            Hogwarts(Harry Potter):

Hunger Games:

Percy Jackson(I know it's not obvious, but it is a drachma) :

And, of course, Divergent:

Have a good evening, guys!

Mail's Here!

Yipee!!!! I just picked up the mail and I got a parcel! Guess what was inside? Books! The first book is a beautiful book about baking named "Bake It Like You Mean It"

this book has the most gorgeous pictures and slightly scary projects. I mean it. seriously, look at that cake....

or these meringues and macarons...

or these pasties!

And book number two:

"City of Ashes", book two of the mortal instruments!!!!!! I have been looking forward to this book for WEEKS!

Now, I must leave you and go finish hyperventilating. I am Fangirling a little to hard right now:)

Have fun, read books and, of course, eat cake you guys!!!!!! You're the best!!

A List of Favourites and a Welcome

Hi there
I am Joy, the author of this blog. As of May 2013, I am 13 years old and have spent the majority of those 13 years reading. I love young adult books, so here is my abreviated list of favourites (I couldn't fit all my favourites in one post) :

• Harry Potter Series
• The Hunger Games Trilogy
• The Davinci Code
• Angels and Demons
• The Mortal Instruments(In progress)
• The Lunar Chronicles(Waiting for #3 and #4)
• The Fault in our Stars
• Looking for Alaska
• The Divergent Trilogy(waiting for #3)
• The Uglies Series(In progress)
• Between the Lines
• Eve and Adam(I mostly enjoyed reading about the technology in this one)
• The Silverwing Trilogy
•  Darkwing
• Beautiful Creatures
• The Percy Jackson Series
• The Heros of Olympus Series
• The Kane Chronicles
• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Okay, so I know this is quite an extensive lit but this is grouped and abridged :)

Keep Booking and Baking!