February 2016

All things chocolate

Welcome to the first issue of Cake! magazine for 2016! This issue we celebrate our love for all things chocolate, featuring interviews and tips and tricks from some of Australia's best chocolatiers, including Jessica Pedemont, Kirsten Tibballs, Arno Backes and Geoffrey Michael. Don't miss the Q&A with Jessica Pedemont where she reveals all her tips and tricks for working with chocolate, and take a look at the amazing chocolate sphere tutorial created by our very own Kellie Rudland. We are also busy planning upcoming events including NSW Cake Camp in May 2016 and Melbourne Cake Crawl in July 2016.

Highlights

Q&A with chocolatier Jessica Pedemont

Chocolate sphere tutorial by Kellie Rudland

Interview with Kirsten Tibballs

Meet the decorator features with Arno Backes and Ashwini Sarabhai

Five chocolate tutorials covering cookies, spheres, butterflies, shards and curls

NSW Cake Camp 2016 information

In this issue

NSW Cake Camp information - Details about the upcoming NSW Cake Camp event in May 2016.

Meet the decorator: Arno Backes - A profile feature on cake decorator and chocolatier Arno Backes.

Meet the decorator: Ashwini Sarabhai - A profile feature on cake decorator Ashwini Sarabhai.

ACDN preferred suppliers - A directory of preferred suppliers for Australian Cake Decorating Network members.

Chocolate box cookies - A step-by-step tutorial for making chocolate box cookies.

Chocolate sphere by Kellie Rudland - A step-by-step tutorial for creating a chocolate sphere, made by Kellie Rudland.

Chocolate butterfly - A step-by-step tutorial for making chocolate butterflies.

Chocolate shards - A step-by-step tutorial for creating chocolate shards as a cake decoration.

Chocolate curls - A step-by-step tutorial for making chocolate curls.

Q&A with Jessica Pedemont by Jessica Pedemont - An interview with chocolatier Jessica Pedemont covering her tips and tricks for working with chocolate.

Kirsten Tibballs by Kirsten Tibballs - An interview with renowned chocolatier and pastry chef Kirsten Tibballs.

Geoffrey Michael Dimitrovsk by Geoffrey Michael Dimitrovsk - An interview with chocolatier Geoffrey Michael Dimitrovsk.

Inspirational gallery - A gallery of inspirational chocolate cake and decorating images.

ACDN member gallery - A gallery showcasing work submitted by ACDN members.

Member Monday finalists gallery - A gallery featuring the Member Monday competition finalists.

Letter from the editor by Liz Wright - An introductory letter from editor Liz Wright welcoming readers to the February 2016 chocolate-themed issue.

Member Monday winner - Announcement and feature on the Member Monday competition winner.

Featured ACDN member - A spotlight feature on a selected ACDN member.

ACDN member directory - A directory listing of ACDN members.

Read February 2016 online