What holiday nowadays takes place without a cake or cupcakes? Culinary specialists create real masterpieces. Sometimes you don’t understand how a miracle turns out from dough or chocolate. In order for the pattern on the bakery to look original, to create a three-dimensional image of it, the cooks use such a thing as an acetate film in their business. We will talk about how to use it in the article.
How to use acetate film?
Surely those women who are interested and interested in baking have an acetate film on a shelf in the kitchen cabinet. It helps to give this or that product an intricate shape, work with chocolate, make a beautiful, voluminous drawing. Many are wondering about its safety. It is safe to say that the product does not affect the state of health. There are no harmful substances which, when interacting with the ingredients, could somehow disrupt or change their taste. The film can be used both in a professional kitchen and at home. The mechanism of use is quite simple. The cost of the product depends on the parameters. For example, the price of the tape will be more expensive. A standard sheet of film (60x40 cm) can be bought for 30 rubles.
Create a voluminous figure of chocolate
Acetate film helps make volumetric shapes. First you need to melt the dark chocolate. Using a special spatula or brush, apply a thin layer on the surface of the film, make the desired pattern and put in the refrigerator until it solidifies. This will take no more than 10 minutes. After that, the film must be carefully removed and a confectionery product should be decorated with a figure.
A masterpiece at home
Acetate film for cake is used quite often by experienced chefs. But you can work with her at home. Below is a step-by-step recipe. He will show you how to decorate your pastries yourself:
- Carefully use a stencil to apply the pattern to the film. Food coloring is suitable for these purposes.
- Let the image dry completely.
- Fill with a thin layer of white chocolate.
- We level it with a spatula.
- We put in the refrigerator for solidification.
- We wrap the cake with the resulting ornament.
- Carefully remove the film.
- We smooth the seams with a hot knife.
Recently, an acetate film has been quite popular. How to replace the product? This question excites so many housewives. Experts advise them not to experiment. After all, thin cardboard, parchment can exfoliate and not retain the shape of a chocolate figure or baking.