Nailed It! A Review

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If you have ever dreamed of being a contestant on the Netflix baking show, Nailed It!, if you are interested in giving a daunting baking project that old college try or, if you don’t mind being somewhat amusing on Pinterest while learning some valuable skills, this book is for you.

Informative, enticing, while at the same time laugh out loud funny, this book takes you on the culinary journey of building a show stopping dessert. Some projects are more complex than others, but even the simpler creations still take a bit of skill, and most of all, ambition.

If you are up to the challenge, you are going to find this book an absolute delight. Take advantage of the quick tutorials on basic building such as how to shape rice cereal and work with fondant. These quicker, less involve recipes than some of the behemoths on the show, are doable, they just take a bit of time. If you’re feeling social, consider hosting a Nailed It! Party using the tips provided in this book.

It begins with wonderful advice for beginners from Jacques Torres, from reading the recipe first (something you should always do no matter what you’re making), all the way to his strong encouragement not to give up. Learn about modeling chocolate, royal icing, shaping crispy rice cereal, to how to make the best ever buttercream.

Once you learn some basic skills, the Chocolate Emoji Cake is quite doable. Work your way through the book as you master one skill after the other. Allow your feelings to be soothed by photos of some of the failures.

This book is loads of fun, and you will come away from it far more skilled than when you began. You can buy a copy for yourself or to give as a gift, here.

 

Disclaimer: I received a complementary copy of this book from Abrams books as a member of their 20 21–22 Abrams dinner party.