I saw these cakes at cakework.com and just wonderin how did they get the perfect stripes on the sides of the cakes. I think it was mentioned in the site that it was printed on white chocolate but how? Does the printer for edible images also can print on other mediums? In the dark here.......

wow, I'd like to know as well!!!

I'm pretty sure they are Chocolate Wraps. They smooth, pipe the chocolate on acetate and wrap it around the cake to let it harden.

That's what I thought too, TexasSugar, but i can't just get over the fact that they did such perfect straight lines. I guess I need to have really steady hands!

What a great site...thanks....perhaps it's chocolate transfer sheets that they use....

I could definitely be wrong, but I think they're chocolate transfers, too. I believe they cover the cake in fondant and then custom make transfer sheets by painting on acetate with colored cocoa butter (maybe using a stencil to get such straight lines???). The color sets up and then they apply another coat of tempered white chocolate to the transfer. It sets up slightly and then they can wrap it around the cake while it's still malleable.

Another option could also be applying the transfer to modeling chocolate, but I don't think the lines would stay as straight because of the elasticity of the modeling chocolate.

Just my .02
Rae

I'm not sure how they do the colors, it could be a transfer sheet. I have never worked with them, so I don't know.

I've seen some cakes done like this on other sites.

From: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/wickedly_perfect/how_to/how_to.php?wp=michelle_3&ep=02

Decorate
Chocolate Wraps
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate

1. Using a serrated knife, finely chop the chocolate. In a heatproof glass bowl, melt the chocolate in 30-second increments in the microwave. Stir until completely smooth.
2. Cut the acetate paper in 3" high strips that will wrap around each individual cake.
3. Place each acetate strip onto a large piece of parchment paper.
4. Pour an even layer of melted chocolate onto each. Spread with an offset spatula.
5. Quickly pick up the chocolate wrap, and wrap each around the individual cakes.
6. Pop in the refrigerator to set 10 minutes.
7. Once hard, carefully peel away the acetate paper and you will have a beautiful chocolate wrapped cake.

Another site with pictures too... http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/lv_entertaining/article/0,2041,DIY_14108_3880542,00.html

Could it be that the stripes are made from modelling chocolate? You could roll it out and cut the stripes, place them on the acetat paper and cover everything with melted white or colored chocolate. In that way you would have the "perfect" stripes, but I don´t know if the modelling chocolate can be roll out that fine.

Those cakes are really beautiful and I think if the "how-to-problem" is solved it won´t be too difficult to do.

These are definitely made from white chocolate, as it says on their website:

"striped cakes have become our new signature. White chocolate stripes can wrap a package, tie a bow or cover a towering wedding cake."

I too, would love to know how they got it so perfect.......

I think these are definitely chocolate transfers on white chocolate. There are several places you can order custom chocolate transfers now, and you can buy your own equipment as well (set-up costs are around $6,000). I don't think it will be much longer before there is a non-commercial variety available, though, just like the edible-images. It didn't take long before they were 'mainstreamed', and I doubt it will be much longer before we can all enjoy making our own chcolate transfers quickly and relatively inexpensively at home In the mean time, you can order custom made ones online for about $100 each design, if it is not a complex design.

HTH

I just keept on searching and found the following: Choco Sheets. Foil that can be used in the printer like doing edible images and afterwards just cover with chocolate.

The site is https://www.kopyform.de/?do=kat_subart_show&katID=6&language=2&page=2 it a German company, but I think there must be a palce in the US as well.


I couldn´t resist and ordered on set. So let´s see how this works

Tuggy,
Please let us know how you go with this.........

What a pretty cake!

Thanks for the input, everyone! Yes,the more I think about it, I think it's definitely a choco wrap. I think it's just adding layers of different colours of white chocolate. I think it's very meticulous but very doable (maybe!?). I think I may try it for my friend's baby shower....we'll see. Wish me luck!

Tuggy..that's an awesome website. Too bad it's in Europe...Just curious again, about the choco sheets, I guess you would use edible ink to print on it? Do let us know how it turns out, ok?

I have done dark chocolate paste before (chocolate + corn syrup) and you can work it like fondant. I haven't tried white chocolate but it guess it could work the same way...

Once you have the "dough", you can roll it as thin as you want and then cut the stripes... I have to try it now!