Hi Ladies...I tried making this stuff and it ended up looking quite awful! I used Toba Garrett's recipe and the stuff was SUPER hard I put it in the microwave and it softened up a bit but the stuff was super greasy as well. What did I do wrong?!

Mimi

After you make the chocolate clay, let it rest overnight then knead it in small batches until workable then you can combine the small batches. Candy clay usually looks and feels unusable until it has had time to rest and then be kneaded. I've never put it in the microwave.
hope that helps
-kim

I let it rest 24 hrs in the refrigerator like Toba says to do so...and it was just gritty... I couldn't do anything with it...all this greasy liquid came out when I would try to knead small portions of it.

hmmm, the only time i have had something close to that happen is when i heated my chocolate to high. the oils separated and the clay texture was definatley different. not sure what you can do to save your current batch but next time maybe make sure the chocolate is only slightly warm, not hot at all before proceeding with the recipe.
i know how frustrating it gets when a recipe doesnt turn out right! hopefully it will turn out better next time!
-kim

Thank you ladies! I will try this again with hopes of getting better results.


Mimi

Good morning ladies,

Well last night I tried making this stuff (again) and this time instead of using a paper towel to get some of the "fat" out of the white chocolate I used a paper called "newsprint" I let the chocolate rest on this for a couple hours and it made a HUGE difference...I put it in the fridge and tonight when I get home I'll play with the stuff... I'll keep you girls posted

Thanks again for all the great info.

Mimi

I'm excited!!!