does anyone know how to make the chocolate bows? Are they made with candy melts? Again I am going to reference frostings with flair because I love the cakes so much... !
http://www.frostingwithflair.com/html/cakes/html/multi/html/birthday_bow.html
Wow, they have some cute cakes. I love all the little chocolate shapes, they look flat, not from molds. If you find out how they do that I would love to know!
NO IDEA.....BUT I WOULD GUESS THAT THEY POUR IT FLAT - CUT IT IN STRIPS AND LAY IT OVER SOMETHING TO DRY AND PINCH THE ENDS TOGETHER. BUT IF YOU FIND OUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I believe you make just as you would make a regular gumpaste bow. Use acetate sheets instead. Cut a strip the size you want the bow loops to be. Apply a thin layer of melted chocolate (yes, you can use candy melts. It might be easier with candy melts since you won't have to worry about tempering them) and then fold them in half and join the two end so that the chocolate is touching. Then refrigerate on its side until it hardens and peel off the acetate. With this said, it's pretty hard not to get breakage. I would recommend to cut the ends of the acetate template in a v shape since you can't do it the way it's explained in the tutorial for the gumpaste bow and maybe tape it shut at the end since it's hard to keep it together (the acetate is sturdier than the chocolate transfer sheets which is what I've used in the past). Does this make sense? I'm not very good at giving directions.
Inma
The cakes are really cute, love all the choc decorations. I would also like to know how to make a choc bow.
Wow, they have some cute cakes. I love all the little chocolate shapes, they look flat, not from molds. If you find out how they do that I would love to know!
The images are chocolate transfers. I have quite a few examples in my photos. Here is a tutorial
http://www.geocities.com/heathers_cakes2000/chocolatedemo.html?1109787013625
thanks for the advice. i was thinking acetate also, but i just couldnt figure exactly how it was done. They just look so clean.
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