Hi all,
I am trying to make this Navy Seal trident to go on top of a cake, and I was wondering what the best method would be. I have considered color flow, gum paste, and a buttercream outline filled in with stars. I have a better coloring book type image of it that's easy to outline but it's on my other computer. What do you think?
Id try a frozen butter cream transfer. Do you have an edible image printer? that might be an option too. Good luck
I would do a chocolate transfer, they are SO easy and the customers LOVE the fact that they are all choc.! If you need more info, please e-mail me, [email protected]
Jen
I did my first chocolate transfer the other day and it came out great.I would go with that.
A choclate transfer would be a good idea. I tried it and it wasn't that hard. Good luck!
Here's my vote for choco xfer. I've NEVER made a fbct that looked half as neat and clean as a choco xfer. Just remember to let your outlining chocolate start to firm up ever so slightly before using it. Don't use it while it's drippy or your outlines will spread.
Thanks everyone. I will try a chocolate transfer. I did a FBCT once but it was so difficult for me and looked horrible anyway. I think I'll try color flow also to see which one comes out better, but I like the idea of the chocolate transfer because who wants to eat color flow? Gross. Can I paint chocolate with gold luster dust so it looks like this? This is how I want the finished product to look.
Can I paint chocolate with gold Luster Dust so it looks like this?
Absolutely!! Let your finished piece come to room temp. Ideally, let it rest overnight. Brush the luster dust on dry. You can also mix luster dust with cocoa butter or confectioners glaze to make a paint, but since your item will be all one color, you don't really need to make paint.
Well, It won't be 3 dimensional like that one. It will be flat. To achieve that, you'd have to find a mold and make it either out of chocolate or fondant or gumpaste and then paint.
Well, It won't be 3 dimensional like that one. It will be flat. To achieve that, you'd have to find a mold and make it either out of chocolate or fondant or gumpaste and then paint.
This is an excellent point. I spoke too soon with my last post. Your item will not be all one color, since the outlines will be a contrasting color. If you brush luster dust over the whole thing, you'll lose the outlines. You may need to paint between the outlines.
Chocolate transfer tutorial http://us.1.p4.geocities.com/heathers_cakes2000/chocolatedemo.html?1109787013625
HTH ~Mindy
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