Infusing Alcohol Into Chocolate

Sugar Work By Grace1987 Updated 12 Jul 2011 , 4:49am by Grace1987

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Grace1987 Posted 12 Jul 2011 , 12:10am
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Hello --Well I am planning on making cake pops for my friend's bridal shower coming up in a couple of weeks, but I wanted to add liquor to the chocolate that they are dipped in. Last time I tried adding alcohol to chocolate it became hard and just lost all consistency. Can anyone help me with this please??

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cookiemom51 Posted 12 Jul 2011 , 12:29am
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I believe that adding liquor to chocolate will always make it seize as you have described. I think if you really want to use liquor in the coating I would make a glaze icing like for petits fours and include the liquor as part of the liquid.

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Curtsmin24 Posted 12 Jul 2011 , 1:03am
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Yes it will cause the chocolate to seize. Making a liquor ganache would be your best bet and maybe rolling the cake pops around that and then dipping. Just a suggestion.

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Foxicakes Posted 12 Jul 2011 , 1:22am
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What about just adding liquor into the cake balls themselves??

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Grace1987 Posted 12 Jul 2011 , 4:48am
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oh okay..thanks for the help! Is kahlua different because I read somewhere that you can make a chocolate fountain with kahlua and it will retain its consistency?

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Grace1987 Posted 12 Jul 2011 , 4:49am
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Originally Posted by Foxicakes

What about just adding liquor into the cake balls themselves??





Thanks Foxicakes. I think I will have to do this instead icon_smile.gif

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