Candy Melt Help

Decorating By atkin600 Updated 6 Nov 2005 , 2:14pm by DiH

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atkin600 Posted 4 Nov 2005 , 4:31am
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This may be a stupid question, but can you pipe candy melts directly onto a cake? I was thinking about making a pink cake with chocolate decorations, and I was wondering if I could use dark chocolate candy melts.

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Kitagrl Posted 4 Nov 2005 , 4:33am
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I would be afraid it would melt the icing. Can you pipe your design on wax paper, let it harden in the fridge, and then place it on the cake?

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BUNCHY Posted 4 Nov 2005 , 4:40am
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Hmmmm. I've never piped candy melts directly onto a cake. It seems like you would have to pipe it onto wax paper or into a mold of choice (and set), before placing it on a cake.

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ddog Posted 4 Nov 2005 , 5:13am
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I have drizzled some candy melts over the border of an iced cake before and it did not effect the icing, but have never piped a big design onto an iced cake I also would be afraid it would ruin the icing.

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emi Posted 4 Nov 2005 , 5:15am
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Yes, I've done it, and it came out just fine. The chocolate did not melt the icing, it hardened very quickly. I did two cakes like that. I covered a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and had the swirls done from the Wilton melts in chocolate, and the other one was vanilla cake iced in white icing with the Wilton melts in white chocolate swirls. They both looked beautiful.
Hope this helps.
Emi

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stephanie214 Posted 6 Nov 2005 , 1:48pm
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It should be alright just let the candy cool down a little if you are worried that the icing will melt.

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DiH Posted 6 Nov 2005 , 2:14pm
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Also, I should think it would need to cool down in order to be thick enough for piping. My 2 cents.

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