Choco-Pan And Candy Clay - The Same Thing?
Decorating By BakingGirl Updated 13 Apr 2007 , 11:58am by ljhow623
Is candy clay that you make yourself the home made version of Choco-Pan, or is it two different things all together?
For those of you who have used candy clay, is it difficult to work with? It is my husband's birthday this weekend and I was wondering if I should do a cheese cake, but make a candy clay striped ribbon around it to dress it up.
they dont behave the same way. choco-pan is a particular brand of fondant. it has a more 'chocolate' flavor than other brands.
candy-clay (usually home-made) dries much firmer than fondant.
Thank you both for your replies.
I was also wondering about colouring the candy clay. Do I have to use oil based colours to colour the candy clay? I also seem to recall seeing somewhere that the clay needs to rest before using, is that true?
From my understanding is that Chocopan would be like taking regular fondant and adding candy clay into it. It is a fondant that has chocolate in it.
I use regular gel colors to add color to white clay. Once you make a batch you do have to let it rest at least two hours before kneading it. At that point it will be rock hard. I put it in the microwave for about 10 - 20 seconds - 10 seconds at a time to soften. Then I knead it until is not shinny anymore and very pliable. You can use right after that or wrap it in saran wrap for later. It does get harder when wrapped in saran wrap but the warmth of your hands will soften it.
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