Help! Chocolate Piping

Decorating By steffy8 Updated 1 Jun 2006 , 2:34am by steffy8

steffy8 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
steffy8 Posted 1 Jun 2006 , 1:39am
post #1 of 6

I got this brilliant idea for the grooms cake I'm making for Sat. I want to put standing on top of the cake the bride and groom's last name piped in chocolate. I got the idea of chocolate piped on top from this site. I'm worried now since I have my design in the freezer that once it sits on top for a while that it will start to soften and fall. I know the AC will be on in the reception hall but still I'm not sure if I should even try this. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

5 replies
JoAnnB Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
JoAnnB Posted 1 Jun 2006 , 2:15am
post #2 of 6

If the piped chocolate is thin, it would be risky. You could over pip it several times to make it thicker, but I would try something else.

How about initials in royal? Or perhaps chocolate clay?

playingwithsugar Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
playingwithsugar Posted 1 Jun 2006 , 2:19am
post #3 of 6

Use candy melts instead of chocolate (wilton, merckens, make'n'mold). They are more shelf and temperature stable than regular chocolate.

Theresa icon_smile.gif

skylightsky Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
skylightsky Posted 1 Jun 2006 , 2:21am
post #4 of 6

Hi,

More info please.

Do you mean something like a standing monogram?

Piped icing monogram (but in this case, the whole name) in sort of like 3-d such as the following pictures?

http://members.aol.com/hccakes/images/monogram%20groom%20top.jpg
http://www.myriadcakedesign.com/galleries/wedding/bluemono.jpg
http://www.capecodcakes.com/gifs/monogram_small.jpg
http://www.dianescakesandmore.com/groomscakegallery/red-velvet-grooms-cake.jpg
http://designsbydelights.com/photogallery/photo6336/Monogram1.jpg
http://www.rollingpinproductions.com/Web%20Site%20Images/Handkerchief_Wedding_Monogram_Cookies_Button.jpg
http://www.favorsyoukeep.com/images/cakejewlery_detail.jpg

Such as taking a monogram, placing Acetate or wax paper over the design and piping over it with chocolate? Is that what you mean?

This allows freestanding chocolate designs

BJ Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
BJ Posted 1 Jun 2006 , 2:23am
post #5 of 6

I'm with JoAnneB - I'd do it in royal icing. No worries with that and they can always take it home as a keepsake - store it in an air tight container and place it on their 1st anniversary cake. Because it's for Saturday - you can speed up the drying technique by placing the RI design under a heat lamp and drying quickly that way (24 hrs virsus 48. I've also heard of people on here that have placed the item in their oven with the light on (I've never tried that idea but it sounds like it would work). Give it a shot. thumbs_up.gif

steffy8 Cake Central Cake Decorator Profile
steffy8 Posted 1 Jun 2006 , 2:34am
post #6 of 6

Yes, skylightsky, standing monogram. I didn't know the official term of what I was doing. Their name is only 6 letters. Man, ya'll are fast with the links. I love this site!!!

Quote by @%username% on %date%

%body%