Has anyone used the buttercream transfer method using candy melts? Any tips or tricks that can be shared, or would it pretty much work exactly the same way?
Thanks!
What are candy melts? (I'm the UK so a lot fo the terminology passes me by!)
They're little chocolate "pellets" that come in different colours, and are usually melted and poured into moulds. (see below) Ever make homemade chocolate lollipops?
take a look at this post from SquirrellyCakes on chocolate transfers.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-13945-chocolate.html+transfer
I have done several candy melt transfers. I love them! They can stand on their own, kind of a 3D look. I follow the same proceedure as with the bct, only I don't ice the back like you would with a bct. There are a few cakes in my gallery with the candy melt transfe.
I have only done a few FBCTs and chocolate (candy melt) transfers. IMO the chocolate transfers were a little bit easier. I thought it was easier to get them smooth. For my fishing cake I used a large choc. transfer that almost covered the top of the cake and had 2 scuba divers on the side of the cake that were also choc. transfers. I thought they were fun to do. It's an easy way to get some of the decorations done ahead of time so that everything doesn't have to be done at the last minute.
Wonderful! This was just the kind of info I was looking for. Thanks for your help, and I am exstatic to know that these are easy to do! 
Funny enough, I too am making a Dora cake. I did a Blue's Clues cake and did all the characters with royal icing and it took a whole week to dry properly. So this should be better.
Cheers!
i LOVE chocolate transfers.... i use sandwhich bags, one for each color i need and when i'm done i put those in the frig to be used again in the future.. just snip the corner off and pipe what ever design you like.. just like FBCT make sure its a reverse picture. i also made my 3D crown with candy melts .. fun stuff.
I used them too. I have a Hello Kitty one and Clifford one. Here are a few things I learned. Don't let the chocolate be too hot when you do it. When I added the white to my Hello Kitty, it was a little too warm I think because it made the black run a little. I must have melted the black slightly. It is real easy to use the CK candy writers to do this. I cut a big hole in my black one for the outline, so it was nice and thick. Then for small areas just cut normal size. It is easier and less messy than using plastic bags and I felt I had better control because you do have to squeeze it to get it out. The bag sometimes flows too fast if you are doing small areas.
I definitely agree that the chocolate transfers are easier!
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