Does Someone Know A Trick For Dealing With Chocolate Chips?
Decorating By indigojods Updated 12 Jul 2007 , 4:30pm by indigojods
One of my favorite cakes to make is "Darn Good Chocolate Cake" from The Cake Mix Doctor. It is fabulous and full of yummy chocolate chips. I absolutely love it, except when it comes to torting the cake, or worse carving it! The chips just get in the way and I end up ripping out small chunks of the cake along with the chips. The last two cakes that I carved I had to deal with this and was so frustrating that I am tempted to leave them out, but I know the cake won't be as good.
I have found that using a serrated knife works much better than the wilton cake leveler. But does anyone have any other tricks? Should I bust out my electric carving knife? I know mini chocolate chips would be easier to work with but I absolutely love Guittard chocolate chips and especially the milk chocolate ones and I have yet to see milk chocolate mini chips.
Just wondering if I am the only one that is annoyed by this and if anyone has any advice.
Thanks!
Jodie
You might try pulsing your chips in a food processor a few times before adding them - that would break them into smaller pieces. Good luck!
Bec
Bec,
Thanks! That is a great suggestion that I hadn't thought of.
Any one else have any ideas?
Thanks again!
Jodie
I've never made one of these, but I was wondering if a warmed knife would work? Like they do for the cakes that are wrapped in chocolate. Has anyone tried that?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how else will I learn? 
Holly
I've never made one of these, but I was wondering if a warmed knife would work? Like they do for the cakes that are wrapped in chocolate. Has anyone tried that?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but how else will I learn?
Holly
That was going to be my suggestion also. I too have never made one of these but I would think a knife warmed with a kitchen torch would help, perhaps?
Hi Indigo,
I make that particular cake all of time, but I changed to mini choco chips so I could carve it better and it works like a dream.
Sandy
Thanks everyone!!! I guess the best option is to switch to mini chocolate chips. I still have a bag or two of regular ones so I will try to chop them up and see if that solves the problem for now. Then at least I can use any brand/flavor of chips.
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