I need to make a chess board cake. I bought the platsic candy molds for the chess pieces. The cake is not needed until August, so I want to experiment on making the pieces before then.
Should I use candy melts, chocolate, fondant, modeling chocolate or something else to make the pieces?
The molds are half molds - so I will need to stick the two halves together to make the piece.
Anyone have any suggestions???
What about sticking the pieces to the cake? I was thinking that whatever medium I use to make the pieces, I somehow incorporate two toothpicks into the base, which I can then use to mount onto the cake.
Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have!!
Cindy
Should I use candy melts, chocolate, fondant, modeling chocolate or something else to make the pieces?
yes -- try them all until you find the one you like best -- all will work --
tho' fondant will take a long time to dry, gumpaste less so.
chocolate can droop in heat or bloom in cold or never really get shiny if not properly tempered.
modeling chocolate is a great compromise
The molds are half molds - so I will need to stick the two halves together to make the piece.
Anyone have any suggestions???
for chocolate -- just more as the glue -- tho' a trick I've use make one half and let set up and unmold -- then fill mold again for other half and lay the finished half on the mold filled w/ still melted chocolate -- usually no problem if finished piece isn't too heavy.
for fondant/gumpaste -- royal icing or gumpaste glue (some gumpaste dissolved in water until glue consistency
What about sticking the pieces to the cake? I was thinking that whatever medium I use to make the pieces, I somehow incorporate two toothpicks into the base, which I can then use to mount onto the cake
put skewer (stronger) in one half when molded -- once glued to matching half that will be enough.
and consider having fun w/ gold and sliver luster dust to gild the pieces.
where did you get the chess piece candy molds? I want to make a chess board cake for my dad and just buy a dirt cheap chess set for the pieces but the candy sounds better.
I used chocolate for my chess pieces. And I also stuck a toothpick in just one side of the piece, as Doug suggested. If you add icing "glue" under the piece, a toothpick should be enough. Otherwise, use those 5 inch bamboo skewers and cut to fit. I love those things and use them by the truckload. 
I have one I just did in my photos and got a really high quality mold from www.mychefsfavorites.com. It is the kind that you can buy two and they will sit together to make the piece all in one, tho I was cheap and just bought one. If you do chocolate, you can mold both sides then melt the flat side of one on a warmed pan (set it over the LOW burner) then stick em together. I left my pieces unattached so that the cake could be played.
Thanks you guys! KoryAK- you paid 26 dollars for them?? Wow i see why you only bought one. lol I found them on other websites for 3 to 4 dollars. i only need to use them once so i think i'll try the cheap ones. but thanks for the info! Oh.. DianeLM- awesome cake!! you did a fantastic job!
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