I read somewhere that someone painted a real leaf with chocolate, let it dry and peeled off the leaf. The result was beautiful chocolate leaves.
I have a few questions...
Can I use candy melts?
Does it have to be a real leaf or can I use a fake one?
How long do I let it set on the leaf before I can peel it off?
Thanks!!!
Caroline
Yes you can use candy melts...no it doesn't have to be a real leaf......and it needs to sit for a few minutes......you can pop them in the fridge to speed it up if you chooose.........oh and if you plan on using real leaves mint leaves work nicely because they have deep ridges on the veins.....sometimes I just coat the mint and leave it.......it tastes yummy mint/chocolate combo.
I have used candy melts on grape leaves. I use several layers of the candy (letting each dry completely first). I made a wedding cake with white chocolate leaves and dusted each leaf with cocoa (a Martha Stewart idea). The veins were more noticeable. It was stunning. I have also used rose leaves. I have not had luck with anything other than real leaves. Good luck.
I've used lemon leaves with candy melts. Did white on a white chocolate cake - used dark on a chocolate cake and of course I used yellow, blue, and pink on a Tinkerbell cake. Only trick I noticed was that you have to remember you are peeling the leaf off the chocolate (not the other way around). Beautiful decorations and you can do them way ahead of time.
Paint the back of the leaf, I did mine pretty heavy. And I used the same lemon leaves many, many times over. Put them in the fridge for a few minutes and peeled the leaf off and reused it. I'm not sure a peppermint leaf would hold up as well.
I planted a lemon seed several years ago on my window sill. The lemon tree isn't any bigger than 3' tall right now. It seemed to grow alot after I pulled off those leaves.
Paint the back of the leaf, I did mine pretty heavy. And I used the same lemon leaves many, many times over. Put them in the fridge for a few minutes and peeled the leaf off and reused it. I'm not sure a peppermint leaf would hold up as well.
I planted a lemon seed several years ago on my window sill. The lemon tree isn't any bigger than 3' tall right now. It seemed to grow alot after I pulled off those leaves.
that is so cool........where do you live??? Is the tree outside now??? I have always wanted to have a lemon tree in my yard!! Only problem is I live in Jersey and am moving to NE Ohio........Jersey IS the garden state....however I don't think the climate would support a lemon tree.....not all year anyhow. Ohio definitely wouldn't support a lemon tree lol. But I wonder if they would ever produce fruit grown in a huge pot indoors??
I live in Western Pa. And no the tree isn't outside! It's in a pot in my bay window. I put it out on the deck in the Summer but it's in now. I don't think it will produce any fruit but it's great to have those leaves available.
The chocolate leaves are so easy and so beautiful. I originally did a wedding cake for my niece. It was a Wilton design - the one with the chocolate scrolls and leaves sticking out of it in a swirl design. I did their monogram in the chocolate for the cake topper. After a few errors, it's easy to make anything out of chocolate. Just don't make it too thin. And the colored candymelts make pretty petals for a large flower too.
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