Look What I Did!!!! So Excited

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 4:40am
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I am sooooo excited, because I too have discovered Chocolate transfers icon_lol.gif

This is my first one but this is going to open a whole new cake world for me! icon_biggrin.gif

I can see I have got air bubbles but for my first try Im ecstatic!!!!!!

Thank you CC
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mxpark Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 4:49am
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omg! you did a great job!!! i have yet to try this but yours is amazing and i love that character!!!

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wgoat5 Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 4:49am
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Oh soooooo cute!!! Great job...haven't dove into that aspect of decorating yet...But yours is wonderful!!! icon_smile.gif

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 4:52am
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Honestly I couldn't beileve how easy that was! You have to try it! I am buzzing!

Can anyone tell me a good site to get suitable printouts???

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bakedandiced Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 4:59am
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Bellisimo!!! Congratulations!!!! I am so happy for you.

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JoanneK Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:14am
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Great job! Is it really easy like you say? I've never tried it. Wouldn't know where to start.

Can you explain how you did it? Thanks.

Joanne

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Rambo Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:14am
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Is there a tutorial or somewhere to go get good instructions for this technique? I've been thinking aobut trying it but have no clue how it's done. You've inspired me to look into it - great job. thumbs_up.gif

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ShabbyChic_Confections Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:22am
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Originally Posted by Rambo

Is there a tutorial or somewhere to go get good instructions for this technique? I've been thinking aobut trying it but have no clue how it's done. You've inspired me to look into it - great job. thumbs_up.gif




I'd like to know too!! did you use candy melts? how do you color chocolate?

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Feefs Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:26am
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would love to know how you did this also... is it like doing floodwork with royal icing or a FBCT??

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Liis Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:26am
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this is so cool! love it!

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candy177 Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:28am
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That's awesome!

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cindy6250 Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:36am
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You did a wonderful job!! I love chocolate transfers. I have tried the FBCT, but mine never turn out very good. I much prefer working with the chocolate. You can really get great details with it.

Cindy

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:36am
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I read the tutorial on FBCT and used melted chocolate instead. I put a little bit of my regular colour in white chocolate melts. I know that this can cause the chocolate to seize but I didnt seem to have that problem. I think most people use the Wilton Candy melts??????

I am serious when I say this was easy! It was just like colouring in. Man oh Man I LOVE this site!

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cindy6250 Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:39am
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Here is a link to a tutorial on making chocolate transfers:

http://www.geocities.com/heathers_cakes2000/chocolatedemo.html?1109787013625

Cindy

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:55am
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I emailed my boss (Im on leave this week) my Chocolate transfer (poor man has to listen to my cake talk 8 hours a day!) and he didnt believe I did that! I told him to choose something and I would make it and email it back to him. He chose Elvis! icon_eek.gificon_eek.gificon_eek.gif Okay I hurried this and I can see not to try an smooth the back with my finger. But this took all of 5 mins!

Cindy6250 how do you get the backs smooth without smudging it like I did?

He has just emailed me back and STILL doesnt believe I did that!
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Briarview Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 5:58am
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Katharry,
Well done!
Someone here gave me the advice to do a google search if say you want a picture of a horse search "horse coloring " and you get black outlined pictures used for colouring and you just print them off. I am still to do a chocolate transfer as I have lots of Americolor Soft Gel Paste and I am just waiting for my Flo-coat to arrive. Just going to use the Nestles white buttons and colour them. Is that what you used? Cheers

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Schmoop Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 6:03am
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I felt the same way the first time I did a chocolate transfer...how easy and less time consuming compared to FBCT and COLORFLOW! I do some sort of a chocolate transfer on just about all my cakes now, especially if I need some kind of writing on them, some much cleaner looking!

Question though for anyone, any advice on using gel colors with the candy melts? I know wilton has some special ones and I think I remember hearing that you can use the Americolor flo coat with any of their colors...is this accurate info?

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 6:14am
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Briarview (hi fellow kiwi!) yes I used the Nestle white buttons.....

But what is Color flow??????

I saw it the other day - can someone please explain.

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Rambo Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 6:50am
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Thanks cindy6250 that was just what I was looking for.

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Schmoop Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 6:58am
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Kattarry - color flow (made by wilton) is pretty much like using royal icing (which I use most of the time). You use different colors to outline and image underneath wax or parchment then thin it down to 'flow' it in order to get a sugar plaque. If you look in my photos, a couple examples would be the buildings on my Batman cake or the Seahawks team logo on my football field cake on page 2 of my gallery.

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Briarview Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 6:59am
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Katharry Hi
Do you mean Flo-coat?. It is a food colouring agent that allows you to use any of the Americolor Soft Gel Paste to colour white chocolate and compound coatings. The usage ratio is 5 parts of Flo-coat to 1 part of Soft Gel Paste. I thought I would duck away and have a go but what a disaster! Will give it a rest as the Netball is on. Cheers.

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 7:24am
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Ooooooh so you can do this with royal icing, Buttercream AND chocolate???? Wow, finding this is a revelation! Your options are limitless!

Okay so I need to go and get some Flocoat. Briarview where do you get this (Millys kitchen?) are you in Auckland? Had a look at your cakes, they are amazing! So elegant.

Yes the netball go the kiwis

Schmoop your sugar plaques are fab! So what's the advantage over using royal/BC/Chocolate?

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Briarview Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 7:58am
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Got my from www.goldongcraft.com from the Cake Decorating department via the internet. (Just ordered it today. They are in Wellington but as I am in the South Island not much to pick from.
Netball doesn't look good!

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:08am
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Yes I've just walked away from teh tlly with us two goals down.... can't bear to watch us lose!

Let me know how much it cost you..... Milly's kitchen up here in Auckland seems to be really reasonably priced (they have most wilton products). If you need anything I'd be happy to post to you.

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aine2 Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:19am
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Your work is fabulous! I love this method and must try it out. No wonder you are excited...I would be too!

Aine2 x

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Briarview Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:26am
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Thanks I appreciate that. The Flo-coat is $16.65 so I would be interested if you can get it for cheaper.
Oh well so much for the Netball! Is it okay if I pm you sometime regarding the Chocolate Transfer. You seem to have it of pat. Cheers Briarview

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:31am
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Briarview pm or email me [email protected] anytime. I am going into Millys tomorrow hopefully so I will PM you the price if they have it in stock.

Aine2... my hero icon_lol.gif always nice to hear from you!

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LeeAnn Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:40am
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Can you get candy melts in NZ or did you use something else......I live in the uk

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katharry Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:43am
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Hi Leeann, yes we can get them but they are really expensive. I just used Nestle Melts - they are like chocolate buttons, usually in the baking ilse of the supermarket. I had one lot seize when i put the colour in but the rest were okay.

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LeeAnn Posted 16 Oct 2006 , 8:50am
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Thanks a lot I shall try today in the supermarket....Thanks again

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