Chocolate Transfer
Decorating By ShabbyChic_Confections Updated 24 Oct 2006 , 12:33pm by springlakecake
I would like to know if there is any tutorial for it, I would like to try it but never done it before, what kind of chocolate do you use? how do you color it? can I use candy melts??
Thank you...
Bumpin' you up, cause Im wondering the same thing.
Whimsical Bakehouse is a great book for learning chocolate transfers--they do almost all their cakes this way. I tried it last week, and I found that the candy buttons work best--I tried to use some real chocolate, but it needs to be tempered and is more "temperamental". I used candy colors--they are oil based, regular gel colors will cause the chocolate to seize. You can also buy colored candy buttons. It's really fun and easy--basically you lay parchment paper over your pattern, and outline the design, pop it in the fridge for a couple of minutes, then fill in with your colors. Back into the fridge for a couple of minutes, and you're done! You can keep the chocolate melted by laying it on a warming tray or a microwavable hot pack. If you do a search in the forums, there are alot of helpful tips there too.
Here is a good one....
http://www.geocities.com/heathers_cakes2000/chocolatedemo.html?1109787013625
I've seen that tutorial before, and it's fantastic, but I would be interested in knowing how to make the actual sheets commercial chocolate transfers are made from.
You can buy them - but they're pricey.
It is a acetate sheet covered with a colored design and you spread chocolate on it - and then peel it off and wrap your cake before it totally hardens.
The sparkly color comes off on the chocolate.
I wonder if anyone knows a do-it-yourself version of that.
I use candy melts since they come in many different colours (saves a lot of time although they can be expensive) and they taste pretty good (vanilla flavoured).
I made a CT last week- turned out nicely. Need to make another one this weekend for my DH birthday cake.
I followed the instructions on the link previously posted...they were good.
I used a shiny report cover to hold my picture and my CT came out nice and shiny also.
Here is a long thread about the topic...but there is a lot of good tips in there on doing CT's! HTH!
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-35817-love.html+chocolate+transfers
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