Can someone point me to directions on doing a chocolate transfer? Thank you!
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-35817-love.html+chocolate+transfers
Here is a thread with a lot of info in it. Also link to a tutorial I believe
THank you! That is exactly what I was looking for!
I an going to try to make a chocolate transfer butterfly. I COULD do it flat, but would like to make it more 3-D. Is it possible?
I am thinking I could make the wings seperate and put 2 wooden skewers on each wing. Then I can put each wing into a fondant body that is on the cake????
Or should I try to add extra support under each wing with BC?
Or is there a way I can make the wings on an angle, by laying the pattern on something that is at the angle I want, so that I can just make the butterfly one piece (like an aopen book or something). I am thinking the chocolate will run if I try to do it on an angle.
Any ideas? Should I just scrap the whole idea and do it flat on the cake?
Also, I was hoping to add some sparkle to the butterfly. Can I mist a little voddka on the transfer and add it or will it stick without anything?
I don't think you can "prop up" a FBCT because I think it would fall as it thawed out...You know there was an artice here about 3-D butterflies....
AH HA! Found it...they are not made with buttercream, but here is the link
http://www.cakecentral.com/article16-How-To-Make-Realistic-Edible-Butterflies.html
I think they are awesome - just another way to go.
It's a chocolate transfer, though. I really like that teqcnique, but I haven't tried that kind yet.
I think you could do them 3D. Most of my choc. transfers I stand up in cupcakes or on a cake. As long as they aren't to big you should be ok.
oh - sorry I was confused 
For a chocolate transfer it might work... I would maybe make the wings separate and let them dry then peel them off and "glue" them together with black chocolate body and let them dry. (probably prop up the wings as the body dries...)
I made the wings seperately, the body from 2 tootsie rolls, and a "ramp" to pose it on.If you use toootsie rolls for the body, you should cover it is chocolate before you try to add the wings....
I made 4 total pieces and then glued (using chocolate) the wings to the body and set it up in a book to get the angle. After that dried, I put the ramp on the cake and glued the butterfly to it. I also piped a bunch of frosting that matched the cake to cover the ramp and to add a little extra support to the wings. I then covered that with flowers.
I just checked out your pic! You did a great job! Love the butterfly!
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