Hello all!
I have only attempted to do a FBCT once, and wasn't completely happy with it. I understand the concept, but I need more practice. In my search for more tips and pictures of FBCTs, I found something called a "chocolate transfer." Is this done basically in the same way as a FBCT only with chocolate?
Can I use waxed paper, outline my picture with dk. chocolate in a piping bag? Then fill it in with colored chocolate (maybe with a paintbrush??) and then go over it all with more chocolate? Freeze for a few minutes and then apply to the cake?
Will the Wilton colors work with the chocolate? I don't want to ruin a perfectly good bag of candy melts.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!
Brandi
I've used several Chocolate Transferrs. They are very easy to make and tasty! There is also a Sponge Bob CT in my pics that my then 8 yr old son made for a contest. Just outline your pic and fill in! It's that easy. We used the already colored chocolate wafers/candy melts. You can use Wilton candy colors but I don't know about the icing colors. Don't use anything liquid or the chocolate will seize up.
Good Luck!
Debbie
"They" make candy colors for tinting chocolate or you can just use the already colored candy melts. CTs are easy. You don't have to worry about the "worm effect" you can get with the BCT because the chocolate flows in as long as it is melted.
Debbie
Great! That's what I am looking for. I have a particuliar picture in mind that has several colors and even some shading. Hopefully I can find the right colors so that I can achieve a realistic picture.
I did some searching and I guess Wilton makes candy colors that are oil based. That's what I need to get.
Thanks for you help! I am excited about this "new" techinque. (New to me anyway!)
Brandi
I wonder if there's a way to paint chocolates?
Deb
I went to the CC photo gallery and looked for a picture of a "Bratz" cake for a potential customer. I found one on there that used a chocolate transfer. She said that she painted it, that way she could add shading to the skin and hair. It looked really great.
I just got back from the craft store. I bought some white candy melts and 8 oil based candy colors. I am going to start experimenting this afternoon. I also bought some craft brushes so that I try her technique.
Hope it works!
So - she painted it with the oil based candy colors?
Debbie
Actually she painted it with white chocolate colored with the oil based colors. She said she mixed the colors herself.
Here is the link to the picture that I am talking about. You can also read all the commentary about it under the picture. That's where she sort of describes her technique.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=search&type=full&cat=0&pos=0
It looks GREAT!
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