Questions About Rolled Chocolate / Candy Clay

Decorating By ladawn250 Updated 25 Apr 2007 , 11:54pm by cksmm5

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ladawn250 Posted 10 Jan 2007 , 8:33am
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I am doing a cake that will be covered in rolled chocolate. I've never done this before...fondant many times, but never chocolate. Do I ice the cake first, just like you do with fondant? If so, does anyone have a good recipie for an icing that will compliment the rolled white chocolate? Can I use a BC? Also, once the chocolate is on the cake, can I refrigerate it without having to worry about condensation or weeping like fondant? And can I attach fondant embellishments to it? If so, can I use water like fondant or should I use royal? So many dumb questions, I know, but this one is new for me. Any help, pointers, tips would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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peg818 Posted 10 Jan 2007 , 10:11am
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i would put a light coating of icing on just to fill and smooth out any imperfections.

As far as covering a cake with it. I have never done straight candy clay, i have always mixed it with some fondant about 50/50 so that its more forgiving. The problem i see you might run into is the candy clay sets up so fast that it may crack on you when you put it on the cake (but of course remember i DO NOT speak from experience with it on a cake)

As far as attaching the fondant pieces to it, sure go ahead, you might need to use some royal to get them to stick.

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cksmm5 Posted 25 Apr 2007 , 11:54pm
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Ladawn250,
Did you ever get a recipe for the rolled white chocolate fondant? I need to make a cake for bridal shower and have many of the same questions you did. How did yours turn out?

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