I have the oppurtunity to make a wedding cake in July, and the B/G have changed their design to a seashell/coral cake. The shells are no problem, but the coral isn't the fanned out version, it's more condensed. Regardless of the kind, what would one make coral out of? btw...the wedding is the 4th of July weekend, so I'm not sure chocolate is my first option. Any help would be great. thanks!
I have seen it made 2 ways...One with chocolate and one with Isomalt..hard candy...I saw a pastry chef put ice cubes in a bowl and pour chocolate(Candy melts I think) over the ice and then when it cooled from the ice it formed neat coral...Then I saw buddy last week on Cakeboss make it the same way but with isomalt sugar melted and poured over the ice the same way...Trick is not to refridgerate the coral after it is hardened or it disintagrates.sp?..Both made great coral but maybe the sugar is best for the heat...If you go to the TLC website you can watch the episode from last week to see how he does it.
We used the following method recently published in a cake decorating magazine - put a cup or so of royal icing in a microwave safe bowl (make sure the bowl is large as the RI will expand); let the RI set out uncovered for several hours or overnight, heat the RI in the microwave on high. Watch it as you heat as the RI will begin to expand and crust up. Let the bowl and RI cool down and break off pieces of the RI to the size you want.
The look is great as you will have a little discoloring (from sugar burning) and pockmarks in the 'coral'.
Oops - forgot to mention - grease the bowl before add the RI.
I have seen it made 2 ways...One with chocolate and one with ..hard candy...I saw a pastry chef put ice cubes in a bowl and pour chocolate(Candy melts I think) over the ice and then when it cooled from the ice it formed neat coral...Then I saw buddy last week on make it the same way but with sugar melted and poured over the ice the same way...Trick is not to refridgerate the coral after it is hardened or it disintagrates.sp?..Both made great coral but maybe the sugar is best for the heat...If you go to the TLC website you can watch the episode from last week to see how he does it.
I was going to suggest this same thing! Ive been dying to try it since I saw that episode. looks very neat and so easy!
I've done it using the royal icing. You can color it ahead of time if you want more than just white or if you have an airbrush you can airbrush some color on.
on cake boss buddy used isomalt and it was gorgeous
It really did not look too difficult, but you have to be careful, its hot............he poured isomalt over a tray with ice and colored the isomalt different colors...atleast I think thats the part he colored..and it was real cool. I learned that you can't put isomalt inthe fridge or it will melt...off that show....good luck with your cake
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