How Do You Color Chocolate?

Sugar Work By lynn780 Updated 16 Nov 2011 , 12:30am by dchockeyguy

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lynn780 Posted 25 Oct 2011 , 5:18pm
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I want to color chocolate for the oreo cookies I am going to do and have never done it before. So I am at a lost as to where to get the different colors to use and how to do it. Any help is appreciated.

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Kiddiekakes Posted 25 Oct 2011 , 5:20pm
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You have to purchase candy colors which are oil based..Wilton,Chefmaster,Americolor and Lorann sell candy colors.They must be oil based though as water based colors will seize the chocolate.

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lynn780 Posted 25 Oct 2011 , 5:33pm
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After the chocolate is melted, do you add the coloring till you get the right color you want?

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leah_s Posted 25 Oct 2011 , 5:36pm
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You can also use powdered colors.

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Kiddiekakes Posted 25 Oct 2011 , 6:01pm
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Yes..and Leah_s is right also..You can use powdered colors too.

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KoryAK Posted 25 Oct 2011 , 9:37pm
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Oil based you can just dump it, powdered you need to mix into a little chocolate (smash it against the table with your spoon or spatula to mash up the grains) then into the main mass.

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deepdelights Posted 14 Nov 2011 , 6:52pm
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I use powdered chocolate colours or cocoa butter based ones (for a more glossy effect). You can get these in the Home Chocolate factory, if you are based in the UK.

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dchockeyguy Posted 16 Nov 2011 , 12:30am
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The other option is to use colored cocoa butter. Generally what I do is cover a mold in the colored cocoa butter, then pour the tasty chocolate on top of that. Works great, and you get a better color, IMO. I get my colored stuff from Chef Rubber.

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