Dean & Deluca Candy Cane Cake - Wrapped In Chocolate Or
Decorating By dukeswalker Updated 17 Dec 2011 , 1:41am by bobwonderbuns
So.... I'm in love with this cake:
http://www.polyvore.com/candy_cane_cake_dean_deluca/thing?id=4265640
What the heck is it wrapped in? Chocolate? Fondant? And depending upon what it is wrapped in - how do I get those stripes so nice & even?
Thanks ladies!
Baking Arts has a video on how to do cakes like that using chocolate. http://www.bakingarts.net/modeling-chocolate-dvds.html
its white chocolate plastique...recipe...1 lb white chocolate and 1/2 cup corn syrup
melt chocolate and stir in corn syrup until comes together wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.
color with oil base colors also can be flavored i.e. peppermint oil (must be oil based)
if you want to mix the plasitque(modeling chocolate) with fondant . equal parts
for the strips roll out the white cover with plastic and then roll out red cut the stripe. remove plastic from white and place the red on top. then roll in the direction of the stripes to blend the two colors.
as for how did they get it sooooo straight...they use a sheeter it will give even pressure, hand rolling doesn't...unless you are a machine and can give even pressure.
modeling chocolate recipes
dark chocolate
1 lb chocolate
2/3 cup corn syrup
white and milk chocolate
1 lb chocolate
1/2 cup corn syrup
i have also used various flavored chips to make it...peanut butter or butterscotch chips
Nope, no sheeter necessary!!! Richard is an excellent teacher too -- very nice voice! 
And you can't say every little step is not included...every...little...step...over and over...oh I started fast forwarding once I realized what was going on.
yes you can color modeling chocolate use an oil based color
and it is possible to roll by hand, and not a sheeter...as in the video he uses a pasta machine
the idea is to just have even pressure while rolling.
I was hoping to try and make this cake this weekend so there is no chance of me getting the video by then. Can you give me the cliff notes version? 
To clarify, he uses candy melts, not real chocolate. Has anyone done this with real chocolate?
I was hoping to try and make this cake this weekend so there is no chance of me getting the video by then. Can you give me the cliff notes version?
There's really no way to condense it, you need to see the video to have it fully explained. It's a complicated technique to teach but not that hard to actually do.
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