When you are at a birthday party and you see the cake with all of its embellishments you just want to dig in............yeah not so much when its covered in FONDANT!
Fondant is a wonderful medium to work with and that's how I covered cakes when I started cake decorating but then I discovered this wonderful little baking miracle called Modelling Chocolate. Not only is it great to cover cakes with but to sculpt and make decorations for cakes it magic and tastes wonderful! Modelling Chocolate is so so easy to make and real fun when cake decorating with the kids!
Here is how its done:
10 oz chocolate discs/chips (any color)
1/3 cup light corn syrup
In a double boiler melt chocolate, when nice and smooth remove from heat and add the corn syrup, mix with a spatula until it reaches the ball stage. Spread it out onto a piece of wax paper that is placed on a table and smooth it out to form a sheet. Leave it open and untouched for 2-3 hours. It will be pliable and can be stored at room temperature in an air tight container for about a month.
If you are covering a cake with it, you simply roll it out just like you would fondant, using powdered sugar to cover the surface so it does not stick.
Modelling chocolate is great to use when you want to add just a small embellishment on a cupcake or fill your cupcake with your favorite filling, turn it out of its cup and cover it like a little cake. The options are limitless with modelling chocolate. So don't be scared, try it, I promise you will love it!
Happy melting, covering and sculpting
Jacki
Jacks, do have a pic of a cake you've covered with modelling chocolate?
ReplyDeleteHi Leigh,
ReplyDeleteYip if you have a look at the "Rev it Up" cake and the Upside down Santa in the gallery, both of those were covered in modelling chocolate.
Thanks for checking in.
Jacki