I know how to do a frozen buttercream transfer, but could someone please tell me how to do a chocolate transfer? Thank you very much.

Go here and look at the Chocolate transfer tutorial

http://community.webshots.com/user/cali4dawn/1


Hope this helps

sorry, dumb question here...but how do you color chocolate?? doesn't any coloring that has even a drop of water in it make the chocolate sieze up?? (if that's the right term)

thanks!

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Here are a few things that might help....

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/coloring/candy.htm

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Country Kitchen SweetArt, Inc. web site says the following: "If you want to flavor your chocolate or candy coating, you MUST use oils or concentrated flavors. Extracts CAN NOT be used. (They are
water based and may thicken and ruin your chocolate and coatings.)
We recommend adding 12-15 drops per pound."

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Baking 9-1-1 web site says the following: There isn't a lot written about tinting white chocolate.
You can "paint" colors on the set, molded white chocolate (or any chocolate) or white chocolate plastic -- mix colors by combining powdered food coloring with cocoa butter in a 6 to 1 ratio (cocoa butter to food coloring) and keeping them warm while using them. (A yogurt maker is the perfect temperature range or keeping them in custard cups set on a heating pad set on low, low, low). Add the cocoa butter until you achieve a medium thickness in "paint". Then, paint on your colors using a paintbrush. You can also silkscreen on the colors, if you have time!

However, paste food coloring, as powdered, can be used to color the molded white chocolate or white chocolate plastic with after you mix and refrigerate it for at least an hour. The chocolate plastic has to have the consistency of playdough. Knead the color in.

The best way to tint white chocolate while melting or already melted is with oil based coloring: http://www.kitchenconservatory.com/chocolate.htm But, you can safely use powdered food coloring. Do not use any water-based food coloring or the chocolate will seize and be ruined. Add the color slowly and stir, stir, stir while you do.

You can also use Mercken's Candy Coatings. They come in a myriad of colors and all you do is melt them.

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Hope that helps! ~RitzyFritz

that is so helpful...thanks! Maybe I will try those Wilton candy colorings...I hadn't thought of that...duh

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-13945-.html
Here's a thread that was done in January of this year hope it helps. I like the chocolate transfers. I still have yet to do a BCFT.

great, thanks! I'm a little nervous to try it, but we'll see...

I was nervous too, but it's easy.
I didn't fill all the way to the corners in mine, so there are little holes, but if you want to see it it's in my photos. I don't think it looks too bad for a first time.

the easter basket looks great! seems like it takes so much time...I'm pretty impatient!

Thank you very much for your help.