Hi all,
I am experimenting and trying to learn the limits of every material for doing sculpted types of cakes. I recently built this armature (picture below - hopefully its there) few things about the best way to go about this. ANy and all suggestions are welcomed!
I tried covering it first with rice krispies but had difficulty "sculpting the finer details I wanted and the weight of the RK kept drooping off the armature. I tried adding cornsyrup to it but it was just a big sticky mess and it was hard to add small amounts of RK to finely build up the bulk so i scratched that idea.
I am now playing with modeling chocolate (semi-sweet bakers choc.) and it is working great (just like clay) so I have questions regarding the use of this stuff. I heard that using white choc. is more stable than brown choc. Is this true? Also, I want to paint this horse when I am done and will be putting a gumpaste rider on top of it.
Will the mod. choc. remain hard and hold up the form even on a fairly warm day but in the shade?
Does it matter which brand of white chocolate to use. Will run of the mill white choc. be just fine for purposes of experimenting?
Do I use white choc. and paint that? Will the paint be streaky looking (I do not own a airbrush yet) or will it look like a solid color?
Can I paint the current brown modeling batch I used? Or should either the white or brown modeling choc. be covered in fondant?
If I should fondant over the modeling choc. how do I adhere it to the choc. and will it hold up or will it slide down the legs??
Should I use gumpaste instead to build the bulk and paint that?
I have lots to learn still and am getting ready to do an event where I will be donating this thing on top of cake ( I will mount feet on a buried built up piece of wood) and am trying to do all I can now to learn as much as possible. Thank you so much for any help you can pass along!
Lsienna
I am experimenting and trying to learn the limits of every material for doing sculpted types of cakes. I recently built this armature (picture below - hopefully its there) few things about the best way to go about this. ANy and all suggestions are welcomed!
I tried covering it first with rice krispies but had difficulty "sculpting the finer details I wanted and the weight of the RK kept drooping off the armature. I tried adding cornsyrup to it but it was just a big sticky mess and it was hard to add small amounts of RK to finely build up the bulk so i scratched that idea.
I am now playing with modeling chocolate (semi-sweet bakers choc.) and it is working great (just like clay) so I have questions regarding the use of this stuff. I heard that using white choc. is more stable than brown choc. Is this true? Also, I want to paint this horse when I am done and will be putting a gumpaste rider on top of it.
Will the mod. choc. remain hard and hold up the form even on a fairly warm day but in the shade?
Does it matter which brand of white chocolate to use. Will run of the mill white choc. be just fine for purposes of experimenting?
Do I use white choc. and paint that? Will the paint be streaky looking (I do not own a airbrush yet) or will it look like a solid color?
Can I paint the current brown modeling batch I used? Or should either the white or brown modeling choc. be covered in fondant?
If I should fondant over the modeling choc. how do I adhere it to the choc. and will it hold up or will it slide down the legs??
Should I use gumpaste instead to build the bulk and paint that?
I have lots to learn still and am getting ready to do an event where I will be donating this thing on top of cake ( I will mount feet on a buried built up piece of wood) and am trying to do all I can now to learn as much as possible. Thank you so much for any help you can pass along!
Lsienna
