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Thu May 15, 2008 4:48 pm
I am working on learning to make chocolate tiaras.I have made a few today and used chocolate melts for practice. They came out great strengthwise but I am not happy with how smooth they are -am I being critical of working with chocolate or is there a trick so it is not so bumpy ?
Are you piping onto the wax paper before or after wrapping it around your circular form? It's a lot easier to do the piping on a flat surface, then wrap it around your form.
You also might want to let the chocolate firm up JUST A LITTLE BIT before you pipe with it. When it's in a total liquid state, it spreads.
And for a really thick mixture that works more like icing, add a little bit of water to your melted chocolate. It will seize into a blob. Just keep adding water, a teaspoon at a time, until it loosens up to piping consistency.
dee-lite Regular Member
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Thu May 15, 2008 6:01 pm
Thanks -I did let it cool for awhile first but could probably wait longer . I think piping it flat then putting it on the form sounds sooo much easier .I will try that this weekend.Thanks for the help....
dee-lite Regular Member
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Fri May 16, 2008 11:17 am
This was try #2 using cooler chocolate melts and piping with tip #2 on flat surface waxed paper then transfered to the mold ...Waaaayyyy easier much more control and more ability to get delicate details !! Much happier this time
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busymom9431 Frequent Member
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Fri May 16, 2008 11:28 am
Something else I have learned with the chocolate tiara..........if you let it cool completely and then brush luster dust on it hides many of the flaws in the chocolate. I think the sparkle distracts from anything you may see that you did wrong. Nobody else will see it.
dee-lite Regular Member
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Sat May 17, 2008 6:21 am
Great idea-I will buy some and give that a try....
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