Rice Crispy treat figure covered in fondant

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on January 9, 2012 at 9:36am

I have tried Wilton's candy melts.....I found them gross. And yes Mary Ann, It is amazing the "new" stuff,  techniques, types of cakes ourt there. Like any hobby, or business....there is ALWAYS something new. I am glad  I am just a hobby baker. The advantage is, I am not expected to know everything about everything re: cakes. The disadvantage is if I want to learn a new technique, including new tools, etc., I can't always afford it, or be able to write it off.
 
Mary Ann Brooks said:

Unfortunately, I can't get Merkens in my area, and can't remember which brand I'm currently using ... it's a new one to me.  I switched to it after being very disappointed with Wilton's when I tried to dip cake balls.  I don't know if my current brand is as good as Merkens, but it's much better than Wilton's!  I've made modeling chocolate/candy clay with both white and milk chocolate, and they work fine.

Btw, one thing I found that works great to make quick roses, is a mix of gumpaste, tylose, and candy clay.  The layers of petals set up very quickly.   

It's mind-boggling how much there is to learn in cake decorating, isn't it?!  Always new ideas and mediums out there. :)

June Kowalczyk said:

Ah, I call it modelling clay, so when you said "candy clay" it through me off. I have made chocolate modelling clay, but never white.  Do you use merkens white chocolate for your white?? I never thought of mixing the clay with the fondant.

Well actually I have for making roses, but never thought to do it for making figures. I usually just do the fondant/gumpaste mixture, or fondant with tylose powder mixed in. But I can see how the addition of the clay would help keep the figures supple with no cracks. Gonna try that next time.

Thanks Mary Ann. You do learn something new everyday!!!

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Fanion on January 9, 2012 at 10:17am

Thank you everyone for all the tips you've given me so far. I'm off to buy supplies today. One quick note about the candy melts brands. I only recently learned of Merkens and it is a lot better product than Wilton's. However, I can't always get Merkens and I have some pkgs of Wilton candy melts in my pantry. I've learned to add just a little bit of shortening to Wilton brand and it has a lot easier application, especially for cake balls. I decided to try this after learning that Merkens is better because it has a higher butter fat than Wilton.

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on January 9, 2012 at 10:41am

Ah....good to know. Don't you know...Crisco solves everything. Ha! Ha!

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Fanion on January 14, 2012 at 6:20pm

Again, I wanted to thank everyone for your help in making my owl figure. Here is a picture of the completed cake with the owl on top. It was for a baby shower. So I made the owl from rice crispy treats, covered her in a thin layer of candy melts. Then used a mixture of marshmallow fondant and candy clay. It was a lot of fun and I was happy with the results especially at my first try with a fondant covered figure.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Ann Brooks on January 16, 2012 at 12:17pm

That turned out so cute, Lynn!  The owl is adorable, and I love the color scheme, too. :)  

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Permalink Reply by Lolli Goewey on July 8, 2012 at 6:23pm

Mary Ann:

You can get Merkens chocolate through King Arthur Flour website.  Just wanted to let you know.

 

Lolli Goewey

Mary Ann Brooks said:

Unfortunately, I can't get Merkens in my area, and can't remember which brand I'm currently using ... it's a new one to me.  I switched to it after being very disappointed with Wilton's when I tried to dip cake balls.  I don't know if my current brand is as good as Merkens, but it's much better than Wilton's!  I've made modeling chocolate/candy clay with both white and milk chocolate, and they work fine.

Btw, one thing I found that works great to make quick roses, is a mix of gumpaste, tylose, and candy clay.  The layers of petals set up very quickly.   

It's mind-boggling how much there is to learn in cake decorating, isn't it?!  Always new ideas and mediums out there. :)

June Kowalczyk said:

Ah, I call it modelling clay, so when you said "candy clay" it through me off. I have made chocolate modelling clay, but never white.  Do you use merkens white chocolate for your white?? I never thought of mixing the clay with the fondant.

Well actually I have for making roses, but never thought to do it for making figures. I usually just do the fondant/gumpaste mixture, or fondant with tylose powder mixed in. But I can see how the addition of the clay would help keep the figures supple with no cracks. Gonna try that next time.

Thanks Mary Ann. You do learn something new everyday!!!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Ann Brooks on July 8, 2012 at 9:16pm

Thanks, Lolli!

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Johnson on July 9, 2012 at 11:31am

I have found that the chocolate that you covered it with keeped it pretty fresh.. I do it all the time but a time frame i dont know I really have never thought about it.. Sorry i dont have the answer. i just know that the when you covered it with the melts you helped the freshness..

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Permalink Reply by Lynn Fanion on July 9, 2012 at 3:40pm

I made it a few days ahead of time and covered it in the candy melts. Then covered it in the fondant 2 or 3 days before the cake was due and then put it in an airtight Tupperware container. I had made a couple of extras in case I messed up. So afterward, I ate one of them and it was still fresh. Thanks for your input.
 
Michelle Johnson said:

I have found that the chocolate that you covered it with keeped it pretty fresh.. I do it all the time but a time frame i dont know I really have never thought about it.. Sorry i dont have the answer. i just know that the when you covered it with the melts you helped the freshness..

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