Plastic chocolatemlding chocolate
- 2 lb (1 kg) white chocolate (in any form, block, chunks or chips)
- 1 cup (236 ml) light (clear) Karo corn syrup
- Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals on High (100%), stirring between heating.
- Do not overheat.
- The bowl should be almost cool to the touch.
- Overheating will quickly cause the chocolate to burn.
- Heat corn syrup in a separate microwave-safe bowl on High (100%) for 45 seconds.
- Pour syrup into melted chocolate and stir with a rubber spatula until completely blended, about 30 generous folds of the spatula.
- Make sure the spatula and bowl are scraped clean of white chocolate.
- If any white chocolate has not made contact with corn syrup, you will have lumps in your finished modeling chocolate.
- Watch for white chocolate streaks while you stir.
- Mix until the streaks are gone.
- Do not over-mix.
- If you over-mix, you will notice your chocolate becoming crumbly and falling apart.
- Line a quarter-sheet cake pan with a large sheet of plastic wrap, making sure there is plenty of overhang.
- Pour chocolate mixture into pan and wrap the over-hanging plastic wrap around the chocolate.
- Pull the plastic wrap straight and tight over chocolate.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature overnight.
- The next day, cut the block of modeling chocolate into knead-able sections.
- The block will be greasy.
- It needs to be kneaded.
- Dust a little cornstarch on the table to knead if chocolate is sticky.
- If the block is too hard for you to knead, heat in microwave 5 seconds at a time until you can begin to easily press your fingers into the block with less force.
- You will notice the block changing into a silky and pliable clay-like ball.
- It will be a light ivory color after it is kneaded.
- This is now Modeling Chocolate.
- Cover with plastic wrap (Press-n-Seal is best) and drop in a resealable plastic bag for storage.
- Store at room temperature for 3-4 months before the oils begin to dry out, or in the freezer for up to 2 years.
- To color: Knead in gel paste or liquid paste color of any kind.
- The water-based icing colors will be perfect for the job.
- Start with a small amount, and add a little bit at a time until you get the color you want.
- You can use pre-colored candy melts to make modeling chocolate, which is a helpful tip when you need several pounds of one color.
- You can also pre-color your melted white chocolate before adding your corn syrup.
- This recipe makes a lot.
- I made roses and put them on top of cupcakes for a friend's birthday.
- Enjoy.
white chocolate, corn syrup
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/368902-plastic-chocolatemolding-chocolate (may not work)