


{"id":2517,"date":"2012-10-14T19:28:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T09:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2021-02-10T12:30:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T01:30:19","slug":"chocolate-decorations-using-transfer-sheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-decorations-using-transfer-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Decorations using Transfer Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"comment-rating-field-pro-plugin\"><div class=\"rating-container crfp-group-1\"><span class=\"label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-decorations-using-transfer-sheets\/#comments\">Rate it  <\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t       \t\t<span class=\"rating-always-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"crfp-rating crfp-rating-5\" style=\"width:80px\"><a href=\"#comments\">5<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div align=center>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter photo\" title=\"chocolate decorations using transfer sheets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate decorations for dessert\" width=\"550\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chocolate transfer sheets allow you to add flair to your desserts. With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on an acetate sheet. When you apply the melted chocolate the cocoa butter melts and sticks to the chocolate.The mistake most people make when they get chocolate transfer sheets is that they do not plan out what to do with them. \u00a0 If you use too much or too many designs on the one dessert it goes from looking classy to unstylish very quickly. \u00a0You can purchase chocolate transfer sheets from a range of stores. I bought these ones on ebay fairly cheaply.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fn\">Here are a few examples of how to use transfer sheets to make your chocolate decorations look beautiful.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0OlJr7q7pM\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>1. Chocolate Collar or Cuff\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2522\" title=\"chocolate collar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9013-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate decorations ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9013-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9013-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9013-60x44.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9013-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here the design is used just on the bottom half of the cuff. \u00a0Because it is a strong design it would look overpowering if it was over the whole side.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Below is a chocolate cuff with a design on both sides of the chocolate. \u00a0If you want to fill your collar with mousse or something liquid you will need to make circle base and place your collar onto it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8948.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2519\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Squares of Chocolate \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My personal favourite is to use squares of patterned chocolate around the dessert, and then top with a plain curl.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2521\" title=\"chocolate decorations using transfer sheets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8948-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate decorations ann reardon how to cook that\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8948-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8948-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8948-60x44.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8948-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Stripe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just a tiny strip of patterned chocolate takes this dessert to the next level. \u00a0It is served with slow cooked vanilla strawberries. \u00a0To make these clean, hull and halve your strawberries then place in a ziplock bag with vanilla essence and about 1 Tablespoon of sugar. \u00a0Bring a pan of water to the boil then switch the heat to the lowest setting. \u00a0 With the ziploc bag almost sealed push the base under the water, this forces the rest of the air out of the bag. \u00a0Close off the top and rest a wooden spoon over the bag so that it sits just under the water but not touching the base of the pan. \u00a0Leave for approx 15-20 minutes until strawberries are softened and a juice has formed from the vanilla and sugar.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2520 alignnone\" title=\"chocolate strip over strawberry cheesecake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8989-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate decorations how to cook that ann reardon\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8989-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8989-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_8989-60x44.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You may also like this earlier post on other types of <a title=\"Chocolate decorations for desserts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-decorations-for-desserts\/\">chocolate decorations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or <a title=\"How to temper chocolate in the microwave\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/how-to-temper-chocolate-in-the-microwave\/\">how to temper chocolate in the microwave<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not sure what type of chocolate to use the video below is for you&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AFqFav46WtQ?rel=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>by Ann Reardon <a title=\"List of All How To Cook That Posts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/list-cook-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\">How To Cook That<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"review hreview-aggregate\"><span class=\"rating\"><span class=\"average\" style=\"display: none;\">4.5<\/span><span class=\"count\" style=\"display: none;\">2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 All Rights Reserved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reardon Media PL 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\", \n  \"name\": \"Chocolate Decorations using Transfer Sheets\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-1024x764.jpg\",\n  \"description\": \"Chocolate transfer sheets allow you to add flair to your desserts. With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on an acetate sheet. When you apply the melted chocolate the cocoa butter melts and sticks to the chocolate.The mistake most people make when they get chocolate transfer sheets is that they do not plan out what to do with them.   If you use too much or too many designs on the one dessert it goes from looking classy to unstylish very quickly.  You can purchase chocolate transfer sheets from a range of stores. 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With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on an acetate sheet. When you apply the melted chocolate the cocoa butter melts and sticks to the chocolate.The mistake most people make when they get chocolate transfer sheets is that they do not plan out what to do with them.   If you use too much or too many designs on the one dessert it goes from looking classy to unstylish very quickly.  You can purchase chocolate transfer sheets from a range of stores. I bought these ones on ebay fairly cheaply.\",\n    \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-1024x764.jpg\",\n    \"uploadDate\": \"2012-10-04\", \n    \"contentUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s0OlJr7q7pM&feature=emb_logo\",\n    \"embedUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0OlJr7q7pM\"\n  }  \n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-decorations-using-transfer-sheets\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"chocolate decorations for dessert\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/IMG_9051-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"2518\" \/><\/a><p>Chocolate transfer sheets allow you to add flair to your desserts. With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on an acetate sheet. When you apply the melted chocolate the cocoa butter melts and sticks to the chocolate.The mistake most people make when they get chocolate transfer sheets is that they do not plan out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,912,145],"tags":[31,1131,1129,1130,1132,995,952,1133,854,1134],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117363,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517\/revisions\/117363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}