An Overview Of Modelling Chocolate For UK Cake Makers

!±8± An Overview Of Modelling Chocolate For UK Cake Makers

Introduction

Lots of people in the UK watch popular cake making TV shows - and many will want to try and recreate some of the amazing cake designs. A big problem is when it comes to obtaining or making modelling chocolate for creating figures. A main ingredient used in the typical recipe is unavailable in the United Kingdom.

Modelling Chocolate.

Modelling chocolate or "Chocolate Clay" is an edible food, and works exactly as the name suggests - it allows the user to use it like a clay - A Chocolate clay that can be made into figures and once allowed to dry, remains in the fixed position, and can be eatten!

The main recipe used to make modelling chocolate on the TV, and in the USA is either: milk chocolate, white chocolate, and corn syrup.

These 2 basic ingredients: "chocolate and corn syrup", will leave UK cake makers annoyed, and baffled to why their modeling chocolate never works.

The main problem is Corn Syrup - this ingredient, despite being very popular in the USA is a very niche product in the UK, and very hard to buy in shops. It can be obtained online - but even if you obtain the corn syrup - you also have to cope with this problem...

UK chocolate is VERY different from that available in the USA. UK chocolate is sometimes referred to as "vegolate" by the EU as it contains such a low quantity of the actual ingredient that makes chocolate -chocolate. Chocolate from the USA does not suffer from this problem. This means 100g of american chocolate contains a much higher quantity of chocolat than the UK product.

The UK Modelling Chocolate Recipe.

Without any more explanation, this is the recipe you should use if you live in the UK and want to make modelling chocolate or chocolate clay.

100g of Tesco Own brand white/milk chocolate. (UK chocolates vary - this is the exact one tried and tested) Any brand will work - but the amount of syrup will need to be changed to suite the cocoa content. 50g of Tate and Lyle golden syrup.

Guide:

Step 1: Heat the Syrup for 30 seconds in the microwave. It will turn very runny. Step 2: Crush the chocolate into as small chunks as possible - consider blending into a powder. Step 3: In short microwave bursts - melt the chocolate until there are no lumps Step 4: Reheat the syrup for 15seconds, and then pour into the melted chocolate. Step 5: Mix the ingredients until they form a ball. The sides of your dish will clear, and then pour the lump onto silver foil and put into the fridge. It will look oily but it is fine. Do NOT mix once the ball is formed, otherwise the ingredients will start to separate and you will have wasted your chocolate. Leave for a couple of hours. Step 6: The chocolate will turn hard. Break off the amount you want to use, and knead it back into soft clay.

Tips: Avoid Water - Anywhere. The chocolate will react to it! Make sure your hands are dry and cold. Too hot and the chocolate will melt too fast.

Remember: Modelling Chocolate is very oily - if it seems really greasy while you are using it - that is normal. You must take breaks when the chocolate starts getting too hot.

An Overview Of Modelling Chocolate For UK Cake Makers

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Medifast Bars - An Overview Of Taste, Flavors And Nutrition

!±8± Medifast Bars - An Overview Of Taste, Flavors And Nutrition

I've lost over 75 pounds on medifast and I find that many people mistake this as a diet that's made up of mostly protein bars and shakes. Although both are very popular and tasty options, they are only one choice out of many. There are over 70 food choices on this diet. The bars just happen to be one of them.

That said, I understand why the bars are so popular. They are good, filling and extremely convenient. They are also guilt free at only about 150 calories each, with only about 10 grams of sugar, 11 grams of protein, and 5 grams of fiber. Admittedly, the portion size is a bit small at first glance, but they are more filling than you might guess. Here are the flavors available and my take on how they taste:

Chocolate Mint: One of my favorites. These remind me of the Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies. These have more of a crunchy, rather than chewy, taste. I have several of these per week.

Oatmeal Raisin: Many people feel this one taste like oatmeal raisin cookie dough. This one is probably most similar to what you would envision when think of a protein bar, sort of like the Quaker variety. This one has more of a chewy texture.

Lemon Yogurt: I'm not sure where the yogurt comes in here. I don't taste it. I can taste a lot of lemon flavor though, almost like the filling for lemon meringue pie. This bar has more of chewy texture as well.

Chocolate: This is your classic chocolate bar, but it has a crunchy texture which I really like. If I had to compare this to something you might recognize, I'd have to say a nestle crunch bar, mostly because of the texture, but the taste is pretty good too. I believe this is probably most people's favorite.

Fruit And Nut / S'more Granola: These are your typical granola type bars. I don't like granola in general, so these are my least favorite.

Caramel Nut: Again to use the candy bar analogy, this one is a bit like a Twix.

Peanut Butter: This one taste exactly as you might expect. Peanut taste with a crunchy texture. I love it. Also a favorite.

I really do love the medifast bars. They allow me a bit of a dessert or candy indulgence without the guilt.

Medifast Bars - An Overview Of Taste, Flavors And Nutrition

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