Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2007

This works pretty well. I found that by waiting for the fondant to cool down a bit before pouring help with consistency.

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gdemik

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

I use this recipe for petit fours and it works really well to coat the sides. The first time I made it I was careful with the temperature but now I just stir it until it gets to be the right consistency. It works just fine if you overheat it by a little bit but it won't dry with the same shine. Great recipe!

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Emily

Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2006

I'm actually wavering between three and four stars for this recipe. I used a candy thermometer and was shocked at how far over 92 degrees I had to heat this fondant up. Eventually though, it seemed ready and I used it to pour over my son's cake. It looked fine until I noticed that a lot of it was clear with fine granules of chocolate in it, which gave the appearance, at first glance, of opacity. Ultimately, I figured nobody was going to be examining the fondant that closely, so I didn't toss out the fondant or my cake. The consistency and pourability was just great. When I tasted it, though, I felt that there may have been some undissolved granules... I can't be sure, though, since I used some colored sugars on the cake also. I'm not the most skilled at recipes like this, so the shortcomings in my success may be my own fault.

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Hotstuff

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2003

Worked well the first time and served my purpose as a coating for some chocolate dessert bars. I didn't use a thermometer, but heated the mixture just barely enough to melt the chocolate and keep it pourable.

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AWESLER

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2011

I made this recipe the first time and it came out ok. I thought about it and read the other reviews and made it again with a couple of changes and it came out PERFECT! I cooked the sugar/water/corn syrup mixture over low like it says, I stirred it CONSTANTLY until it reached 110 degrees. The second change I made was I melted my chocolate BEFORE I added it to the sugar mixture and I reduced the almond extract to 3/4 tsp. I then stirred the mixture until it cooled slightly to the consistancy I wanted to pour. These changes gave me a smooth and shiny finished product that went over my tiny cakes beautifully. When I use it on things bigger than petits fours I will first give my cakes a crumb coating of buttercream frosting. This gives the fondant a smoother and prettier finish.

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Aimee

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Vandalia, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2003

This fondant was not what I was expecting. Maybe I didn't get it to the right temp, but it was thick, and didn't pour. It also ended up crystalizing very quickly, and I had to throw the batch away! Maybe I need a new candy thermometer?

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BRANDYGIRL

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Reno, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2010

I love this recipe if you make sure to not overcook the chocolate, or it loses the shine a bit. Overall though, if you just get it to a pourable consistency it works out just fine. Can be a little hard to spread evenly though so try to pour over flat even surfaces and lay down a layer of frosting first to help even out the fondant and help it stick.

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Chels

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Santa Barbara, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2010

I found this to be a great recipe for covering a cake maybe, but for petit fours, I had to add some milk to it to thin it out a bit. I didn't find it thin enough to pour over petit fours.

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angie781

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2010

the chocolate doesn't ever melt so that it's uniformly brown, but rather white with brown speckles. Tastes fine, but I won't use this again.

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CUTEUTE

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2010

This is a great chocolate frosting - very easy and nice to pour over a double-layer cake. It's very sweet, but also very delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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