I used a Hershey bar and found that it had to be room temp to get the chocolate to curl, when it was cold it just flaked. Since I didn't have enough chocolate bars on hand I melted some semi-sweet choc chips into a "bar" but found that it had to be cold to get the curls, when it was room temp it was just too soft. I folded a long piece of tin foil over my cutting board and onto a cookie sheet so that the curls would fall onto it, using a regular veggie peeler to slowly shave the chocolate. Be ... VIEW POST

To make the center of my fondant flowers I start with 2 center flowers- I dried these in a TBL and Tsp. Once they were dried I used gumpaste powder mixed with a little water as glue and started adding one layer at a time, letting it dry in between additions on a "bed" of saran wrap for support. I used a popsicle stick inserted in the cake for additional support. My Cascading Wedding Cake has more details as well. Email me with any specific questions! Happy Baking! ... VIEW POST