How to use a Chocolate Transfer sheet

Last Christmas was the first time I ever used chocolate transfer sheets and fell in love with them. They have every thing from snowflakes to music notes and there is a transfer for every occasion. I ordered mine on line at Country Kitchen sweet Art . A sheet measures 15 x 11.5 inches and is like a thin piece of plastic. On one side is an edible design made of food colors.

I cut mine into little squares to top my truffles. I flattened the tops a little to get a flatter surface for the transfers to adhere. You have to dip the truffle and apply the transfer design side down before the chocolate has a chance to set.

Once the chocolate sets, you just peel off the plastic.

Works like magic! I have also just spread melted chocolate on a sheet of wax paper, applied the transfer, let set and then brake it up to make a chocolate garnish on a dessert. But, I can also tell you from experience, chocolate transfers don't work on chocolate ganache. I made a cake once and poured ganache over the top. I thought it would be so pretty to have the design on top. Wrong. It was a muddled mess. I ended up making a circle of chocolate and used the transfer on it. Go check it out. Go ahead, I'll wait. Click here!

Here is what the paper looks like after peeling it off the truffle. I tried to cut the transfer sheets into circles with my circle puncher but it made straggly edges and didn't look as pretty as when I just cut them into squares. It wasted a little bit but made the finished product much nicer.

Cousins boxing the truffles for the birthday party favors!

Look at all those curls ! Lucky girls!!! It's the portugese in them.

Boxed and ready for the party.

The holidays are coming and what a perfect opportunity

to try using a chocolate transfer sheet.

So easy yet so impressive!