At Cake International in London a few weeks ago I picked up some chocolate transfer sheets for the first time. I decided to try making a cupcake wrapper to experiment with them. It was surprisingly easy and a very visually pretty and effect way to simply decorate a cake.
You can find templates for cupcake wrappers online, but to be sure mine fit my cupcake I simply cut out one of the cases I was using to bake my cakes and traced around it.
I traced 2 wrappers and made my outlines slightly taller and longer than my actual case.
I cut out both shaped and taped one together. Set the taped one to the side, you will use this to help your wrapper hold its shape while it dries later.
Take the other cut out and use it as a template to cut out your chocolate transfer sheet.
Place the transfer sheet on a piece of baking paper. Melt you chocolate and spread it as evenly as possible over your transfer. Here I have used candy melts. Please note if you are using actual chocolate you will want to temper your chocolate before using it on your transfer.
Leave to dry slightly for a couple of minutes, then carefully lift your
transfer off the baking paper and place in the paper cup you made
earlier to form your wrapper. Slightly overlap where the ends meet.
Place in the fridge for 15 minutes to set.
When set, remove from the fridge and carefully remove the plastic backing from your transfer. Note I said carefully :) I manged to slightly damage mine at the end where the pieces overlap. But it was OK, once it is iced it will still look lovely.
Remove the paper case from your cupcake and place your cupcake in your new edible chocolate wrapper.
Ice decorate and enjoy :)
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