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Many confectioners prefer the beautiful glossy sheen, crisp snap and delectably unctuous mouthfeel of couverture chocolate, and use it in all of their baking and candy making. However, high quality couverture chocolates, which are carefully formulated and concocted by extremely experienced chocolatiers (such as those as Callebaut) are made with a sensitive balance of cocoa solids and cocoa liquids.

You may have heard of the expression “oil and water” to express the idea that some media won’t mix. This metaphor is aptly applied to situations in which ingredients or companies won’t mix, and it is rooted in reality - oil and water do not mix.

Move over chocolate-covered strawberries - there's a new fruit in town.

She's sweet, sunny, and tastes best on vacation - she's pineapple. And she goes great with chocolate.

Haven't tried this glorious treat?

You're in luck!

Today we're doing a deep dive in all things coating wafers - the be-all and end-all of coating wafers aka coating chocolate aka chocolate confectionary coating aka candy melt guide.

How do people make that glittery Oreos or those breakable chocolate hearts? It's coating wafers. Nine times out of 10 people are using coating wafers. No more FOMO. You, too, can make spectacular cakesicles and dipped strawberries just like your favorite Instagram accounts. 

If you haven't heard already (which I'm assuming you have if you're reading this), we're launching our own brand of compound chocolate called Sweet Shoppe Coating Wafers. We've been working on this product for over a year and are excited to debut it in Mid-July.

To help you make different types of decorations, you will want the best ingredients to work with. That especially includes versatile ingredients like candy melts for example. They are so easy to work with and flexible in what you can do with them, that they are a must-have for anyone decorating baked goods. If your bakery does not have a steady supply of bulk candy melts, then you are missing out.

Chocolate, being the universally loved ingredient that it is, is also extremely versatile. People’s love for chocolate has transcended into more than just a sweet treat that is occasionally eaten for dessert. Chocolate has become a multifaceted, multi-use ingredient that can be found in several different applications.

As you explore new recipes to create different treats, you will likely find yourself returning to basics and looking at what you can do with simple, but flexible ingredients. One of these standby ingredients being chocolate chunks. You can use chocolate chunks for baking a wide range of treats that will excite the masses and have them lined up for seconds.

Chocolate is a universally loved ingredient. As a child, chocolate was in your life more than you could remember. Your friends and family’s birthday parties were most likely centered around the highly anticipated time to cut the cake, which most likely had some variation of chocolate in or on it.

When brainstorming, trying to come up with new ideas for ways to make or decorate baked goods, a good place to start is right where you are. It is most often a good idea to look around at what you have to work with and go from there. Think of new ways to work with ingredients you already know, but might not have been using to their fullest potential. One fantastic ingredient for exploring new recipes and ways to decorate is white chocolate, specifically the Merckens white chocolate wafers. If you have some of these lying around, you likely have plenty of new ideas just waiting for you to bring them out. Here are just a few of the ways white chocolate can be used throughout the kitchen.