Chocolate Pouring Fondant

Ingredients

• 8 oz. pouring fondant
• 22 grams corn syrup
• 28 grams simple syrup
• 2 oz. dark chocolate, melted

Directions

1. Start a hot water bath.
2. Melt the chocolate. Do not let it exceed 120F. Turn off the water bath.
3. Place the corn syrup, simple syrup, and fondant into a small mixing bowl. Mix by pressing a rubber spatula down on the mixture and rotating the bowl. Do not incorporate any air.
4. Heat the fondant over the water bath. Do not exceed 100F.
5. Add the melted chocolate to the fondant mixture. Stir the mixture and bring back over the hot water bath and warm until just slightly warm, making sure NOT to exceed 100F.
6. Add additional simple syrup for thinner viscosity and additional corn syrup for extra shine.
7. Check the consistency.
8. Maintain a temperature of 95-100F and apply.