Cupcake soap

[chefinblue]

Hazel, I can answer that: it's more about consistency than anything else. Also, the cure time, due to the slow reaction of the lye in the finished product, is about 7-10 days. So it's not something you can use right away and making sure you used up all of the lye is pretty much impossible to tell unless you use some and see how your skin reacts. If anyone has figured out a way around this please let me know. :wink: You can also thicken the mixture if your liquid oils were too warm by sticking the base of your bowl in an ice bath for a few seconds...just make sure you get to the bottom of the bowl well so you don't end up with cold lumps.

I made a bunch of chocolate shipped soap using Nizzy's recipe and lard (can't say that I liked that part but it was cheap to test the recipe with) about a month ago and I was ultra cautious and didn't let anyone use it for two weeks just to be on the safe side. But when they did they all loved it.

Other neat thing about whipped soap is that it floats!

 

[chefinblue]

tisci: you can use lard or shortening.

 

[emilaid]

They look totally amazing!!!!!!!! Do you have any problems with the whipped top seperating from the base when you use them?

I've made little cupcakes before with whipped soap on top, but when I used them they seperated.

Would love to know if there's something I can do to stop this from happening?

 

[agriffin]

Amanda -

I finally got the whipped soap made and used it on 6 cupcake bath fizzies. The extra I put into silicone molds and it will be interesting to see how they turn out.

Your instructions were so easy to follow. The mistakes I made were entirely my own doing. :roll: I wasn't going to color or scent the soap then decided while I was whipping it to add some vanilla bean noel.

I added some and then realized it would turn the soap brown. So I decided to add some chocolate FO. It smelled good and I had the "bright" idea to add a little cocoa powder to help darken the color even further.

I put the soap into a bag, cut a corner off and started to squeeze it onto the top of the fizzies. I should have waited for my sister. The fizzies ended up looking like a dog had crapped on them.

One thing I wondered about as I was whipping the soap - how do you know when you've achieved trace? The beater left trails across the soap since it was so whippy. I just kept whipping it until it started to get thick like pudding. I hope I whipped it long enough.

Now I just have to wait and see how they turn out. I'll have to post pics later.

Well....there's a market for doo doo looking soap! lol

How was the consistancy of it?

Please do post pics, Hazel!

Thanks, chefinblue for your input. Very helpful!

Emilaid, I have an old batch that I didn't have any separation problems with. This batch is about ready to test...I'll let you know.

If you are having separation problems...perhaps you can make your base and top out of the whipped soap during the same session. So the base is still wet and the top is just an extension of the base?

 

[Bubbles Galore]

Really nice work. :wink:

 

[Hazel]

Hazel, I can answer that: it's more about consistency than anything else.

Thanks for the answer. It had a pudding like consistency so I thought it was okay. I checked it today and it didn't zap me.

[Well....there's a market for doo doo looking soap! lol

Okay...here's the doo doo whipped soap bath fizzie cupcakes. (I'm humiliating myself here by showing my sad looking examples after Amanda's beautiful ones.)



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Will really look like doo doo once the soap starts getting darker from the VBN.



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Also, I didn't get all the palm & coconut whipped because after I unmolded the poinsettias, I saw lumps of po/co. The rough surface of the soap is because I put sugar crystals in the bottom of the mold. I do like the effect it gave the soaps.



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[agriffin]

Those aren't bad! I like the peaks you got, especially on the bottom one in yellow. That's what I have trouble with.

 

[Hazel]

Eh...they're not bad for a first try. The peaks were accidental. They just happened that way. I never realized how hard it is to squeeze and try to guide the bag at the same time. It felt very awkward to me.

Next time, I will wait for my sister to decorate them. She's got disposable bags and fancy tips. Thanks for posting this recipe and tutorial. The whipped soap was fun to make and I'm going to do another batch. Although, I think I'll do all of it in soap.

Also, the soap has hardened up nicely.

 

[krissy]

i bought the small tips from Michael's and then cut a hole in the corner of a gallon size zip lock. it has been working fine for me to do the cupcake tops.

 

[Hazel]

krissy -

Thanks for the tip. That's a good idea. One of the problems was I cut too much of the corner of the bag. Mainly it was just inexperience. However, I decided last night that they may look bad but it's a good example for new soapers.

They can look at the pics and say "I can do better than that!"

 

[Hazel]

Update!

The whipped soap came off 5 of the bath fizzies. So, I decided to play with one of the soaps. I filled the bathroom sink and plopped one into the water. It's true...it's true! The soap does float.

Amanda -

The soap has only been curing for a couple of weeks but the lather is great. I think it's really going to be wonderful once the soap is completely cured.

 

[NancyRogers]

I don't know how I missed this post originally. Amanda, I love them! So cute!

 

[agriffin]

Yeah, I haven't tried to put the whipped soap on bath fizzies. I wonder how people get that kinda stuff to stick together.

Thanks for the feedback, Hazel!! I really appreciate it.

 

[Hazel]

You're welcome! Thanks again for the recipe. I wouldn't have attempted this if you hadn't posted it and wrote out the instructions. I'll give you an update on the soap in a couple of weeks.

I wish at least two of the soaps had adhered to the fizzies because then I could have given them out as gifts. I'm going to have to search for info on how people get the soap to stick on fizzies. I'd like to try this again.

BTW, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

[hellocrafty]

hazel, did the whipped soap adhere well to the fizzy? any separation problems?
great job, btw!

 

[agriffin]

Recipe:

100 grams Olive Oil
100 grams coconut oil
50 grams castor oil
500 grams palm oil
10 oz water
103 grams lye

Put the solid oils in the mixer first and whip up until its nice and fluffy. Add your liquid oils slowly and whip until fluffy.

Then add your lye water slowly and keep whipping. You're going to loose some whip. You can also add your fragrance and color now.

I make my lye water the night before and keep it in the fridge. You want everything either cold (lye water) or room temp.

I've also put my oils over ice (like when whipping shea butter) to stiffen them up a bit.

I use my kitchen aide mixer but a hand mixer will work as well.

You want to use more (60% +) solid oils/fats to get a better whip. Lard, palm, tallow, coconut oil...are all great.

Visit Nizzy's site for more info. http://nizzymoulds.com/Whipped/index.htm

The toppings are jojoba beads and body safe glitter. The "cherries" are actually christmas berry decorations I took apart.

If anyone tries this recipe let me know how it goes. I'll be using it for a class coming up so would love some feedback.

ETA: I also added a bit of cornstarch to hold the whip a bit better. I think it was about 2 tablespoons.

How many cupcakes can you "frost" w/this recipe? I'm hoping to make cupcakes sometime in the next month. And is there any substitute you would recommend for coconut oil? I prefer not to use it as some people I know are allergic to it.

I just saw this...sorry! You can sub the coconut with palm kernal.

I didn't count how many it frosted. I did the cupcakes and then poured some into a log mold. Maybe 20 full sized cupcakes if I had to guess? But not real sure.

 

[Hazel]

hazel, did the whipped soap adhere well to the fizzy? any separation problems?
great job, btw!

No, 5 of the soaps came off the fizzies. I don't know how people get whipped soap to adhere to fizzies. Perhaps if I "roughen" the top of the fizzies? I'll just have to try again.

 

[mom2tyler]

Hi, does anyone know the cure time for the whipped soap?
Thanks!~

 

[agriffin]

Hi, does anyone know the cure time for the whipped soap?
Thanks!~

Cure time would still be 4-6 weeks. One thing I've noticed since it doesn't go through any heating or gel it can take longer to stop zapping. Up to a week with one batch I made.

 

[coco cooks]

I want to make thses. I have a pastry / cake decorating backgorund and would love to combine what I know.
When you use your KA, is it soley dedicated to soap, or the one you use for food too. Dont want to mess up my precious. LOL

Maybe I will try to make the popular french macarons with a whipped filling?