Vanillin can be a villian

[foresthome]

As we all know frgrances with high vanilla content can be our enemy and change the color of our soap. I was trying to make a white chocolate scented soap with a purple huckleberry scented swirl in it. I used titanium dioxide and violet ultramarine for my colarants. I also added a little cocoa butter to my regular bastile soap recipe. Well it wasn't too bad at first but quickly started turning different shades of brown. I have dreaded cutting into it and seeing how ugly it turned out and I have been wondering what to do with it. I made it on Tuesday and unmolded and cut it today. Not bad, It smells wonderful like white chocolate and huckleberry, and is very interesting looking. I think that they look like geodes and that is what I named them. Definitely limited edition. I couldn't repeat this if I tried.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... eodes2.jpg

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... geodes.jpg

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... /Geode.jpg

 

[Fullamoon]

That is fantastic! I think I would call it Milky Way.

 

[Guest]

That is some crazy fabulous looking soap. You are right though - I'll bet you can't do it again so enjoy this one!

 

[dcornett]

very nice swirls...

 

[Relle]

I love it.

 

[adoptapitbull]

My best soap came from a similar problem....colors gone wild! Yours turned out beautiful! You totally meant to do that, right?

 

[Dragonkaz]

I absolutely love it and would love to get a similar result!

I love the colour of soap that has vanilla in it and have done a lot of educating with regard to how vanilla flavoured soap should look.

 

[judymoody]

Looks great!

 

[LadyM]

Those look sooooo cool!!

 

[JackiK]

Wow. They really do look like geodes! Great job.

 

[foresthome]

Look what I found this morning

I went down to my curing rack and the color is evolving even more as they cure. I think that they look more like Jasper than Geodes now. Any of you Rockhounds will know what I mean.

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... ution1.jpg

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee4 ... lution.jpg

 

[JackiK]

They're even prettier now. It almost looks like caramel in parts. MMM.

 

[saltydog]

Holy Crap those are AWESOME!

 

[newbie]

Those look DELICIOUS! now they really look like Milky Ways, right down to the luscious caramel. Superb swirl!!!

 

[AZ Soaper]

They look like a molten chocolate cake but instead of fudge, carmel. So call it Molten carmel cake?

 

[JackiK]

They look like a molten chocolate cake but instead of fudge, carmel. So call it Molten carmel cake?

Perfect!

 

[foresthome]

I am trying to think of something with a Montana, outdoors, wildlife, theme. Since it smells like white chocolate, huckleberry, and looks like a swirly iced cupcake, I am thinking ot calling it Bear Dreams. At least I think that is what bear would dream of.