is there any way to make modeling chocolate without corn syrup?

[passthemanna]

for DS's 2nd bday i'm thinking of making a cheesecake & dying the topping blue & have Spiderman fishing out of a little boat sitting on top (he looooves spiderman, boats and fishing)
I'm thinking modeling chocolate would be best for the boat & spiderman because I don't think anyone will want to eat fondant...but I'm reasonably certain that chocolate will be eaten :yes I'd rather just not use corn syrup if I don't have to and so far I've only found recipes that call for corn syrup :(

[Quiteria]

:think Maybe honey?

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I don't *think* regular corn syrup is as bad as hfcs...not sure...I'll bet there's a thread on it somewhere around here to find out...:think

[CapeTownMommy]

:popcorn

[passthemanna]

i was thinking of honey or maple syrup too...:think

[Ajani]

I'd try golden cane syrup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_syrup) (Lyle's is a common brand).

[Six Little Feet]

Honey will not work it is the wrong consistency. Maple syrup is way too thin as well. A golden syrup *might* work bit I would not even try ..it would be an expensive mistake.

[passthemanna]

I may try making my own sugar or cane syrup. i think next time I go shopping i just need to see what's available and go home & research my options

[Ajani]

Is it? I don't recall it being that pricey here. And on some UK boards I looked at it's often used as a substitute for corn syrup, since they don't seem to have corn syrup in England.

[Mama Calidad]

I wonder if rice syrup would work?

[Marrae]

Yes, we don't have anything called cane syrup but we do have Lyle golden syrup. I'm not sure what the difference is. I'm not sure if that would do what you want. I would take the easier route of using a little toy figure of Spiderman.

O/T, if you look on the tin on the link above, the small writing under the lion is the verse from Judges 14, Samson's riddle 'out of the strong came forth sweetness'. :)

[Quiteria]

It probably is pricey in the States...I'm guessing it would be an import.

[Serafine]

So, what are you using to dye the topping blue? :poke

[passthemanna]

So, what are you using to dye the topping blue? :poke
i saw something online about making blue dye from red cabbage...i really haven't looked too much into that yet...

[CapeTownMommy]

So who can point me towards a recipe? Golden syrup is very common here and dirt cheap, much much cheaper than maple syrup, and we don't get corn syrup at all. So I can try the golden syrup option!