Banana Split Candle:Supplies
needed:
1 pound of Paraffin wax
3 teaspoons of vybar or steric acid. (Makes wax white)
3/4 pound of gel
1 oz. Vanilla Scent
1/16 oz. Strawberry scent
1/16 oz. Pineapple scent
1/16 oz. Chocolate Scent
3 medium 6" wicks
1 clear crystal cut candy dish (Or container of your choice)
2 drops yellow colorant (Or tiny bit of color block)
2 drops of red colorant
4 drops of brown colorant
3 wax banana quarters
2 wax 3 D Strawberries
2 wax Candy Kisses
1 Wax Maraschino Cherry
2 pineapple wedge chunks
3 mixing containers
1 mixing bowl approx. 4" across fork
Ice cream scoop (optional)
1.Heat one pound of paraffin wax till melted.
2. Add one oz. of Vanilla scent to wax.
3. Place all but 3 tablespoons of the wax in the mixing bowl and let cool
to a soft wax.
4. Once wax is warm and slightly set up, use ice cream scoop and scoop
out 3 even balls. You can also mold the balls with your hands.
5. Poke a wick through each ball.
6. Place the 3 balls with wicks in the candy dish in a triangle position.
7. Place wax banana quarters in the gaps between each ice cream ball.
8. Heat up the gel.
9. Place 1/4 pound of gel in each of the 3 mixing containers.
10. Color one yellow with a pineapple scent, one dark brown with a
chocolate scent, and one red with a strawberry scent. (You may want to do
these one at a time as they set up fast.)
11. Drizzle each color of gel over each ball of wax as if you were
putting syrup on a banana split.
Let the first color seep down into the bowl to fill the bottom layer. The
second color fill the middle section
of the bowl and the third color fill the bowl to the top edge. (This
forms the solid gel candle base for even burning.)
12. Place strawberries, candy kisses, and pineapple chunks in desired
position on top of ice cream.
13. Take last 3 tablespoons of wax and heat up till melted, let cool till
milky and very soft, whip with a fork until it is light and fluffy but still
soft. Spoon on the center of the candle.
14. Top off with a wax maraschino cherry.
15. If you prefer chopped nuts you can take some wax or gel and color it
brown and chop it up and sprinkle it on the banana split or we offer wax
pecan, or walnuts that make great candle toppers!