Sweet, buttery, and rich white chocolate in an elegant leaf form for decorating desserts of all kinds.

Sugar paste and fondant are popular options.

We found that sturdy fresh bay leaves worked really well as the template for these leaves.

Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves on a cake and cupcakes to serve

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Dip leaves in melted candies:

Dip greased side of each leaf into melted wafers.

If needed, use your fingers to spread coating in an even layer.

Wipe excess from edges as needed.

Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves coating the bay leaves with cooking spray

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Place leaves, coated sides up, on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Let stand at room temperature about 15 minutes.

Peel leaves from candy:

Carefully peel bay leaves away from coating; set aside candy leaves.

Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves dipping the leaves in chocolate

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Store at room temperature in an airtight container up to 3 days.

Tuck candy leaves into mounds in a star shape.

Layer leaves as desired and pipe additional frosting on backs of leaves as needed.

Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves letting the leaves firm up

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Pipe a small dot of frosting in center of each poinsettia; arrange gold dragees in centers.

Tuck in fresh bay leaves as desired.

Remove dragees and fresh bay leaves before eating.

Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves peeling the bay leaves away from the chocolate

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Once set, candy leaves can be trimmed as desired.

Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves after removing the bay leaves from the chocolate

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Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves piping a base of frosting for the poinsettias

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Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves placing the leaves into a star shape to make a poinsettia

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Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves adding more leaves to make a flower shape

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Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves arranging the dragees on the poinsettias

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Southern Living White Chocolate Candy Leaves cupcake decorated like a poinsettia

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