What's even better than a delicious Snickers bar? The world's BIGGEST Snickers bar of course! The Guinness Book of World Records lists the largest Snickers ever made at 1LB, which everyone would agree is pretty big. However, today's Snickers bar recipe will help you create a candy bar that's 5-times bigger again, with more than ... »
This iconic chocolate Scrabble set is laden with potential as you create the perfect hand-made gift for your special someone this Valentines Day. Instead of an overpriced greeting card or red roses, you can craft your own personal message, package it up nicely with a bow and let your Valentine know your true feelings. Love, like ... »
If Willy Wonka had a chocolate garden, then these amazing chocolate mushrooms would have held pride of place. Your dinner guests will gasp in delight as you nonchalantly float to the table with a platter of lifelike mushrooms and toadstools for a truly memorable dessert. Pass around the plates and spoons, then dig into the ... »
This might be the yummiest painting ever! Edible chocolate paint in cute homemade silver paint tubes. Plus a solid chocolate palette and thin white chocolate paper. What masterpieces will your guests create and then eat? After I posted the chocolate pencils recipe recently, I asked what artwork you would most like to see in chocolate. ... »
A perfect dessert for a creative evening. The paper and pencils are all made from chocolate and there is a candle to melt the pencil so you can draw to your hearts content. Add a mini piping bag of ganache and watch your friends blank pages turn into works of art. Snap some pics ... »
Modelling chocolate tastes better than fondant but is not quite as easy to work with, so I find it good for smaller projects. It does not set hard like fondant does so you can't use it for some applications. Normally it is made from corn syrup and candy melts, two very expensive ingredients in Australia ... »
What is the perfect dessert for a romantic evening? A cup made from chocolate filled with mousse and topped with a vanilla foam. According to a study done in a bookstore in Belgium the smell of chocolate made customers browse for longer. Interest in cookbooks and romance novels increased as did the interaction with staff. Customers ... »
Chocolate Sphere Finally it's here... the chocolate sphere tutorial from the top of the instagram cake. Now some of you thought I'd filmed it at the same time as making the instagram cake, and that would have been smart, but I actually didn't, hence the delay. My two year old just dropped his day-time nap. Re-read ... »
Chocolate butterflies sound kind of dreamy and magical. Paper thin chocolate wings fluttering by, landing on your cupcake to adorn it to perfection. Or hiding in the garden to surprise and delight party guests. Butterflies are dainty, so the chocolate equivalent needs to be delicate, elegant and delicious. To achieve this you can use tempered ... »
Peering through the glass display cabinet at the chocolatier, I would have loved to buy all of them. I was struck by how expensive it was for one such truffle. Things which although delightful seemed relatively simple to make at home. So I asked you what truffles you wanted to know how to make. ... »
Is there a better gift than home made chocolate truffles? They cost you an arm and a leg at the chocolatiers and yet you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost. You will need your chosen truffle fillings (recipes below and demonstrated in the video) plus tempered chocolate for dipping the truffles. ... »
Geodes are beautiful so let's make them delicious too. Follow the step by step instructions to make fondant or chocolate rock candy geodes. You can give them as a gift on their own or use them in cake decorating. Fondant shell 350g (12.35 ounces) fondant black and brown coloring Using aluminum foil make a bowl into a rock shape and line ... »
Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary. Seventeen wonderful and happy years. Some of our favourite memories together are the big moments like holding each of our newborn sons for the first time, trips to New York and Italy and big events that my hubby arranged. We also cherish the simple memories, late ... »
Do you want something unique on your cake or dessert? Give these chocolate feathers a try. If you made the chocolate flower already then you will not find these too hard to do. As always with chocolate decorations you chocolate must be in temper or if that sounds too hard then use 'fake' chocolate. See ... »
Chocolate Flowers are a beautiful addition to any cake and even though they look complicated they are reasonably easy to make. Watch the chocolate flower video below for a step by step tutorial. How to temper chocolate and what chocolate to use for chocolate decorations 4.5352 »
Chocolate boxes can be used as gifts filled with strawberries or sweet treets like chocolate truffles or fudge. Chocolate Box Instructions Step 1. Cut out the sides and lid of your box out of plastic. The plastic needs tube thin but firm enough that it can be lifted with chocoalte on it and still hold its shape. ... »
Chocolate transfer sheets allow you to add flair to your desserts. With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on an acetate sheet. When you apply the melted chocolate the cocoa butter melts and ... »
In this post I will show you how to make seven chocolate bowls using 3 different techniques - balloons, ice and lined containers. You will need to use chocolate melts or tempered chocolate to make these, if you are not sure how to temper chocolate it is explained here. If you use melts that contain ... »
Chocolate is so versatile it makes a great decoration for most plated desserts. Here are just a few examples of what you can do. Firstly make sure you are using tempered chocolate or your decorations will not set firm. VIDEO PART 1 VIDEO PART 2 Chocolate Curls (pictured below on Banoffee Tart) Spread some chocolate onto overhead projector sheet, ... »
Water is to chocolate what kryptonite is to superman. Just a tiny drop and melted chocolate seizes and becomes thick and grainy. So how do you fix seized chocolate? You add more liquid - while adding more kryptonite might kill superman, it will fix chocolate. Try adding some hot cream and the chocolate will smooth out again ... »
Why Temper Chocolate Have you ever melted chocolate to make decorations only to find once it sets it is soft, dull and bends over when it is not in the fridge? That is because it is not tempered. Chocolate manufacturers use equipment to precisely control the temperature of the chocolate during processing to cause the fat molecules ... »
Add some crunchy texture and some wow factor to your next dessert with these easy and highly versatile sugar decorations. This recipe is not suitable for children due to the high temperatures of the sugar syrup - but they will love eating it when it's ready. Ingredients: Approx 1 cup or 213g (7.51 ounces) sugar 1 tablespoon glucose syrup ... »
These paper thin tuiles provide a crispy element to a dessert and give it a classy finish. Pictured above with the 'masterchef gold bar' 90g (3.17 ounces) or 1/4 cup Glucose Syrup 180g (6.35 ounces) or 3/4 cup plus 1Tbsp and 1tsp Caster Sugar 2 teaspoons of water 120g (4.23 ounces) dark Chocolate Place Glucose syrup, sugar and water into a saucepan and bring to the ... »
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