{"id":2801,"date":"2013-01-12T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=2801"},"modified":"2016-06-02T13:56:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T03:56:18","slug":"chocolate-feather-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-feather-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Feather Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2806\" title=\"chocolate decorations feather\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate feathers cake topper decoration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-60x36.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-800x488.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-400x244.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>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 &#8216;fake&#8217; chocolate. See the <a title=\"How to temper chocolate in the microwave\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/how-to-temper-chocolate-in-the-microwave\/\">how to temper chocolate<\/a> post for more information on that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OM6_qZL_JJg\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If your bench is cold put something like a silpat or chopping board down to insulate the chocolate from the cold. \u00a0This gives you more time to work with it before it sets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Place a sheet of non-stick baking paper over the top and then pipe lines of chocolate the length of your feathers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Place another sheet of baking paper over the top and press flat using you fingers. \u00a0Peel off the top sheet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using a skewer draw chunks from the feather that you want to cut out. \u00a0Look at a picture of a real feather and you will see how it splits leaving gaps. \u00a0Fluff up the base end of the feather by pushing the skewer in towards the centre. \u00a0Finally scratch the surface of the rest of the feather to give some texture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pipe a line for the shaft of the feather and allow to set.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To colour either use powdered colour or luster dust and brush it on afterwards or use oil based colours to colour the chocolate before you start.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-feather-decorations\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"chocolate feathers cake topper decoration\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/chocolate-feather-thumb-2-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"2806\" \/><\/a><p>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 &#8216;fake&#8217; chocolate. See the how to temper chocolate post for more information on that. 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