{"id":4033,"date":"2013-12-27T18:43:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T08:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2021-02-10T16:45:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T05:45:37","slug":"chocolate-garden-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-garden-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Garden Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JidhdxiSsnQ?rel=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If Willy Wonka had a chocolate garden, then these amazing chocolate mushrooms would have held pride of place. \u00a0Your 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.<\/p>\n<p>Pass around the plates and spoons, then dig into the magical chocolate garden. \u00a0And if you&#8217;re planning a kids party, theme it up with fairies, Smurfs, the Mad Hatter or even Mario.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9019.jpg\" alt=\"pastry chef ann reardon chocolate garden \" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9019.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9019-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9019-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chocolate soil (makes 1.5 cups of soil):<\/strong><br \/>\n160g (5.64 ounces) chocolate<br \/>\n8 Tbsp or 80g (2.82 ounces) maltodextrin powder<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively you could use oreos ground up in a blender for soil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_8967.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate garden how to cook that\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_8967.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_8967-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_8967-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_8967-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mushrooms<\/strong><br \/>\n500g (17.64 ounces) White, Milk or Dark Chocolate (or a combination). \u00a0Check your ingredients if your chocolate contains cocoa butter you will need to <a title=\"How to temper chocolate in the microwave\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/how-to-temper-chocolate-in-the-microwave\/\">temper <\/a> it or it will not set at room temperature. \u00a0If it contains vegetable oil then you can just melt it.<\/p>\n<p>You will also need:<br \/>\nMuffin tin<br \/>\nAluminium foil<br \/>\nNonstick baking paper<br \/>\nsticky tape<br \/>\noil based food colouring &#8211; optional<br \/>\nwhite icing circles &#8211; optional<br \/>\nfondant and a little oil &#8211; for making a mold<\/p>\n<p>Directions<br \/>\nTo make the magical chocolate garden watch the video at the top of this post. For Mario mushrooms see the video below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/42hewpkPhlA?rel=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9007.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate garden howtocookthat\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9007.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9007-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_9007-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">by Ann Reardon\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/howtocookthat.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">How To Cook That<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\", \n  \"name\": \"Chocolate Garden Recipe\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_8967.jpg\",\n  \"description\": \"If Willy Wonka had a chocolate garden, then these amazing chocolate mushrooms would have held pride of place.  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