


{"id":4402,"date":"2014-03-07T18:30:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T08:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T04:46:36","slug":"chocolate-bridge-sydney-harbour-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-bridge-sydney-harbour-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Bridge Sydney Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"comment-rating-field-pro-plugin\"><div class=\"rating-container crfp-group-1\"><span class=\"label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-bridge-sydney-harbour-bridge\/#comments\">Rate it  <\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t       \t\t<span class=\"rating-always-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"crfp-rating crfp-rating-5\" style=\"width:80px\"><a href=\"#comments\">5<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<div align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate bridge how to cook that reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge-60x32.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge-400x218.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p> Imagine the Sydney Harbour Bridge collapsing on national television. That was my fear as the TV show went to air live. Hot TV lights shining down on a chocolate bridge as a million people watched on. \u00a0Thankfully, the bridge stood strong just like the real one.<\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial, I&#8217;ll show you how to make a chocolate Sydney Harbour Bridge. Use this method to make your own Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate or grand old London Bridge &#8230; then take a photo and upload it in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>I used compound chocolate instead of tempered real chocolate for this one because of the heat issue, but you can use tempered chocolate which tastes so much richer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mASTjQmkCp0?rel=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make a chocolate bridge with fireworks you will need:<\/p>\n<p>375g (13.23 ounces) Dark chocolate tempered or compound for the bridge structure<\/p>\n<p>Silver luster dust (optional if your bridge is silver use a dry brush to dust the dark chocolate silver)<\/p>\n<p>350g (12.35 ounces) Green and blue candy melts for the land and water<\/p>\n<p>Surprise Cakes App for the fireworks <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/surprise-cakes\/id794112012?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11lsF8\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linkmaker.itunes.apple.com\/htmlResources\/assets\/en_us\/\/images\/web\/linkmaker\/badge_appstore-lrg.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"30\" \/> or <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/google-play-badge-e1455158504416.png\" alt=\"google-play-badge\" width=\"102\" height=\"31\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/google-play-badge-e1455158504416.png 102w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/google-play-badge-e1455158504416-100x31.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/MlZg75\" target=\"_blank\">Reusable food grade molding gel<\/a> and some lego bricks to make a mold<\/p>\n<p>375g (13.23 ounces) White chocolate tempered or compound for the bridge towers<\/p>\n<p>A template of the bridge that you are going to make, the size I made it is here (click to go to full size)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/harbour-bridge2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-07-at-7.45.54-PM.png\" alt=\"chocolate sydney harbour bridge template\" width=\"402\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-07-at-7.45.54-PM.png 402w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-07-at-7.45.54-PM-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-07-at-7.45.54-PM-60x15.png 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-07-at-7.45.54-PM-400x101.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>While at the Sunrise studios I met lots of lovely people including Sara James. Sara is a former New Yorker and NBC reporter who married an Aussie and now lives in country Victoria. You can read about her experiences of Australian bush fires, snakes and family life in her new book <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/U4XtYX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">An American In Oz<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/an-american-in-oz-sara-james-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-4406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/an-american-in-oz-sara-james-.jpg\" alt=\"an american in oz sara james aus\" width=\"305\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/an-american-in-oz-sara-james-.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/an-american-in-oz-sara-james--300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/an-american-in-oz-sara-james--60x46.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/an-american-in-oz-sara-james--400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/a>A while ago I also read a great book about an Aussie journo, <a title=\"caroline Overington only in New York\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1741149614\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1741149614&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=howtocookthat-20\">Carolyn Overington <\/a>who moved to Manhattan with her husband and two young twins. \u00a0It will be fun to read and compare their different experiences.<\/p>\n<p>by Ann Reardon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/\" title=\"Welcome to How To Cook That\" target=\"_blank\">How To Cook That<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\", \n  \"name\": \"Chocolate Bridge Sydney Harbour\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/chocolate-bridge.jp\",\n  \"description\": \"Imagine the Sydney Harbour Bridge collapsing on national television. 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That was my fear as the TV show went to air live. Hot TV lights shining down on a chocolate bridge as a million people watched on. \u00a0Thankfully, the bridge stood strong just like the real one. In this tutorial, I&#8217;ll show you how to make a chocolate Sydney Harbour Bridge. Use this method to make your own Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate or grand old<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,912],"tags":[173,1707,1704,2608,952,174,1706,1705],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4402"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4414,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402\/revisions\/4414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}