Chocolate Roses Recipe

How to make it

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• The chocolate modeling clay is made by combining melted chocolate and light corn syrup.
• Note: the chocolate can be substituted with almond bark, or colored candy disks to create different colored flowers.
• *Chocolate clay:
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave for 1 minute.
• Stir. If chocolate is not completely melted, return to the microwave for 30 seconds at a time and stir until smooth.
• If you don’t have a microwave, place the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot water and stir until melted.
• When the chocolate is melted, add the corn syrup and blend.
• Pour the mixture onto a waxed paper sheet.
• Spread the chocolate with your fingers until it’s about 1/2 inch thick. Cover loosely with waxed paper and let it stiffen for at least a couple hours or overnight. The chocolate will become very pliable.
• *Making a Chocolate Rose:
• Roll 10 marble-sized balls from the chocolate clay.
• Place the balls on a waxed paper sheet, about 1 inch apart.
• Place another waxed paper sheet on top.
• Use your thumbs to press each marble into a flat disk (about the size of a quarter).
• *To form the rose:
• Remove 1 disk and curl it into a teepee shape, narrow at the top and wider at the bottom.
• Wrap the next disk around the opening of the teepee and the third disk at the back of the teepee.
• This is the rose bud.
• Continue adding disks which will look like petals.
• Continue to layer them to create a rose in bloom.
• *Roses can be used as edible decorations for a cake or to create a basketful of blooms. They will harden after a few days and can be saved by storing in a cool, dry place.

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