Chocolate Plastic

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Chocolate: The Definitive Guide

By Sara Jayne Stanes

Published 1999

  • About

This is a very effective and professional looking covering for a cake or dessert. You can also make leaves or flowers with it (like plasticine but this is edible).

This recipe makes approximately 250 g/8½ oz which is enough to cover a 20-23 cm/8-9 in cake.

Ingredients

  • 225 g/9 oz dark chocolate, melted
  • 4 tbsp liquid glucose

Method

Stir the glucose into the melted chocolate until completely smooth. (You may need to reheat the mixture a tad if gets too difficult).

Using a rubber spatula, scrape the chocolate mixture up and transfer to a piece of plastic film. Gather into a ball and wrap tightly. Leave to settle at room temperature for about 4 hours or 2 hours in the fridge.

Knead the chocolate mixture on a