I've found very little material on this particular subject on the web, so I'd like to share my creation with you guys.
My 4-y-o daughter is quite keen on the "cute little monsters" of his daddy, so I decided to build her an edible Easter Alien diorama out of chocolate for Easter Day. Hope this will be a gift she'll remember
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Quite easy and cheap to make actually :
- 3 milk chocolate eggs (textured ones if possible)
- 100g of dark chocolate
- chocolate powder
- aluminium foil
- a plate
- a knife
- a flame (gas, lighter...)
1- in a small glass, add a little water and the 100g of dark chocolate, put it 30s in a micro-wave, half-power
2- mix the chocolate paste with a spoon and pour it on the plate covered with the aluminium foil (you can sculpt it while it gets cold)
3- plant 2 milk eggs in the still hot dark chocolate base you've just created ; you can add organic tentacles that crawl upon them with the remaining hot dark chocolate using the spoon or a toothpick for a more precise sculpting
4- put the whole set in the refrigerator for 15min
5- with a flame, heaten the knife, and heat-cut the slits on each egg (it's a cross section basically)
6- in the small glass, break the last milk chocolate egg, add a little water, put in the microwave, and once the milk chocolate paste is ready, use a toothpick to add the lips on the slits and other tentacles
7- before it gets completely cold, add some powder chocolate for a dusty effect
Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to fix the whole set. Remove the aluminium foil, add some figures to decorate, serve cold.
You're done
