Chocolate Rose & Leaf
by Vi Whittington of Indiana
Co-Owner of Country Kitchen SweetArt
Layout & Editing by Diane Shavkin of New York



 
 
 

 
CHOCOLATE ROSE
Decorating Needs:
candy clay-made with any color candy coating
Instructions:
1. Roll a piece of candy clay into a small marble size ball.
2. Press the top half of the ball into a thin flat petal, leaving the bottom thick. Press between two layers of plastic wrap or a plastic bag.
3. Roll the thin part of the petal into a small coil opening. This is a rose bud or the center of the rose. Carefully push the end of the petal back slightly to appear as if the bud is starting to open.
4. Make another petal as in steps 1 and 2. Center it over the seam of the bud, making it the same height as the bud. Carefully curl the thin petals edge downward to appear as an opening rose.
5. Continue making petals and adding them to make as large a rose as you would like. Carefully pinch excess candy clay from the base of the rose.

 

 
CHOCOLATE LEAVES
For fancy desserts, chocolate leaves are an elegant addition.
Decorating needs:
chocolate candy coating
3/8 brush
foil leaves (any size)
Instructions:
1. Brush melted coating on shiny side of foil leaf. Allow to set up.
2. Brush a second coat of melted coating on the leaf; place in refrigerator.
3. Gently peel chocolate leaf off foil leaf.

 
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