I quite like (minor understatement) pinterest for
inspiration and ideas. Sometimes it
works, sometimes it goes horribly wrong (the balloons, embroidery thread and
starch Easter egg idea does NOT work in case you were wondering and there was
starch everywhere for weeks afterwards).
I kind of thought that this would be another of those Pinterest
disasters, but much to my surprise it worked out perfectly. So I present chocolate balloon bowls.
The concept is quite simple, blow up some balloons to the
desired size. Melt some chocolate and
allow it to cool slightly. Dip the
bottom of the balloons in the chocolate and allow to cool while standing on a
piece of baking parchment. Burst the
balloons and pull the rubber away from the inside of the bowl and TAH DAH
chocolate bowls.
I used two bars of chocolate to make four bowls. There is quite a bit of wastage as you need
to be able to dip freely without smearing against the glass bowl the chocolate
has been melted in. I also put a couple
of coats of chocolate on the balloons, this could probably be negated it I had
allowed the chocolate to temper more. I
popped them in the fridge for an hour to cool.
The tips for this one are to run your hands under a cold tap before handling the bowls and to touch them as little as possible – they melt fast.
I served them with an Eton Mess inside, but fresh fruit
would probably have been healthier.
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| and only slightly rustic looking |
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