Something a little fun to share today.
Easter falls on April 24th this year so I thought I would put this out a few weeks early in our ‘How To’ category, giving you time to create that perfect Easter egg. A few simple instructions, not difficult at all.
- A Packet of Chocolate drops
- A Chocolate Egg Mould
- A Packet of pre-made piped chicks
- A Packet of pre-made piped white flowers
- A little Royal Icing for piping
- Some grease-proof paper for making piping bags…
- A bain Marie or two different sized bowls
- A bit of cotton wool
- A large brush
- Green food colouring
- A small wicker work basket
- A number 1 or 2 icing tube
Melt the Chocolate first by placing into a bain Marie or into a small bowl which you place inside a larger bowl which has some hot water in it…..be careful not to get any water into chocolate as this will make the chocolate go wrong and not set properly
Whilst the chocolate is melting clean out the Chocolate Egg mould using a small amount of cotton wool.
When the chocolate is melted and has no lumps pick up the large brush and start painting the inside of the Chocolate Egg moulds. Now you have coated the whole of the inside of the mould with chocolate place it into the fridge for five minutes…..repeat as many times as you like……when satisfied you have enough chocolate in the mould leave in the fridge for up-to 10 minutes.
Now you can remove the egg from the mould…..place the mould upside down onto the table and give a gentle tap on the top…..lift the mould and the egg should stay on the table..:)
Mix up some green royal icing and place into an icing bag with a leaf tube, fill another icing bag with some white Royal icing and a number 1 or 2 tube. Get everything else you are going to decorate the egg with to hand.
To stick the pre-made chicks and flowers onto the egg pipe a small amount of icing onto their backs.
Now pipe a message using the icing bag with the white icing and the number 1 or 2 tube…..
You can now go ahead and eat your egg…….or give to someone special.
Let me know how you get on.
Maria,
I’ve got two little people visiting me in a few minutes who will enjoying doing this. I might just introduce them to it later; they’ll love me if I do. Thank you for sharing.
Regards
Paul
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I bet you will enjoy it too
let me know how you get on.
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This is a good share, Maria
Easter is coming up and many will need to know how to do this and create a little fun for the kids.
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Well, we all need to indulge in treats from time to time and my treat is chocolate. Just having a little happy blogging time.
Thanks for stopping by, appreciated.
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Maria,
I am at that age where chocolate does more to my waistline that it does to my complexion! Your article is a certain hit in lots of area’s. I may turn my daughter on to this blog as she is the creative type.
Thanks so much for the inspiration.
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