This introductory course to chocolate showpiece is the perfect way to learn about various chocolate mediums, techniques and skills to develop a centrepiece to impress your friends and family. We will work to a general design, but there are plenty of ways to add your own special touches!
Skills/techniques used:
- Cocoa butter colours (airbrushed and other applications)
- Metallic dusts
- Casting structure moulds
- Organic and freeform shapes
- Piped decorations
- Bases including granite and textured slabs
- Chocolate flower
- Spirals and twigs
- Pebbles
The finished showpiece will be approximately 30 to 40cm high, depending on how it is assembled.
Subject: Introduction to Chocolate Showpieces with Shona Sutherland