The pics for this blog literally tells the story ... what the pictures do not show is the moment the balloon which had just been dunked in chocolate - popped. Big time popped ..... and the chocolate you can imagine has gone everywhere .... I even just looked up to the ceiling to take a moment and sure enough there is sprinkle polka dots of chocolate splattered on the roof too .... Whoopsies ...
So here we go ....
In theory, and all the youtube clips I have watched, they said to melt chocolate in a bowl and then dip the balloon in the bowl, let it set, then pop the balloon and whammo ... you are meant to have a chocolate dome ... YEAH BLOODY RIGHT!!!! They neglect mention how many attempts it took them!!!
Glass bowl ... check. Specialist Helicopter balloon (we have them readily on supply if anyone needs any balloons just quietly) ... check. Big big saucepan check.
Chocolate buttons melting away ...
You never actually get tired of the melted chocolate smell ... or stirring it it around the bowl.
Look out ... here we go ... 1 x balloon going into the chocolate to make my dome ....
Here is me giving gravity a bit of helping hand .... and stand by for the explosion of chocolate. EVERYWHERE I TELL YOU!!!
Never fear ... I don't give up and love a challenge ... out comes the cake tin.
Ohhh look at me with my ideas ...
Very therapeutic. Straight to the new fridge freezer which is just the highlight of our lives at the moment for David and I. It even crunches ice.
Makes up for my disaster before .... lovely and smooth.
Time to prep the lollies ....
And this is the end result ... lovely and colourful and how I going to withhold myself by not smashing into it as there are lollies are the dome too .... time will tell.
