Apple piPad

Step 4: Painting the screen

Because chocolate does not mix with water, liquid food coloring will not lead to presentable results. Instead a powdered food coloring will have to be used. To mix colors I simply placed some white chocolate into a ceramic bowl and added food coloring  until the desired shade was attained. To keep the chocolate warm, place the ceramic bowl into another larger bowl with a bit of warm water. Otherwise, if the chocolate hardens it can be softened by placing it into this warm water bath or by nuking it in the microwave for 10s. Expect a continual dance of mixing, melting, remixing, remelting, etc.

Start with finer details (such as lettering or the icons) and then work step-wise until you get to painting the background. I did not have any suitable paint brushes so I used toothpicks. Remember to let the finer details harden before adding the next layer. To expedite this process, the sheet can be placed into the freezer for a few moments. Keep working at the image until the image background is complete. Finally, pour the remaining white chocolate into the pan covering everything. gently tap the bottom to encourage and bubbles to rise to the surface. Place the whole thing into the freezer to harden. Leave to freeze for at least 30 min.