Chocolate Ice Sculpture

When I saw CRAFT's post on the Del Posto "Chocolate Tree," I knew I had to try it.

It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, to tell the truth, but I did get some interesting results, and it was a lot of fun.

My sculptures turned out looking more like coral, so I decided to decorate them accordingly!

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Step 1: Temper Chocolate

First, you'll want to get your chocolate into temper for pouring.

This is easy: just follow this tutorial!

I used both milk and dark chocolate for this sculpture.

mary candy says: May 19, 2011. 12:13 PM

I loved the technique with the ice.
:)

supersoftdrink says: Apr 27, 2011. 2:38 AM

I notice they use couverture chocolate in the video. I believe it has a different viscosity than other types. Maybe it would change the shape of the tree...

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scoochmaroo (author) in reply to supersoftdrinkApr 27, 2011. 8:39 AM

I actually have access to the brand they used and everything, but I don't like the taste of it! I figured high quality chocolate chips would give me the experience, but you're right, the quality of the chocolate they used would lend to greater flow. I also want to watch again and see what temps theirs were reading when they poured over the ice. Too hot and you're turning your ice into water that causes the chocolate to seize, not hot enough, and you get a fat pool on top of your ice :-/

Do you think you'll ever try this? It was fun, but a lot of mess, and I have no desire to eat this giant chocolate sculpture I've made. . . Hrm.

supersoftdrink in reply to scoochmarooApr 28, 2011. 3:52 PM

I'll try it if i can figure out how to control the shape a bit more precisely (maybe not using ice cubes), and maybe a smaller version. I still don't know how to work that, though. Since couverture chocolate has a different flow due to more cocoa butter, maybe you could just add cocoa butter to the chocolate you like to use.

happyjo says: Apr 26, 2011. 3:01 PM

This is quite beautiful! :D Very twisty!

iminthebathroom in reply to happyjoApr 26, 2011. 6:32 PM

kinda like quick chilled lava!

happyjo in reply to iminthebathroomApr 26, 2011. 9:33 PM

Yeah, yeah! :D Like a wild head of hair! :D

iminthebathroom in reply to happyjoApr 26, 2011. 9:34 PM

rastafarian-esque

iminthebathroom says: Apr 26, 2011. 6:30 PM

We did something similiar to this at Savoire Faire in Calgary, Alberta as dessert topper. The only thing is after we place it in the freezer, we would melt a batch of dark chocolate until almost at the burning point. At the same time we would have white chocolate melted as well. The super chilled chocolate would be place on a strainer rack and with the help of 2 people both molten chocolates would be poured over top of the chilled chocolate, "crossing the streams" as it were. You would get this beautiful glossy mrbled coating over top, covering up the more opaque and rough edges left over from the ice melt out. OH, at the corner of my eye I notice "angelabchua" comment of gold dust/leaf - that would look awesome as well.