Chocolate Penguin Boxes filled with White Chocolate Snowflakes

Learn to make your own completely edible chocolate penguin box and fill it with white chocolate snowflakes to give to someone special. This box is made using simple shapes put together to form an adorable penguin. The base and lid of the box are solid chocolate while the sides and decorations are made from tasty modeling chocolate. You can fill your box with any kind of candy, cookies, nuts, or chocolates including these festive white chocolate snowflakes.

Step 1: What you'll need:

Before you begin, if you aren't experienced with making chocolate, read my chocolate making tutorial which includes information on types of chocolate to use, melting instructions and the recipe for modeling chocolate. 

You'll need:

6 ounces melted and tempered pure dark chocolate or melted confectionery coating/candy melts
6" egg shaped cookie cutter*
baking sheet lined with parchment paper
rubber spatula or spoon
kitchen twine or ribbon
scissors
dark modeling chocolate (recipe here)
rolling pin
cocoa powder for dusting work surface
cutting board
pizza wheel or knife
fine tip paint brush (new or one that is used for food projects only)
pastry brush
penguin decoration template (download here)
white modeling chocolate (1/4 of a recipe - here)
orange food coloring
powdered sugar for dusting work surface
small amount of corn syrup (less than a teaspoon)

candy, nuts, cookies, or chocolate to fill your box

If making white chocolate snowflakes:
10 ounces melted and tempered white chocolate or melted white confectionery coating/candy melts
snowflake chocolate molds
disposable pastry bag or spoon

*If you don't have a 6" egg cutter, you can use any size you have. Just adjust the size of the penguin decoration template pieces to fit the egg you use.

Comments

[HelenaMi]

Very nice penguin! I want to eat it)))

[RollerScrapper]

These are so cute!

[CatTrampoline]

Almost too cute to eat!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

This is so adorable!