{"id":26522,"date":"2016-03-09T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T17:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/?p=26522"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:21:41","slug":"chocolate-flower-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/2016\/03\/chocolate-flower-cake.html","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Flower Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chocolate Flower Cake – how to make a giant chocolate flower cake, using candy melts and everyday tools. A new tutorial by our contributor,\u00a0Erin Gardner<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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My obsession with chocolate flowers continues! What could be better than a delicious and beautiful chocolate flower? A GIANT chocolate flower, of course! \u00a0Arranged on top of a cake to create a spring dessert pretty enough for any special occasion. \u00a0From Easter to Mother’s Day, birthdays to bridal showers, today’s Chocolate Flower Cake<\/strong> is sure to impress.<\/p>\n

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These blossoming beauties are a fun and easy way to quickly dress up buttercream iced cakes. \u00a0Use a few simple ingredients, and tools you probably already have around the house, to create a stunning spring-inspired cake garden. \u00a0These techniques could just as easily be used to create smaller flowers for the tops of cupcakes. \u00a0Create your delicious buds with\u00a0tempered white chocolate tinted with candy coloring or cocoa butters, or keep it simple and use\u00a0candy melts<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0—\u00a0either works beautifully.<\/p>\n

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CHOCOLATE FLOWER CAKE<\/strong>
\na tutorial by\u00a0Erin Gardner<\/a><\/p>\n

Supplies:<\/em>
\nButtercream iced cake
\nSmall amount of extra buttercream
\nChocolate or candy melts<\/strong><\/a>.
\nSixlets<\/strong><\/a>
\nSmall icing spatula<\/a><\/strong>
\nPiping bag
\nParchment paper<\/strong><\/a>
\nSmall bowls or round plastic containers
\nBlack marker
\nScissors
\nTape<\/p>\n