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Life-Size Chocolate Leopard Showpiece
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Life-Size Chocolate Leopard Showpiece

108 uVoor 20Nutri-Score E€€€
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wat je nodig hebt

Ingrediënten

20 personen
  • dark chocolate (tempered, for the body, legs, paws, tail and face)Voorraadkast10 kg
  • cocoa butter (colored, for spraying the finished sculpture)Voorraadkast500 g
  • sugar (cooked and pulled for the whiskers)Voorraadkast200 g

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Voedingswaarden

3.226kcal

Koolhydraten
295 g
Eiwitten
39 g
Vetten
210 g
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wat je gebruikt

Keukengerei

  • egg mold
  • spray gun
  • Koekenpan

stap voor stap

Bereiding

  1. Build the main volume

    • Create the main volume of the leopard using the egg shape as a base
    Stap 1
  2. Craft the legs

    • Stack multiple laminations of dark chocolate together to build sturdy legs
    Stap 2
  3. Add muscle definition, paws and tail

    • Once the main frame is up, sculpt the muscle definition
    • Shape and attach the paws and the tail
    Stap 3
  4. Make the face

    • Glue all the pieces onto the frame
    • Sculpt the face of the leopard
    Stap 4
  5. Polish and spray the sculpture

    • Polish the finished sculpture
    • Build a plastic spray booth to contain the mess
    • Spray the leopard with colored cocoa butter
    Stap 5
  6. Create the eyes and teeth

    • Shape the eyes and place them to give life and emotion to the leopard
    • Add the teeth
    Stap 6
  7. Craft and attach the whiskers

    • Pull the whiskers out of pulled sugar
    • Glue them on one by one using a hot pan
    Stap 7