I showed my chocolate Raccoon to the DT, just for fun, not intending to have him posted on the blog! But they said he's a funny guy and posted him :-)

Why I didn't want to show him?.. He is almost 10 years old!!!!! It's my creation that I made for my husband-to-be on a Valentine's day in 2004!!! But I've never shown him before, so the creature qualifies :-) photos are scanned :-)
I was, omg, 18 years old then! Young, unskilled, and we had nothing for chocolate sculptures sold. No special molds, no special foundant, icing or choco-mixes. And no marzipan as well! I made everything myself. I ground almonds and made powder from sugar, I mixed the marzipan dough. I melted the chocolate and placed it in a handmade heart shape, layered it with strawberry jam (cooked it myself too!). The hardest thing was the white chocolate - it was very hard to melt it so that it won't transform into foam, won't burn and won't crumble. That's why this little guy looks a little untidy, a little messy and a little... childish :-)
But he's history now, the moment that I really loved. So i do realize he's not perfect, but I do love him!
Thanks for looking :-) Have a sweet day and be loved!
We love him to bits too! What a gorgeous present to give your guy. So was it tasty?
ReplyDeleteYou have a real talent for sculpted food and I know many many people are glad you posted him. Hooray for "not archival quality"!
I'm dying to know the history behind your nickname "white racoon" but will never ask ;)
Have a sweet day yourself.
Thanks a lot!
DeleteMy husband said he was tasty, I wouldn't dare to eat him =)
I can tell you the history, it's very obvious and very simple, I'll email you one day =)