One of the greatest treasures ever discovered was the bean form the tree ‘Theobroma Caco’, the original source of chocolate. Smooth in texture, intense in taste, perfumed & elegant to behold, chocolate is rich source of sensory pleasure, adored by every one.“We can notice a smile on the face of an individual when chocolate is offered to him/her”. Just imagine how it will be if that delightful chocolate is molded into a beautiful, artistic sculpture or a show piece. Chocolate has never failed to make an impact, initiating comment from church, the medical profession, scientists, social reforms and royalty. Caco bea
n has transformed from bean to beverage and fro beverage to today’s confectionary.A sculpture is a 3D art. The same techniques of making a wood or stone sculpture are used to even make a chocolate showpiece.
Types Of Chocolate Sculpture
Chocolate sculptures break down into basically three types. I have mentioned them here for sake of completeness, but will only be showing one type in this article.
Clay Style Sculptures - This is the simplest type and is what this article is about. The materials needed are easily obtained, and the skills are easily learned.
Molded Style Sculptures - This is basically just adhering molded chocolate parts together to make something larger, so I will not go into it here as most chocolate makers know how to do this.
Carved Style Sculptures - This form of sculpture
can be spectacular if done well. This is basically using carving tools to carve blocks of chocolate - much like wood carving. It requires a big investment in tools and a fair amount of carving skill so I won't go into details about this style.
Colors
For best results, use colored chocolate. If you need a different color, a custom color blending chart is available here if needed. Sometimes powdered food color is handy for intensifying the colors
“ I LOVE TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURES OF CHOCOLATE AND TO WORK WITHTHIS GREAT TREASURE, WHICH IS DELIGHTFUL, SWEET IN TASTE AND LIKED BY ALL CHOCOLATE”
