Repeat the process to make more “feathers” with both the bright pink and pink coating chocolates. Smear the chocolate onto the paper, pulling the spatula away from the edge of the paper. Place the dipped side of the spatula against a piece of parchment paper 1 to 2 inches away from the edge. Dip the flat bottom of a small offset spatula into the bright pink chocolate. Re-warm the bright pink coating chocolate if it’s begun to harden. Melt the light pink coating chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Pop the tray in the fridge to speed up the process. Place the cutters onto the chocolate until it’s set up firm, about 5 minutes. Gently tap the tray against your work surface to smooth the puddles out and release any air bubbles. Pour puddles of chocolate onto the pieces of parchment paper. Line a cookie sheet with pieces of parchment paper a few inches larger than each tear drop cutter you’ll be using. Melt the bright pink coating chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Assorted blue, green, pink, purple, and gold sprinkles.Icing smoother or large straight icing spatula.6” round cake finished in white buttercream.Small round circle cutter or round piping tip (approx.Coating chocolate in bright pink, light pink, black and white (or tinted and tempered white chocolate).I used coating chocolate to create my flamingo, but these techniques work equally as well with regular chocolate that’s been tinted and tempered. Genius! The jagged brushstroke edges create the illusion of softness and fluff, which is not always easy to do with a rigid medium like chocolate. When I approached The Cake Blog with the idea for a chocolate flamingo cake, Carrie had the brilliant idea to use the brushstroke/feather technique from my last post for the feathers. What could make an already fantastic flamingo even better – chocolate, of course! They live in warm beach locales, have legs for days, and their lush pink feathers are the stuff dreams are made of. Their tropical lifestyles are the stuff of envy.
It’s easy to see why flamingos have fast become the design icon of the moment.
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