my chocolate box center piece

view from top

My work space before assembly... ribbon + choc plaque for the box bottom and top covers + PVC cylinders holding the choc covered acetate in place

Making the white chocolate ribbon's "a la Fred!"

by: Evelyn / Chocolate box project

Fred's Chocolate box project

Monica's (Mo) Chocolate box project....cut flowers nice color contrast

Amber's Chocolate box project / THE BEST!!! Look at the Ribbon!!!!! OMG!!!

Chocolate box project

Chocolate box project

Chocolate box project

Chocolate box project

Chocolate box project

The work space... a chocolate canvas

BUBBLE WRAP CHOCOLATE!!!!

Choc. covered cherries + cherries wrapped in almond paste waiting to be dipped in chocolate

Finished Chocolate & fruit center piece (by: Evelyn) / Chocolate dipped cherries and strawberries, raspberry filled chocolates, choc. truffle + bubble wrap chocolate

back side (chocolate & fruit center piece by: Evelyn)

side view (chocolate & fruit centerpiece by: Evelyn)

(by: Evelyn) upper left: covered cherries in almond paste dipped in chocolate, covered cherries, bubble wrap chocolate and raspberry filled chocolates.

Chocolate center piece by: ??? / done with bubble wrap chocolate, peanut butter cups, covered cherries, dipped strawberries and assorted filled chocolates

laced peanut butter cups

Amber's box of chocolates

Monica's molded chocolate centerpiece

working on chocolate

Bill Hodges (chef / instructor) demo'ing how to work with chocolate tubs to create different patterns

First 2 centerpieces in the "Advanced Pastry Competition" Class @ El Centro!!!!! Both 100% edible (minus cardboard base!!!!) made with Peter's tempered dark and white chocolate + plastic chocolate. Kind of a pain to make but in the end it is all worth it and so, so nice to look at.

All chocolate centerpiece, all edible! LOL made with: Choc. lace panels, chocolate buds and roses + tendrils, white choc. leafs and plastic choc. hearts

Close up ...

by: Evelyn / Plastic Chocolate Roses (yes it's perfectly edible!!!) + Chocolate cigars + leafs and musical notes

by: Amber / Very eye pleasing arrangement

by: Amber / Very nice steady hand on the lace work of centerpiece + the butterflies are WOW! Great Job!!!

I am pretty exited!!! Today was the 1st day of Advanced Pastry Competition class @ El Centro / This morning Bill Hodges (our instructor) demo'd how to temper chocolate and created a chocolate center piece with the tempered choc.

COLOR, COLOR!!!!! MMMM!!!!! Mini Fruit Tarts for High Tea reception. Shells made of Tart Shell Dough / Filling: White Chocolate Mousseline / Fruit: Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and mandarin sections

Finished Mini Fruit Tarts @ High Tea reception

Lemon-Curd, poppy seed & blueberry mini tarts @ High Tea reception

Voila!!!! Chef Katrina Warner and her "FRUIT BOUQUET" centerpiece!!!!! MMM!!!!!! GOOD job chef!!!!!!!!

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Lorie preping the sandwiches and Hors d'oeuvres

Mitchell and Agnes preping the wraps

Mitchell and his wraps platter

Mitchell piping the mousseline on the tarts shells

Lorie's Pesto Cheeseball w/crackers IT WAS MMM!!!!!

Mitchell and Agnes 's COLORFUL wraps for 06.01.2006 "High Tea"

Mini Fruit Tarts (tart dough + pastry cream + fresh fruit + apricot glace)

Strawberry mini tarts

Blind baking the tart dough

The filling: Pastry cream (creme patissiere) white chocolate flavor

Close up on Mini Fruit Tart barquette. Notice the apricot glace makes the fruit very shiny and appealing!!!

Mini Fruit Tarts (Memorial day 2006)