Modeling Chocolate Rose

I had some fun this week, making modeling chocolate for the first time.  Modeling chocolate is made by melting chocolate, and then stirring in corn syrup.  The moisture in the corn syrup "seizes" the chocolate, turning it into a dough that you can color and shape, a lot like fondant or gumpaste, except it is not at all stretchy.  It softens with the warmth of your hands, so you can get it really nice and thin, and make delicate decorations and flowers with it.  They harden back up to chocolate consistency as they cool, and taste delicious!  For my first modeling chocolate project, I made a white chocolate rose: