| Our mothers feed us once, then again and again, and | | | | diameter balls (for each full-size rose) and put them |
| forever we experience comfort whenever a woman | | | | on waxed paper about 1 inch apart. Press each ball |
| close to our hearts cooks for us. | | | | with your fingertips until it is a flat disk about the size |
| So let's show our mothers how much we appreciate | | | | of a quarter. Make the bottom thicker than the top. |
| them by returning the favor. Chocolate roses are | | | | To make the center of the rose, roll one disk into |
| romantic, sweet, and gorgeous. Dads and kids, put on | | | | what looks like a tepee, rolling the thinner edge |
| your aprons! | | | | tightly into the top of the tepee. Wrap the next disk |
| Chocolate Clay Ingredients | | | | around the opening of the tepee and the third disk at |
| 10 ounces semisweet chocolate (coarsely chopped | | | | the back of the tepee - this is the rose bud. Now |
| chunks or chips) | | | | continue adding one disk at a time as individual petals, |
| 1/3 cup light corn syrup | | | | gently curling the top edge slightly downward. You |
| Melt the chocolate in a small bowl over hot water, | | | | can leave some roses as rosebuds, then make |
| stirring occasionally. To do this right, first bring the | | | | various sizes, making them larger by adding more |
| water to a boil, remove it from the burner, and place | | | | petals. If there is excess chocolate at the bottom of |
| the bowl containing the chocolate on top. If the | | | | your roses, pinch it off with your fingers to make |
| chocolate cools and thickens too much, return the | | | | more balls. |
| pot of water to the stove over low heat. | | | | For a day or two, let the roses harden at room |
| Stir the corn syrup into the chocolate, mixing well and | | | | temperature, then package them in airtight containers |
| scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula. Fold the | | | | and store in a cool, dry place. To retain the best |
| syrup into the chocolate until you can no longer see | | | | chocolate flavor, it is best not to store them in the |
| the syrup and the mixture thickens into a ball. Using | | | | refrigerator. |
| wax paper or plastic, pour and spread the mixture | | | | You can get fancy for Mothers Day if you like by |
| with the spatula until 1/2inch thick. For about two | | | | using white chocolate and experimenting with adding |
| hours, let it sit and thicken uncovered at room | | | | food coloring. Or, decorate your chocolate roses by |
| temperature. Now it's ready for making your roses. | | | | painting them with melted white chocolate. |
| Chocolate Roses Instructions | | | | Tulips are fun too, and are really pretty made with |
| Knead a handful of chocolate clay at a time on a | | | | white chocolate and then painted. |
| counter or cutting board until it is soft and pliable like | | | | To make larger roses, start with larger chocolate |
| regular clay. | | | | balls. |
| Roll the chocolate dough into twelve 1/2-inch | | | | |