Before you read this post I'm just going to tell you straight-up that I failed this project... miserably.
(but these moving pictures are pretty cool!)
A couple of months ago my cousin sent me some pictures of a chocolate ice cream bowl made from dipping balloons in chocolate. I was so excited to try them out and create an awesome step-by-step tutorial to post. I went through all the right steps (or what I thought were the right steps) but for some reason my balloons stuck to the chocolate bowls and were almost impossible to remove.
(the chocolate bowl to the left still has little balloon pieces stuck to the bottom of the bowl, which you can't see). After that happened I thought maybe if I grease up the balloon before I dip it, it won't stick so badly...but this made the balloon too slippery, the chocolate just fell right off when I tried to dip it. Then, I thought maybe my balloons are too big & thick...so I bought the water balloon size but they were so thin they would pop every time I tried to work with them!
I thought some of my photos were pretty fun so I'm going to post them anyways :)
If someone out there has ever tried this technique before please tell me what I did wrong...so I can give it one more try!
(It looks like you can find a great tutorial over at Bakerella, so try it out and let me know if yours work!)
Good ideia!
ReplyDeleteYou are SO creative!! Love the moving action shot!! So cool!! I actually thought I had too much coffee when I first saw that but nope the picture is moving lol!
ReplyDeleteJust re-posted this to my blog. I've heard of this idea but was happy to have the reminder this morning. Maybe buttering the balloons just a little? I'll give it a go and let you know if it works :) Love your blog!
ReplyDeleteaw :( haha well it was a good attempt anyway! i have no idea how you could not make the balloons stick without the chocolate slipping off. maybe just eat around the balloon? lmao
ReplyDeletexo dana
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I'm glad you are trying this!! ummmmm maybe add oil to your chocolate so it is a little more runny?? hhmmm... not sure if that would help...I love the look of the chocolate bowls!
ReplyDelete...or maybe putting them in the freezer to cool off...this helps with chocolate molds???
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea! I'm with theolivetree - I bet it would help a lot to put them in the freezer or refrigerator for maybe 10 minutes.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing I thought of is maybe adding paraffin wax to the melted chocolate, which is what you do to make buckeyes (peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate). I think it helps both with the texture (it makes the chocolate shiny and smooth instead of dull) and it also helps the chocolate to harden and stick. Maybe if you tried "greasing" them up again but used the wax it would allow both the chocolate to not fall off of the balloon and to come out easier when it sets??
i saw "water bomb" balloons those might work:)
ReplyDeleteEven if it didn't work, this tutorial is super cool! How did you do those moving photos?! Proud of you for keepin' at it :)
ReplyDeleteI did try this before when I was making an icecream bowl recipe. Basically you dont need to grease the balloon. After dipping the balloon in the candy melt you place it on parchement paper on a cookie tray and put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes. To remove the balloon you hold the top of the balloon and take a pin and pop the balloon. You have to be extreme careful when removing the balloon so the chocolate wont break but you just carefully peel the balloon from the chocolate. The chocolate addict have a great video tutorial. http://www.rbyrneproductions.com/chocphotos.html
ReplyDeleteHope this helps!
Thanks for the comments everyone! sounds like if I would have put the chocolate bowls in the freezer for a little bit things might have worked out! better luck next time I guess!
ReplyDeleteClever idea! I am going to try this as a bowl for ice cream.... :)
ReplyDeleteooooh! this is so ace, I'm going to do this! Thanks for your kind comment on my blog - really appreciated :)
ReplyDeletefantastic!!! <3<3<3
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that failed at this. I had the same problems, except when I tried the thinner balloons, they didn't pop until I had them covered in chocolate and about to put them on the sheets. You can't believe how far melted chocolate can fly!! I have tried the fridge, but not the freezer. hmmmmm
ReplyDeleteLove it. I made these last year with a friend as we prepared to host a girlie dinner party. We dipped while the chocolate was too hot and a balloon exploded all over the kitchen! Such a mess. We had the same problem with getting them off after too, but the freezer worked, if we let the air out super slowly and peeled as it went. All in all delish and our friends are forever impressed :)
ReplyDelete(We did not let them see the chocolate on the ceiling.)
use a normal sized balloon, dip in the chocolate, then place on a pan with wax paper to cool/harden (this will also add a flat bottom) then pop the balloon, and pick out the pieces.
ReplyDeleteI really love this idea!!!! I think you may try this method: dip the balloon into the chocolate, refrigerate for 3-4 min, then add another two layers using the same procedure. I hope this works, have a nice day :)
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