Butterfly Scenery!

by LydiaMcAuliffe24 in Cooking > Candy

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Butterfly Scenery!

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Vanilla frosting-

1 stick of butter at room temperature 3 cups of powdered sugar ¼ cup whole milk, at room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Chocolate- 24 oz. milk chocolate ½ cup of corn syrup Food coloring Mini marshmallows

Melting Chocolate

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For this part, you take a pot of water and take it up to boiling. You then place a bowl and place it on top of the water and place your chocolate chips in the bowl. Take a spoon and mix the chocolate until it becomes a liquid.

Add Your Corn Syrup

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Next, you must add ½ of corn syrup into the bowl and mix until you get a clay type.You then take the mixture and place it onto a cutting board.

Creating the Sculptures

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Next, you cut the dough into 3rds. Use ⅓ for the butterflies, ⅓ for the flowers, and the rest for some other decorations.

Butterflies: create 4 small balls and smush them together. Then create the body of the butterfly and flatten them out. Create antennas with any extra dough you have. Flowers: Take a small ball of dough and take your fingers and pinch the sides. Then add white chocolate chips onto the sides and one in the middle Extra decorations: Create a sun, create clouds, rocks, etc.

Place in the Freezer for 24 Hours

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Place them onto a freezer safe platter and add non-stick spray so it does not stick to the platter.

Create the Frosting & Add Decorate Chocolate

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Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix with a standard mixer or hand mixer. Then take some food coloring of your choice and mix into 4 different bowls of frosting. Then, add any marshmallows and frosting of your choice. Then eat and enjoy!