Chocolate Egg With a Hidden Surprise
by cpengelly in Cooking > Candy
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Chocolate Egg With a Hidden Surprise
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for these eggs you need:
-reasonable sized eggs
-chocolate (I used some pieces of an easter egg)
-small plastic toys (easter themed but I couldn't find any)
-a sharp knife
-chocolate decorations
-food colouring (optional)
Emptying the Egg
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Make a hole in the top of the egg and empty the contents, into a bowl.
wash the egg furtherly under the tap.
Taking the Top Off the Egg
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carefully pull the edges of the egg she'll off so that the top is open quite wide.
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add some food colouring into a bowl role the egg shell around until it's covered, stand up in the bowl to dry.
Melting the Chocolate
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put the chocolate in a bowl, put it in the microwave for 50 seconds then stir reheat again then stir if it still hasn't melted reheat again
Adding Chocolate
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Get some kitchen roll and wipe the egg shell it should leave a yellow tinted colour on the shell.
spoon the melted chocolate into the egg shell.
Finishing
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place the toy in the chocolate egg add chocolate decorations, you are now done.
Just
us them in the fridge to harden.
Eating
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to eat just break the shell open and eat the chocolate or you could just use them as decoration