Food Colour of choiceI have used sky blue, teal and white chocolate
Fondant as per the decoration
Edible Glue and sugar sprinkles if needed
Oval Silicon Mould
Snowflakes cookie cutter
Instructions
Divide the melted chocolate into 2-3 bowls depending on the theme of choice.
For this Frozen Pinata theme I am dividing them into 3 bowls and colouring two of them, one in sky blue and the other in teal.
Now take the silicon mould, and pour in the melted chocolate in random twirls and swirls to coat the mould.
If need be add additional chocolate around the edges. But do not be tempted to swirl too much or else you might lose the marbling effect that we are aiming for with different colours.
Once fully coated, twist the mould upside down to allow excess chocolate to drip off. Clean the edges, rest the silicon mould on top of another bowl, do not let it sit on flat surface and allow it to set completely at room temperature itself that is a mandatory step to retain its shape.
Leave it at room temperature to set completely. If it is super hot and you cannot leave it to set outside then in that case let it sit in the refrigerator for just until it is set around 5 to 8 mins, you can watch this chocolate pop it video to understand the exact process.
Slightly release the chocolate from the edges in all directions. Then place it upside down on a flat surface and pull the silicon mould towards you gently releasing the chocolate.
Repeat the process one more time to make 2 chocolate shells in total.
Once the chocolate is set and demoulded in order to even out the surface, place it on top of a hot tawa and quickly remove it.
Then place the base and add any fillings of your choice. I am simply adding some chocolates here. Close with the other half and seal both the parts with some more melted white chocolate. Allow it to set too.
For this Elsa Pinata Cake decorations, I am rolling in some fondant and using the snowflake cookie cutter, I am going to cut out three different sized snowflakes here. Adding a layer of edible glue on top and sprinkling some sugar sprinkles on top. Allow it to set too.
Now this is your chance to cover up any flaws. Take a good look and stick the decorations to not only make it look aesthetically pleasing but also to cover up any flaws.
To stick the frozen theme pinata cake to the cake board, make use of melted white chocolate. This would ensure that the cake remains in place.
I am not great when it comes to fondant figurines so I am simply placing some toy elsa, anna and olaf with the help of fondant on the cake board.
That is it. Your Frozen Theme Pinata Cake is ready.
Video
Notes
Do not place your chocolates on boiling hot water to melt (if following the stove top version of melting chocolates), that might seize your chocolates. Watch this video to understand it better.
Make sure the chocolate is not too hot while mixing the colours, or else the chocolate would turn lumpy. And if too cold, the colouration would thicken the chocolate fast. So use just warm to touch chocolate.
Add in a few drops of oil along with the colour to avoid siezing or use oil based food colours.
Once the coloured melted chocolates are added do not swirl the mould too much or else you wont get the marbled effect on your finished chocolate shell.
Do a second coating of chocolates especially around the edges or any areas where you feel the chocolate is thin and might break while demoulding. But take care not to coat the entire mould or else the shell would be too hard to break open.
Always release the edges first while demoulding to ensure that you are not applying too much pressure later which can break the chocolate.
Make use of melted chocolate to fix any flaws while assembling the two portions together.
Covering the cake board with fondant or vinyl paper would improve the overall look of the cake.
You can use the same technique to create so many themes like - Spiderman, Football etc.