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10 Edible Cake Toppers You Can Make
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May 27, 2025
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cake toppers add height color and detail
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to your cakes and these 10 edible
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toppers are not only eye-catching
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they're all homemade using chocolate
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candy buttercream ice cream cones rice
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paper and more i'll show you techniques
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from easy to advanced to suit your time
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tools and confidence let's start with
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some quick and simple toppers this first
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edible cake topper is perfect for
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birthdays and all you need are sprinkles
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and chocolate chips white or dark melt
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the chocolate in the microwave at 50%
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power for 30 seconds at a time stirring
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between each interval until smooth spoon
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it into a Ziploc bag squeeze it into one
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corner and snip off the tip level your
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sprinkles on a plate and pipe your
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letter or number directly onto them but
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in mirror image since you're looking at
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the back right now start with a thin
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outline then trace over it to build up
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the shape so it's thick enough to hold
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together while the chocolate's still
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melted press a toothpick into the bottom
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so it'll be easy to attach to the cake
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later leave it to set for an hour at
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room temperature or chill it in the
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fridge or freezer for 15 to 30 minutes
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once it's firm lift it up and you've got
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a sprinkle covered cake topper ready to
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push into your cake tada next up boiled
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sweets or hard candy place them on a
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metal baking tray lined with parchment
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or a silicon mat and bake at 180° C or
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350 fah for 2 minutes just until they
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melt into a puddle don't leave them too
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long or they'll spread too thin and
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become brittle like this be careful hot
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sugar will burn you let them cool for
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around 5 minutes and then peel the candy
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off the parchment as it cools the big
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bubbles in the melted sugar settle
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leaving shiny colorful shards that glide
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through buttercream don't be shy push
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them firmly through the frosting until
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they anchor into the cake that's what
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keeps them upright and secure no one
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will guess how easy it is to make these
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colorful and completely edible cake
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toppers metallic buttercream decorations
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are simple to make and add a really
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striking touch to any cake start by
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piping whatever shapes you like onto a
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piece of parchment or wax paper hearts
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stars squiggles these pumpkins or
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anything abstract make sure there's
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enough sugar in the buttercream to make
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it stiff enough to hold its shape as you
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pipe then pop them into the freezer for
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about 15 minutes to set to make them
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metallic you'll need edible gold paint
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you can buy this pre-made or mix your
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own using metallic luster dust and a few
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drops of clear alcohol like vodka or a
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clear extract such as vanilla use a
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small paintbrush to paint the gold onto
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your frozen buttercream shapes work
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quickly and don't press too hard or as
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they warm up and soften the decorations
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will lose their shape once the paint is
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dry peel the frozen decorations off the
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parchment and arrange them on your cake
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if the frosting on the cake has set just
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pipe a tiny dot of fresh buttercream to
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attach each one these metallic
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buttercream accents are elegant
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eye-catching and guaranteed to make
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people ask "How did you do that?" If
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you've got any silicon molds you can
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actually use buttercream in them this is
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such a fun unexpected way to make edible
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toppers and it's perfect if you want a
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softer texture than fondant or something
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more colorful than chocolate spoon your
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buttercream into the mold and press it
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down firmly with the back of your spoon
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or an offset spatula to fill every
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detail then smooth the surface so that
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the back of the topper will be flat put
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the mold into the freezer for about 30
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minutes or longer if the buttercream was
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really soft and once it's completely
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firm gently peel the mold back to
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release your buttercream shape handle
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them carefully and quickly because they
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will soften quickly at room temperature
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and press them against the buttercream
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on your cake if one snaps while you're
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handling it don't panic just press the
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two pieces gently back together and as
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the buttercream softens slightly it will
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stick to itself and hold its shape this
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is a delicious way to add detail and
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dimension to your cakes these next
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toppers involve a few more steps or
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tools but they're still very manageable
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ice cream cones are a brilliant shape
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for all sorts of cake designs they make
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beautiful Christmas trees when covered
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in green buttercream or any other
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frosting i'm using a small round tip
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here a number eight to pipe little
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branches while the buttercream's still
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soft and sticky press in some sprinkles
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for ornaments or dust with icing sugar
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to create a snowy effect you can even
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add a touch of edible glitter simple but
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stunning ice cream cones are also
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perfect for birthday party hats now
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frosting a cone smoothly can be a bit of
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a challenge so here's a handy trick once
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you've spread the buttercream on pour
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some sugar onto a plate and roll the
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cone in it it adds sparkle and disguises
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any imperfections in the frosting perch
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the cone on top of a character cake like
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this dog which is a buttercream transfer
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a technique I teach in the layer up
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program on my cake school you'll find
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the link to sign up at the top of the
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screen and in the video description or
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go to
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britishgirlbakes.com all you need is a
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cookie cutter for this next edible cake
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topper melt some chocolate chips and
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spoon the chocolate into a ziploc bag
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squeezing it down to one corner snip off
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the tip and you're ready to go place a
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piece of parchment or wax paper on a
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tray and set a cookie cutter on top pipe
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the melted chocolate into the cookie
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cutter using a spoon to spread it into
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any corners you'll see why having the
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chocolate in a Ziploc bag is helpful in
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a minute while the chocolate is still
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soft and sticky scatter sprinkles over
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the top pop the tray into the freezer
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for about 15 minutes until the chocolate
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sets and then gently push it out of the
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cookie cutter you'll have a neat
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smoothged shape covered in colorful
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sprinkles with the chocolate that you
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have left in your Ziploc bag reheat it
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and pipe a little line on the back of
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your shape near the bottom press a
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toothpick into the chocolate and let it
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set then just push the toothpick into
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your cake for a neat sprinkled topper
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these next designs require more
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precision patience or tools but the
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results are worth it rice paper sales
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are light and colorful and you can buy
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rice paper from most supermarkets or an
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Asian grocery to shape it pour water
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into a tray or bowl and tint it with
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food coloring soak the rice paper for 1
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to 2 minutes until it's soft using warm
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water speeds this up drape the paper
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over scrunched up parchment or wax paper
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and wrap the bottom around a toothpick
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to later secure it to the cake leave it
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to dry overnight and then push the
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toothpick into your cake these sails are
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so eye-catching buttercream flowers take
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a bit of practice but are worth
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mastering use a flower nail parchment
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squares and stiff but pipable
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buttercream pipe a dot onto the nail
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attach a square of parchment paper and
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rotate the nail between your thumb and
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fingers as you pipe a cone and layer
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petals using a petal tip like a number
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104 overlap the petals about a third of
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the way into the previous one work your
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way outwards until the rose is as big as
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you'd like it to be freeze these flowers
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for 30 minutes and then transfer them to
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your cake attaching them with some more
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buttercream which you can also use to
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angle them too add extra petals to
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neaten the base classic and stunning
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intricate chocolate shapes are easy to
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make with silicon molds and these give
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them a smooth glossy finish that looks
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polished and professional fill the mold
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with melted chocolate i'm using white
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chocolate here and then leave it to set
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completely at room temperature or in the
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fridge or freezer to attach two halves
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together warm a plate under hot running
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water and dry it off press the flat edge
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of one chocolate shape onto the warm
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plate to melt it slightly and then press
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it against the other half to stick them
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together drizzle some more melted
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chocolate over the top for decoration
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and while it's wet scatter on some
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sprinkles to add texture and color these
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look storebought but they're secretly
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homemade with toppers this easy and this
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stunning you'll never need to buy
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decorations again whether you want
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something quick and easy or a
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showstopper there's an edible topper
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