You will need:

Edibles:

Equipment:

• 100g dark modelling chocolate (Vera Miklas)
• mushroom petal dust

• cocktail sticks

1

Use the dark modelling chocolate to make a cone shape as shown.

2

Roll out small balls of dark modelling chocolate.

3

Flatten out each ball between your fingers, these will create the ‘petals’ of the pine cone.

4

Put the teardrop shape onto a cocktail stick so that it doesn't melt in your hand while assembling the pine cone.

5

Add the petals starting at the top and working your way down as shown. 

6

Dust the pine cones with the mushroom petal dust.