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Edible Bottle Cake Topper - 21st Birthday Cake Idea

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword birthday cake, cake topper

Ingredients

  • 15 ounces candy melts
  • corn syrup light
  • Rice Krispie treats

Instructions

  • To make modeling chocolate, you’ll need candy melts and light corn syrup. Make this a night before, as it takes a few hours to set.
  • Take a bag of candy melts (about 15 ounces) and melt it in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, and then check to see if it’s melted. Continue to microwave 10 seconds at a time until fully melted.
  • Next, if you’re using white candy melts, you can add food coloring to the corn syrup at this point and mix. Add the syrup with the melts and fold until mixture seizes. Do not overmix or the mixture will get oily.
  • Pour mixture onto plastic wrap and let it set until it is a bit firm. This usually takes a couple of hours.
  • Once set, unwrap your chocolate and knead it until smooth. Smash any hard lumps with your fingers. 
  • Wrap again until you’re ready to use it. Modeling chocolate will usually be hard every time you go to use it. You can warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds to make pliable.
  • Use Rice Krispies to form the bottle shape. I used a round cookie cutter to cut the Rice Krispies.
    Stack the Rice Krispies together and smoosh it so it bonds together. Then, shape the top of the bottle with your hands. You can also use a knife to carve the bottle shape.
  • Knead your modeling chocolate. Roll it out or place in pieces onto the bottle. Smooth it out with your fingers. 
  • Once shaped, you can add details with more modeling chocolate or paint on it with food coloring. You can also print a label and wrap it around the bottle.