Gorgeous Chocolate Purses for Mother's Day

Yes you read the title right!  Our chocolatier Yoann Martichon has been coming up with some creative ways to use chocolate, and what could be more stunning than an edible purse?  Below is the step by step pictures of how these mini chocolate sculptures are created.

Yoann starts by splattering coloured cocoa butter onto a piece of flexible food grade plastic.

He then takes a piece of cellophane and spreads tempered chocolate onto it.  As it sets he cuts it into pieces to create the top and bottom of the purse.

Once the coloured cocoa butter splatters have dried Yoann spreads the plastic with tempered chocolate.

The plastic is then pulled together at one end and taped in place until it sets, this creates the basic shape of the purse.

The ends of the purse are created by putting a pool of chocolate onto greaseproof paper and then sitting the purse up in it until it sets.  This is done for both ends.

Once the purse is completely set the plastic is peel off from around the outside

Yoann takes the flat pieces of chocolate he created earlier and uses them to make the bottom of the purse, so it can stand up, and the top.

A couple of extra embellishments are added to truly make it look like a purse.  Voilà a mini Chocolate Sculpture.