Don't try this at home folks

Let me start by saying we should move on to step two in learning to bake. In my first posting I cleared the air by saying if I can do this, anyone can do this. Thus making us overcome our fear of baking, knowing that it is possible, and can be learned. Just like anything it takes a little time to master, but you will get there. So the second step in learning to bake is to pick a recipe. Think with me about your favorite dessert...what is it? Are you less adventurous and like the oldie but goodies such as the chocolate chip cookie? Or are you a pie lover? Apple, Pumpkin, Triple Berry, or maybe one of my famous crust less cranberry walnut pie sound amazing to you. Picture it in your mind, and then google the recipe. allrecipes.com is a great web site because it offers honest reviews by people who have actually baked the recipes themselves. But there are many web sites out there that offer excellent recipes and, if you're like me, you may not have a stash of great grandma's favorite recipes lying around. So window shop, browse, and pick a recipe. The next step is to make sure you have all the ingredients. Start there and we'll move on. I hope to post videos on YouTube here shortly linked to my business, so you can see a little hands on from the pros, or wanna be pros. :)
I say don't try this at home because today I had the brainiac idea to try and make modeling chocolate. The idea was courtesy of Cake Boss who makes creating 80 pound cakes look like, well, cake walk. So here I am in the kitchen trying to convince my seven year old that this will be fun, and ahead we go. I googled a modeling chocolate recipe which turns out, only consists of two ingredients. Chocolate and light corn syrup. I melt the chocolate, amazingly without burning it, and added the corn syrup. Once mixed together I spread it onto parchment paper and waited forever, well, 2 hours for it to completely cool. It's cooled, I'm excited, and the inner cake boss in me kicks in. I'm ready to get my hands dirty, and boy did I. It didn't occur to me that I was, actually, taking rock solid cooled chocolate and trying to mold it with my bare hands into a soft pliable dough. I honestly think I am more sore from trying to knead this chocolate than I am from my Wii Fit.
I get it, in the end. I knead it, roll it, and put it on the cake. Naturally since not a whole lot works out for me the first time, I didn't have enough. Don't ask me how 9 ounces of chopped and melted chocolate (oh by the way, a good trick of the trade when chopping chocolate...keep your hands above the knife blade. Sounds obvious but chopping chocolate squares is difficult; and crazy things can happen when you're trying to break through it) isn't enough for a simple 9 by 13 marble pound cake. Well the jury is still out on the taste of this poor sad looking cake I made. I was tempted to post a picture of it, but I don't think I could stand the humiliation. So, when my husband gets home and tries it, poor guy, I will be sure to let ya know. If it's any consolation, my son thinks it looks amazing. That's gotta count for something, right? We'll chat soon~