Super easy giant chocolate coated 3d cupcake

21 November 2010, 23:46

HAI! So here’s how I made Simon’s b’day cake! It’s not really a recipe and the photos are a bit too over exposed because I was so sure my idea would fail that I cbf taking more than 1 pic when I made it. So remember ages ago when I made chocolate bowls by dipping balloons into chocolate? So pretty much the same idea but I had bought a giant silicone cupcake mold ($15) ages ago so wanted to see if painting the insides with chocolate and turning it inside out would work ohoho I love it when random ideas work!


First chop up some chocolate. I used about 200g milk chocolate.


Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. Or if you’re a noob like me and manages to scorch the chocolate EVEN when using the double boiler, nuke in the microwave until nice and melty.


Coat the mold’s insides with a layer of melty chocolate. Don’t worry if you have holes cos you’ll be doing a second coat. Stick the mold in the fridge to harden (approx 10mins)


Second coat is where you can make sure the walls are nice and thick and there are no thin patches especially around the bottom. Stick back in the fridge for another 10mins


And now the moment of truth! Slowly roll the silicone mold away from the chocolate. If the chocolate is too cold it will snap off, if it’s still warm pieces will get stuck to the silicone.


And woot he’s all in one piece! Do the same with the lid and you’re almost home free!


All together now: Nawwwwwww!


Fill with whatever your heart desires! I likes a combo of brownies, mango, blueberries and several scoops of ice cream :D Warning: if you’re not eating the chocolate bowl immediately be careful when storing it- leave too long in the fridge and the chocolate may ‘bloom’ and turn white. It’s still good to eat but not so pretty to look at.

Aaaaand thanks to Noods, Chocolatesuze.com is now mobile friendly woot! Still fixing some bugs so let us know if you’re having any probs.

1. hahhahaha super awesomenessssss! i think miniature things are the best, but hey giant ones are pretty cool too :)

   — catty    Nov 21, 11:58 PM    #
   
   

2. That’s amazing! Very clever Suze! I’m really impressed.

   — marvs    Nov 22, 08:26 AM    #
   
   

3. seriously – you are so very talented!!

   — Lisa    Nov 22, 10:11 AM    #
   
   

4. WOW!! Now that’s my style of cupcake.

   — erwin    Nov 22, 10:25 AM    #
   
   

5. Super cool!!! I love what you do : ) Wish I bought the silicone version instead of the Wilton metal pan!!!

   — Brenda    Nov 22, 10:33 AM    #
   
   

6. Puhahahahaha your recipe instructions are always gold – “MAKE THE THING MELTY AND STUFF!!” :D

   YAY for mobile friendliness – I knew husbands were good for something heheh

   — Margaret | fangirlish    Nov 22, 10:36 AM    #
   
   

7. cool idea!

   — Mae @ Passionatemae    Nov 22, 10:40 AM    #
   
   

8. WOW WOW WOW! i love!

   — gastronomous_a    Nov 22, 12:06 PM    #
   
   

9. That is the gorgeous idea for a birthday surprise. It would have been great with a few spoons and just digging in!!

   Lucky you photographed it :)

   — GourmetGetaways    Nov 22, 12:20 PM    #
   
   

10. what a great idea!! bake free too!!

    — Rhonda (TheDaintyBaker)    Nov 22, 12:29 PM    #
    
    

11. you should form a party planner company! I will so HIRE you!!!

    — Anh Nguyen    Nov 22, 12:55 PM    #
    
    

12. That’s awesome, I want one now!

    — Gaby    Nov 22, 01:36 PM    #
    
    

13. Seeing the giant chocolate cupcake for the first time is awe inspiring. Trust me… :)

    I can also attest to the whole bloomage thing. It also sweats too, which is just as unattractive but still good to eat. Works well out of the freezer too, if you feel so inclined.

    — Simon @ the heart of food    Nov 22, 02:12 PM    #
    
    

14. Jack in the box styled cup cake!

    — Michelle Chin    Nov 22, 02:28 PM    #
    
    

15. This is genius!

    — Tori @ Eat-Tori    Nov 22, 09:46 PM    #
    
    

16. THAT IS SOOO COOOL :)

    — Dolly    Nov 22, 10:52 PM    #
    
    

17. That is SO cute! And silicone sounds like a great stress free way to do it. I made a pinata cake for my daughter once, and when unmoulding the chocolate out of a stainless steel bowl, it developed a hole! Luckily it was small and could be covered by a decoration :)

    — shaz    Nov 22, 11:02 PM    #
    
    

18. So cute and a great idea! I’m already thinking about making one with a white choc and pink colouring top half.

    — Jen    Nov 22, 11:08 PM    #
    
    

19. Silicone has some many uses nudge nudge ;) ;) hee hee hee

    — FFichiban    Nov 22, 11:17 PM    #
    
    

20. Nawwwwwww! Fabulouso-town! I don’t have a silicone mould like this but I do have a muffin silicone pan. I foresee twelve chocolate muffin cups this weekend… :D

    — Hannah    Nov 22, 11:31 PM    #
    
    

21. That is way too awesome – you’re going to put the Easter bunny out of business Suze

    — Tina@foodboozeshoes    Nov 22, 11:43 PM    #
    
    

22. that’s a great idea. and it worked out SO WELL. choco-tastic!!!!!!

    — amy    Nov 23, 09:23 AM    #
    
    

23. Pulling that silicone mould off is strangely confronting….

    — Matthew (Masterchef)    Nov 23, 09:38 AM    #
    
    

24. That is such a cool idea. Mum always used to make these edible chocolate containers to hold fruit for dinner parties and they were the best!

    — Susan Ford    Nov 23, 11:06 AM    #
    
    

25. aww. you make it look so easy. I’m sure if I attempted this I would either burn myself or the house down. Well done, Suze!

    — Amy @ cookbookmaniac    Nov 23, 12:10 PM    #
    
    

26. OMG! this is genius! Hahaha!

    — Rosalind    Nov 23, 01:16 PM    #
    
    

27. super idea! better yet, maybe i’ll fill it with cake next time.

    — LimeCake    Nov 23, 01:59 PM    #
    
    

28. Suze you smart cupcake – well done!! id fill mine with ice cream and lock myself in a room if i made it!

    — Gianna@TheEmptyFridge    Nov 23, 03:19 PM    #
    
    

29. Okay so this is a little (quite) embarrassing to admit but just wanted to say I was at the Adriano Zumbo launch last night and saw you but got too starstruck to say hi and how much I love your blog… Haha anywayyy just wanted to say we have these exact molds at my work for giant cupcakes so I might give it a try.
    Please keep blogging because you’re a natural!

    — Felise    Nov 23, 06:50 PM    #
    
    

30. Mmmm, I can imagine gnawing on a corner of that giant choc cupcake…. Excellent effort, Suze!

    — OohLookBel    Nov 24, 12:51 AM    #
    
    

31. So cute! I really want to get one of these molds now!

    — Gemma @ The Cheap Glut    Nov 24, 06:28 PM    #
    
    

32. oh yum!

    this would be awesome filled with baileys dip – you could snap bits off the outside to eat it with.

    drooool

    — Emily @ NeedsMoreSugar    Nov 24, 06:32 PM    #
    
    

33. What a great idea suze!! Very innovative and absolutely something I will try. Well done :)

    — Katie    Nov 24, 10:49 PM    #
    
    

34. Awesomeness! =D

    — angie    Nov 24, 11:46 PM    #
    
    

35. I’m in awe how perfect it turned out to be, no crack or hole whatsoever! Amazing! :D

    — Emily    Nov 25, 01:23 AM    #
    
    

36. Awesome! Thanks for sharing that chocolatesuze! I think I might make this for the family Christmas dinner!

    How creative you are lol

    — Generation Food    Nov 26, 05:24 PM    #
    
    

37. Hi do you know where i can buy that kind of molder? or any suggestion alternative to that bowl that can also be a good molder for a 3d giant cupcakes? please do message me on my facebook account. Response will be much appreciated. Thank you :))) <3

    — ella gale    Feb 23, 05:05 AM    #