I am entering a cooking contest where I am making a dark chocolate fudge pie with a heavy cream on top. Any suggestions on what kind of fancy decor i can put on the top to pretty it up? I was going to pipe the cream on and besides chocolate curls, I was trying to think of other decor for it. How well would some carmalized toasted pecans go?
2007-08-19 05:15:13 · 15 answers · asked by dewingedfairy 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Dust the whipped cream with a little cocoa powder, and shaved chocolate curls are fine too.
2007-08-19 05:30:34 · answer #1 · answered by D squared 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trouble with carmelized pacans is that they would make a crunchy-chewy texture in a smoothe pie... personally, I would find that to be unpleasant (though I am sure it would taste delicious!)
Stick with chocolate curls since they are soft- or maybe some fancy caramel or melted chocolate drizzle. Practice drizzling in a pattern- like a square or circular lattice of some sort... both colors would also be nice! Those colors on a soft layer of cream would be pretty!
Good luck!
2007-08-19 12:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make or buy some chocolate whipped cream and put a border of it around the crust or drizzle chocolate syrup.
2007-08-19 12:32:57 · answer #3 · answered by RICH T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd skip those pecans, but that's just me personally. Can you find candied flowers? Those would be pretty on a dark pie. Or if you can find and know how to use marzipan, that would lend a little nutty flavor without being too overwhelming.
Just my thoughts! :)
2007-08-19 12:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can we have the recipe after you win?
I like the crisscross chocolate cream idea. Simple and elegant
2007-08-19 12:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by silly_me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
melt some choclate, and brush it on some VERY clean leaves. when the choclate dries, peel it off, and then u will have a choclate leaf. if the choclate gets stuck to the leaf, put cling wrap on top of the leaf and THEN brush the choclate on top! good luck with ur contest!
2007-08-19 12:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whip egg whites, dip pecans in then in cinnamon and powdered sugar, place on baking sheet, bake until crisp
this is something like the hot pecans they sell at Navy Pier in Chicago, and fairs and carnivals.
2007-08-19 12:22:34 · answer #7 · answered by chante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I would stick with the chocolate curls.
2007-08-19 12:20:11 · answer #8 · answered by lrb91954 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sprinkle some coco powder on top or shavings or chocolate it makes an amazing decor'
2007-08-19 12:19:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can try white and chocolate cream having a criss cross over and chocolate curls over this criss cross design
2007-08-19 12:20:20 · answer #10 · answered by cuteboy s 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋