The farm theme is a popular choice for cake decorating and gingerbread creations. It’s recognizable, fun, cute, and open to interpretation. There are all sorts of fun ways to make farm animals out of edible materials. Today I’m revealing my easy and adorable modeling chocolate pigs.
If you’re a DIYer, you can find my modeling chocolate recipe with instructions for making it here. Or, if you prefer to purchase instead of make, Amazon sells my favorite brand here.
I always start with the eyeballs. You can convey a lot of personality in the eyes. In this case, I made the eyeballs by layering white chocolate over black over white. Start with small balls of modeling chocolate.
Put the black over the white and press down.
Then add the smaller white specks on the black modeling chocolate.
Set the eyeballs aside and grab a big chunk of pink modeling chocolate.
Split the pink modeling chocolate into parts and roll out 6 balls of varying sizes. The largest is for the body. Next is the head. Then the snout. The smallest 3 balls will be the ears and tail.
Roll the ball meant to be the body out in your hands and elongate it.
Flatten the ball meant to be the head on both sides very slightly.
Roll the ball for the snout out and elongate it. Then press it in on both sides to flatten it.
Take the balls for the ears and pinch them into small triangles.
Roll the tail out and create a point with one end.
Then twirl it slightly to give it a twisty look.
Your 6 balls should now each have its shape.
Put the snout onto the head.
Poke holes for the nostrils. I like to use my silicone clay sculpting tool. I bought a set specifically for sculpting edible materials and it’s been great!
Use the sculpting tool to press the inner parts of the small triangles to make them look more like ears.
Add the ears by pressing them into the top of the head.
Use the clay sculpting tool to smooth the seams.
Press the tail into the body and use the sculpting tool to smooth it on.
Use the sculpting tool to poke holes where the eyes will go on the face.
Press the eyes onto the face. Make sure the eyeballs are firm before putting them on the face, so they won’t lose their shape. You can put them in the fridge for a minute to firm them up.
Cut up some Bucatini pasta to use as legs and a neck.
Press the pasta into the front of the pigs body where you want to secure the head.
Press the head onto the body.
Then press the other pasta pieces into the bottom of the body for the legs. You can cover them in more chocolate if you don’t like the pasta look. Personally, I think it’s cute.
There you have it! Isn’t he adorable?!? Can’t you almost hear him begging?
Want to give him even more personality? Give him a mouth. Poke a hole using the sculpting tool.
There. Now he looks less like he’s begging for food and more like he’s watching an alien spaceship abduct a cow right in front of him.
It’s crazy what you can do with food. Stay tuned for more tutorials! My cows and sheep aren’t quite as adorable, but they’re still fun to make!
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