Chocolate Curls

Directions

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   For Large Chocolate Curls:
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   Melt the chocolate over low heat.
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   Spread it out in a thin sheet on a flat surface-but not so thin that you can see the surface through the chocolate.
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   If you have a marble slab, use it.
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   If not, use a baking sheet.
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   Let the chocolate cool.
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   Using a bakers bench scraper or a wide, flat metal spatula, scrape up the chocolate into wide curls, lifting them up as you work.
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   The curls will be different widths and lengths, but thats fine.
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   If the chocolate curls up into one long sheet, let it cool more before scraping again.
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    Carefully place the curls where you want them on the cake.
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    If you are decorating the side of the cake with them, press the curls gently into the frosting with your fingers so they stay, without falling off.
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    For Smaller Chocolate Curls:
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    Buy a thick bar of chocolate and use at room temperature (not straight from the refrigerator).
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    Stand up the chocolate bar vertically, slightly on an angle, against a flat surface, such as a chopping board.
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    Slowly scrape down the bar with a vegetable peeler, allowing the chocolate to fall away into a pile of soft curls.
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    Using a wide, flat metal spatula, carefully place them on the cake.