Rock candy geode, ahoy!

[solarbird]

I made a rock candy geode!




Notes: It took about three times longer for the sugar to crystallise than in the video. I don't know why, but I suspect that the flour between the bowls is actually an absorbicant and I didn't realise that so didn't use as much. Crystallisation picked up markedly once I pulled off half the outer layer of aluminium foil and just covered with a towel instead.

Also, I used microwave tempering for the chocolate instead of the traditional method. The resulting tempering wasn’t bad! But I could’ve used more heat with the dark layer. I got the white chocolate up higher, and it set really well, so. I also severely underestimated the amount of white chocolate needed, which is why both layers (dark and white) are uneven thickness - I just didn't have enough to properly pour over all areas.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with it nonetheless.

Recipe can be found online in this YouTube video.

eta: It breaks up well! Popping from the chocolate side with a knife shatters it nicely. I expected that to be more difficult. The texture is really nice. Too sweet for sustained eating, of course, but for a bite or two there's just enough strength in the cocoa powder that combined with the surprising degree of crunch makes for a really nice experience.

Comments

[jessie_c]

Now you face the dilemma common to anyone who makes such a fantabulously nifty edible: Keep it forever because it's so cool, or nom it down in seconds because it's so freakin' incredible.

[solarbird]

Oh it's way too sweet for that. At least for me. It's wonderful for ... one or maybe two small pieces. After that it's just too much sweetness. But the texture is great, and for those two bites, it's fantastic.

[jessie_c]

Therefore it makes for an excellent party treat. Too sweet to eat much of, encouraging many people to graze on it :)

[stickmaker]

Food porn!