Chocolate Mermaid Tails

How to make your own enchanting chocolate mermaid tails for a magical birthday
cupcake topping!

Servings: 40 Pieces

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Prep Time
20 minutes

Cook Time
10 minutes

Total Time
30 minutes

Dessert

American

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Instructions

1 First, gather up all the necessary equipment and measure out all of your mermaid
tail ingredients.
2 Next, get the candy melt pots ready, making sure to line one of the melting pots
with a two- compartment silicone liner. Drop the colored candies into the
separated sections and add in the coconut oil.
3 While the candies and oil are melting together, make sure to stir each section
frequently with a heat resistant spatula until the candies have melted
completely.
4 Then, set the mermaid tail silicone mold on a baking sheet to keep it flat. Use
a saucier drizzle spoon to carefully transfer the melted candy into the mermaid
tail molds. Tap the molds to remove any air bubbles. I like to mix the colors in
the mermaid tails to give them a much more whimsical look.
5 Next, scrape off the excess melted candy using a cake spatula and then transfer
the whole baking sheet to the fridge and let them sit for 10 minutes. Remember
to keep it totally flat!
6 When the chocolates are set, carefully pull the edges of the silicone mold to
gently separate from the mermaid tail candies, then carefully pop the candies
out from the molds. Try not to handle the homemade candies with your bare hands
too much as the heat from your skin can make the chocolates melt.
7 Then, carefully cut away any excess candy from the edges and move the candies to
a cookie sheet or flat silicone mat.
8 Finally, use the food brushes to apply the glitter dust to each of the mermaid
tails.