I thought I’d do something simple and fun this Halloween. Say hello to my chocolate bats! 
The process is fairly straightforward – pretty much the same method as the chocolate butterflies that I have made in the past with a different template and some flower wire. Also, the eyes of the bats are drawn in with toothpicks dipped in edible gold dust and vodka. If you’re desperate for a template – any template – to get started now, below is a scanned sheet of my roughly sketched bats and tree stump. I will eventually attempt to make a proper template but for now this will just have to do, internet people! 
I also tried out a new chocolate cake recipe which was amazing. The cake turned out extremely moist and dense with no grief in regards to technique or complex ingredients. Recipe from here. 
In terms of photography, I set up a black board on the dining table as below and took the photograph with a 60mm f2.8 lens. 
I hope you guys enjoyed this little project – I had fun making it. It’s been a while since I did anything fancy.
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