Fizzing Chocolate Heart

We had so much fun celebrating Australia Day with our Fizzing Pavlova that I decided to try a Fizzing Chocolate Heart for Valentine's Day. Not only did it smell divine but Bubbles had a ball!

I began quite similarly to how we made our Fizzing Pavlova, by asking Bubbles if she'd like to make a pretend chocolate cake. We then mixed up a 'playdough' type base with chocolate drinking mix, bicarb and vinegar (recipe below). We pressed the playdough into an old heart shaped Body Shop tin and left it outside in the sun for about a week. I hadn't intended on leaving it so long but Bubbles was more interested in doing other activities.

It was well and truly hard when we came to play with it again but still smelled beautiful and chocolatey. I gave Bubbles a piping bag full of a pink, bicarb paste to 'ice' her cake with, along with some sprinkles and glitter at her request. Once she was happy with how her cake looked I handed her an old cream container filled with vinegar and stood back as she dumped the whole container over her cake.

I have to say, even though she still got a kick out of seeing the cake bubble over, I think she enjoyed icing and decorating it the most. :) We were able to drain the vinegar off the bicarb pavlova and reuse it 5 more times before it completely disintegrated. 

Fizzing Chocolate Heart Recipe
Ingredients:
3tbs chocolate and caramel Cadbury drinking mix
500g bicarbonate of soda
Approx. 7tbs water

Method:
Place your bicarb and drinking chocolate in a medium bowl. Add water, 1tbs at a time, mixing well until a soft mouldable dough is formed.
Press down into a heart-shaped container and leave in warm, dry place until hard.
Top with bicarb icing, sprinkles and glitter.
Simple!

Bicarb Icing Recipe
Ingredients:
250g bicarb
2tsp strawberry essence
6 drops red food dye
Approx. 5tbs water

Method:
Place all ingredients except water in a bowl and mix.
Add water 1tbs at a time, mixing well, until the consistency of a thick icing has been reached.
If too wet add more bicarb, if too dry add more water.

How are you celebrating Valentine's Day with your little one?

-Victoria

Please always supervise your infant/child at play.  Please stay within arms reach and never leave infants/children unattended.  You know you're infant/child best, use your own judgement-considering your infant/child's temperament, habits, behaviour and development before you play with a new play medium.