Need to make a small chocolate boat. Any suggestions welcome. :)

[onepieceoflollipop]

hello. Wasn't sure whether to post here or in food.
Dd (10) needs to make a small, edible rowing boat. it has to have oars and a figure inside, we are going to use a jelly baby for the figure.
Any tips for making the actual boat, given that we don't have any special moulds. I am hoping we can get creative and fashion some sort of mould out of foil or??

[KatyMac]

Half an easter egg or use an easter egg mould

[KatyMac]

Matchmaker oars

[onepieceoflollipop]

Ooh matchmaker oars. :)
Thank you for your help.

[KatyMac]

How is your boat going?

[onepieceoflollipop]

hello, thanks for asking, and for your advice.
Well we used a cake pop mould to make a little boat (half of the mould, like a mini easter egg)
initial attempt the chocolate was too thin but second attempt lovely. stuck a red jelly baby in using more melted chocolate as the glue.
Then I spotted some candy sticks in our local shop (formerly known as sweet cigarettes when I was little!) snapped one in half and glued them in with chocolate as oars.
He is wrapped in bubble wrap in a mini tupperware now, in the fridge.
I have asked dd to keep the "recipe" under wraps as one or two of her friends may try to pinch our ideas.

[KatyMac]

It sounds lovely - you should have taken a photo......there is a thread for masterpieces somewhere

Sounds like you had fun too - which is the best bit

[onepieceoflollipop]

And (bonus) had plenty of leftover jelly babies to share. :)

I will get dd to take a photo (she is asleep now)

[KatyMac]

It could go here

[onepieceoflollipop]

It looks rather too"homemade" for that thread ;)

[KatyMac]

She is 10!! They will love it!