Pine cone from modelling chocolate

My aim was to create a realistic pine cone, and I thought the best material to do it is the modelling chocolate.

So, if you want to make such a pine like this, you will need:
some semi sweet modelling chocolate
rolling pin
daisy cutter in three sizes
dusting brush
black dust power
bamboo kebab skewer
paper towel
scissors

Rolling out the chocolate appr. 1mm thick

Cut the chocolate with the three different size of daisy cutter

Dust their back sides with black power dust

Cut every petal off by a scissors

Keep one petal black side up and turn 3 mm of its top down, then make a sturdy press with both of your index fingers to make a little hill among your fingers

The result looks like this:

Continue this procedure with every petal:

Then cover the bamboo skewer with some chocolate

Cut its top into three part with a scissors

Look like this

Then place the petals in the following sequences:
first line: 3 or four mid-size petal
second line: five or six mid-size petal
third line: six or seven mid or large size petal, depending on how big pine cone you want to have
further lines: large petals
last two or three lines: small size petals

Hope you will enjoy it as I did.

I wish you Merry Christmas!

Agnes Havan