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    The Bowie Becoming
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    The Bowie Becoming

    Stardust chocolate bonbon with salted caramel & edible glitter

    Getting older is the magical process of becoming who you should have been in the first place — Bowie

    Why this bite? David quotes Bowie on becoming. This glittering bonbon — dark exterior, golden interior — is becoming made edible.

    The Story

    David often reaches for David Bowie's line: 'Getting older is the magical process of becoming who you should have been in the first place.' For David, who grew up gay in a small Canadian city, values were not abstract theory — they were survival. This stardust bonbon with salted caramel captures that becoming: dark chocolate for what you hide, caramel for what's revealed, and glitter because becoming is always spectacular.

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    Prep: 35 minYield: 12 bonbons

    Ingredients

    • Dark chocolate
    • Salted caramel
    • Edible glitter
    • Cocoa butter
    • Sea salt
    • Gold dust

    Preparation

    1. 1.Temper dark chocolate and fill bonbon molds.
    2. 2.Fill with salted caramel and seal.
    3. 3.Unmold and paint with edible glitter and gold dust.
    4. 4.Finish with a whisper of sea salt.