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["Form a piece of acetate that is 18 by 24 inches into a cone.", "Use the width (18 inches) of the piece of acetate to be the length of the finished cone.", "While rolling hold the tip so that it is as tight as you can make it.", "Tape the cone closed where necessary.", "With scissors trim the open end of the cone so that it is flat.", "Place the cone in a vase or some tall container that allows it to stand upright.", "Use a ladle to fill the cone with the tempered chocolate.", "Empty the cone of excess chocolate by flipping it over the bowl of tempered chocolate.", "Set on a baking sheet fitted with a baking rack so the chocolate can continue to drain.", "When the chocolate has drained, place the cone in the refrigerator or let cool at cool room temperature until set.", "Repeat this process 1 more time in order to achieve thick, more stable chocolate cone walls.", "Pour tempered chocolate onto a sheet of acetate that is on your work surface.", "Spread the chocolate so it is a minimum of 1/4-inch thick.", "Allow it to set slightly.", "When the chocolate has begun to set but is not yet hard, cut a round base on which to ""glue"" the cone.", "The size of the round base will be determined by how tightly you wrapped your cone.", "The tighter the cone is wrapped the smaller the diameter of the cone's bottom.", "You can measure the diameter of your cone and add 4 inches, which should leave you with a base that will have a wide rim around your cone.", "Next, cut the concentric rings that will fit on the cone.", "I used cake rings, cookie cutters and piping tips to make the concentric circles and the inside cut-outs.", "Again, the size of concentric rings is determined by the cone that you made.", "Make at least 3 concentric rings and remember, the larger rings will have to have the larger cut-outs so they can slide towards the base of your cone.", "You may need to repeat this procedure to make additional circles.", "Unwrap the cone from the acetate.", "Use tempered chocolate to adhere the cone to the base, placing it in the center of the circle.", "Slide the concentric rings onto the cone.", "Arrange the Wagashi pastry on the circles."]
