Today was chocolate box day. We had the choice of a round box or a square box. It had to be made of two types of chocolate with a base, walls and removable lid plus a chocolate bow on top.
The box that I went with is 7x7" and it's about 2" tall (not counting the bow). I piped a pattern of milk chocolate on a sheet of acetate. When it had set, I spread a layer of dark chocolate over it. I then measured and scored the chocolate for the necessary pieces and shapes. When the chocolate was fully set, the shapes broke right along the scored lines. The bow is made of dark chocolate. It wasn't that difficult to make but it was time consuming. Granted, it was my first one, but it took about 4 hours to make the whole thing. I was pretty wasteful but I probably used $20 worth of chocolate. I think a 7x7 box would cost over $50.
Smaller chocolate boxes are popular in restaurants. It's common to fill them with truffles. It's also common for a small box to be used to hold an engagement ring. Ahhhh...
