A sad-looking hot chocolate in a jeans mug, with a dollop of milk foam. A handheld milk frother sits on the counter.

☕️ #LatteArt Day 5 ☕️ More Problems ☕️

Officially requesting help here.

Not much foam because during pouring, I found my frothed milk was mostly just milk, with a bunch of stiff foam on top.

**How do you make pourable milk foam with a microwave and the frother in the pic?*

#MakeFailMake #CoffeeSky

A mug of hot cocoa and the tools of making a hot chocolate latte art. The mug is ceramic and decorated like it is made of a pair of jeans. The hot cocoa has a thick layer of milk foam. Behind the mug is a large box of cocoa powder, a ceramic milk-pouring cup with dredges of foam, a thermometer, and a spoon.

☕️ #LatteArt Day 4 ☕️ Foam??? ☕️

I have accidentally made a cappuccino.

I watched some instructional videos that showed less coffee and more milk, so I made a concentrated hot cocoa for my “coffee” base.

I am somehow both overfoaming AND not incorporating the foam enough.

#MakeFailMake #CoffeeSky

A white coffee mug filled with foamy hot chocolate. There are two mostly-circular dots of white milk foam on the surface.

☕️ #LatteArt Day 3 ☕️ Dots v3 ☕️

I’m back from a stomach bug with more improvement!

Cream instead of milk, nuked to 130F. Smelled a little scalded?

Frothed on low, half submerged this time. Mix of bubble sizes

I got a consistent pour, but couldn’t pull the drink with it.

#MakeFailMake #NewSkill

A white coffee mug with hot chocolate and a lot of white milk foam resting on the surface of the drink. There is one small, oval blob of foam near the handle of the mug, and one large blob of foam that covers most of the rest of the surface of the drink.

☕️ #LatteArt Day 2 ☕️ Dots v2 ☕️

Better than yesterday!

Microwaved milk for 20 seconds, plus bursts (143F)

Stuck with low speed, and checked to make sure there wasn’t plain milk left in the foam - and it poured!

Problem: foam just floated. Didn’t sink enough to make art.

#MakeFailMake #NewSkill

☕️ New adventure unlocked! ☕️ Learning Latte Art! ☕️

I drink hot cocoa every morning, I’ve run out of whipped cream, and I just got a handheld milk frother.

Let’s try this.

If anyone has advice, I’d love your expertise.

#LatteArt #NewSkill #HotChocolate #MakeFailMake