Has anyone used these to make chocolate molded cups?
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I introduced chocolate cup making to my grandchildren when they were 5, 7 and 9. They are now one of the "requested" activities each visit. We make them with Ghirardelli white and/or milk chocolate. We fill them with in-season fruit or, at the request of the youngest grandchild, with chocolate covered strawberries. I just spoon some melted chocolate into the cups and the kids rotate the cups until they are well coated. If you want them to come out without breaking you MUST put them in the fridge...just for a bit. SO FUN! SO EASY! Even the youngest grandchild can get the cups out without breaking them. So glad you asked.
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They are fairly smaller than what I was imagining, but as far as playing with water, it's a good size for just pretend play. I would in no way use it for hot chocolate like the picture suggests. The cups are about 1 3/4 inches wide and about 1 1/4 inches tall. The "plates are about 2 inches wide.
1229907
They leaked the one time I tried making a round egg for a muffin. That said, I really bought them for plating round presentations or at times to use as a round cutter for dough or shaping other foods.
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It's really tricky and kind of a pain (I've used these for bath bombs, not chocolate) You have to fill each half and then quick smush the two pieces together and clamp them. (I use bulldog clamps) There is spillage. I've actually had better luck using snowball makers, and since it's Easter now, I'm going to buy a few plastic eggs to see how they work as molds. Best of luck!
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Super Easy to do! Buy candy melts (grocery stores or craft stores like Michael's sell these in bags) and melt them according to directions (in microwave) and add I tablespoon of veg oil to make super smooth. Then pour into the molds, scrape the flat side with a butter knife, then pop the plastic mold tray in the fridge. You can use the molds for true chocolate (melted in a double boiler or in microwave) in the same way. Once hard, pop them out and use the tray over and over again!
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Yes...easily....especially for small applications. I have used for mostly big applications like table tops with mementos submerged into the resin. For coasters.....this may sound stupid but it is quite simple. Use a Red Solo Cup this would make for a great coaster casting mold....it is a bit small on the bottom but they do make larger cups that you could use the base for coasters. It's simple because you put in whatever you want to preserve in the resin. Once it hardens you just cut and peel the plastic cup away and it comes off/out like an ice cube from an ice cube try. Hope this helps! I have also used Forceflex garbage bags to catch overspill and noticed that it peels easily from forceflex bags.....so you could make your own cup mold with forceflex bags...but it will have the diamond pattern in the cast resin.
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I haven't, but the cups are deep for popovers, so bear that in mind if you try it for muffins.
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Yes, that's what I used. I added food coloring also. I had the best luck using a double boiler with the candy melts. The texture was more consistent & flowed into the molds. Make sure the molds are thoroughly cooled before trying to remove candy from molds. Have fun!!
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NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making everything I needed for my son's birthday party. :-( NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making... » Read More NOTE!! I used these to make crayons, and at first they came out fine, but then I left one batch in the oven a little longer by mistake. A few of the minifig molds came apart when I popped the crayons out, and then after making a couple more batches with the ones that were still intact, all of them ripped apart. If you make crayons, I would recommend melting them in the oven in a separate container (I saw a tin can as a suggestion) and then pouring the melted wax into the molds to cool. This should preserve your mold. I was pretty bummed that my mold was ruined before I finished making everything I needed for my son's birthday party. :-( « Show Less
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I have not but they are great, my wife bakes a lot and breaks a lot of measuring cups. These have held up.
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If you mean to use the mold for chocolate, you have to add little amount of shortining to chocolate while melting. But if you use it for fondant or sugar paste, it won't break.
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This is a plastic tray form that I used to make white and milk chocolate shells for my wedding cake. I simply melted the chocolate and poured it into the form and then put the tray form in the refrigerator. When the chocolate had hardened, I popped out the chocolate shells! The shells will be formed on one side and flat on the other side.
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Yes, if you are using unsweetened baking chocolate squares; however, the best substitution I've found for liquid baking chocolate is to mix cocoa powder with oil (I have found that coconut oil or melted shortening works best, or a mix of the two). 1 packet of liquid baking chocolate = 3 level Tbsp. of cocoa + 1 Tbsp. of oil/shortening = 1 oz. square of unsweetened baking chocolate
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I used the Wilton's chocolate melts. They come in bags and are sold in stores like Michael's, Joann Fabrics, and Hobby Lobby. Follow the easy instructions on the bag to melt the chocolate and pour into moulds, and let the trays sit in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes to harden. They release easily. I found 1 bag of melts to make about 13 mustache pops.
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I've not used them for liquid and don't know that I would. It's a little piece of plastic that may leak if you use liquid. I've used it for cupcakes successfully
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What I bought was a mold to pour chocolate into. I don't have the actual item anymore, it was a gift for someone, but it was definitely a mold to put the chocolate into.
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Yes! I used these to make homemade cupcakes for my wedding...they looked great!