i have recently tried my hand at chocolate molding! here are a few pictures:



i guess i did quite well, but i have to say that it was EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to get them out of their molds!!! i chilled them overnight just to be sure they were all completely solid before i tried to get them out (i even waited for the candy molds to mist over before taking the candy out) but i still had to tap the thing like a madwoman in order to get most of the pieces out. the rest i had to pop out (which might eventually damage or deform my molds if i keep doing it).



does anyone know an easier way/technique to get them out?

Did you temper chocolate or use candy melts (Merckens or Wilton brand?)

I've never had any problems getting them out of the mold. I used the Wilton melts. You melt it for 1 minute, stir then melt in 30 second increments until completely melted. You pour/spoon in to a mold. Put in the freezer for 10 minutes then unmold by turning them over. Sometimes I have to tap them with a knife handle or something to get them out but they usually just pop right out. You might have left them in the freezer too long or maybe it was the chocolate that you used. What coloring did you use on the colored parts?

suela - i used tinted white chocolate. i didn't temper them, i just melted them in the microwave

gilson6 - i used candy colors

To my understanding, and I could be mistaken, if you were using regular white chocolate, it would need to be tempered first.

I always use candy melts of one brand or another, and they unmold fine.

i live in germany, we don't have candymelts here

Then I think that you would need to temper the chocolate first before molding, otherwise it does not set properly. I cannot advise on how to temper chocolate as I have never done so.