I've made chocolates before for friends' weddings and what not but I've never tried making a 3D candy. I'm looking to make a lighthouse and I'm confused by the side by side pieces. How do I put them togther to make it 3D without leaving something unsightly between it? The mold doesn't fold in half or anything. What is the best/easiest way to join the two pieces together??
Also how does the painting work? I need them to be pure black. Do I just put some black candy paint inside the mold first or do you actually paint them after they've harden?

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I've done 3D chocs before - what a nightmare! Without seeing your mold it will be tough to answer but I'll try.

You'll need to cut your mold in half and then use binder clips after the mold is filled.

about the color.. (assuming this will be solid not hollow?) Personally I would use dark choc and color with black. First you'll need to fill one half of the mold completely with choc, put in the freezer till almost solid then fill the other half with choc. This is the tricky part - now you need to take the "almost solid" half and place it on top of the other half - making very sure that you line up the edges, etc. Clamp the two together and let freeze until completely solid. You'll need to do a bit of trimming but that's just the way it goes.

Hope I explained this OK for you.

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If it is all going to be black, start with dark chocolate and then add the candy colouring while it is melted until you have a black colour - then mold as usual! Or you can paint / brush with black luster dust afterwards - but that takes much more work!

I've only made 3d shoes before which required cutting of the mold and then putting together with binder clips as well. It worked great with the method described above - and there was a bit of trimming to clean up the joins, but nothing major.

Good luck!!

Thank you both so much!!!