I hope someone can help me. I have a golf themed cake I am making tomorrow. I made some white chocolate golf balls last night using a candy mold. I wanted to make 3-D molded golf tees as well but unfortunately the cake/candy supply store that I bought my golf ball mold from yesterday could not find the mold for golf tees (Note: They are in the process of moving locations so a lot of things are still in boxes.). I know I have read that some people make molds of doll faces using gumpaste (once it has dried). My question is if I make a mold of a real golf tee, do you think it will work as a candy mold?? I know that I won't be able to have the chocolate too hot and the gumpaste would need to be really dry. I don't have time to order a golf tee mold online or go back to the cake/candy supply store. Do you think my idea will work?

I would try it, what do you have to lose?

Also, I once saw Jaques Torres use plain old flour as a temporary mold for chocolate. He was making a picture frame. He filled a long flat container with flour, smoothed it out and pressed in a pice of wooden frame. When the frame was removed, it left the impression of the frame. He poured in the chocolate, and when it was cool, he just brushed off the chocolate. It was going to be painted with some gold, so it didn't need to be shiny-like most molded chocolate.

You could try two flat pieces and 'glue' them together with a dab of melted chocolate.

Like I said, what have you got to lose?

Good Luck.

JoAnn

I think Jaque torres used to do it with corn starch.....I've seen it done with cocoa powder as well......but I was wondering.......do they HAVE to be chocolate??/ why not just make them out of fondant or gumpaste.....or hey, even chocolate candy clay......I mean they're not a REALLY intricate shape or anything......I'll bet you could just mold them yourself freehand!

The molds are made with cornstarch for sure. I have done it a few times too. It's how you make alcohol filled candies and gelee worms.
I work in a golf club and do WAY too many golf themed cakes..LOL if you do use the cornstarch it works great and is easy but you might get some texture on the tee when it's set. Just heat the chocolate up and smooth it out.

You can just make them from gumpaste but you have to be pretty good to get the little lip and divot on the top, plus they all have to be the same size because you really notice when they are next to each other on the cake.

An option is finding a Vacuum Form Plastic Molding place and tell them what you want. If you go in with some tee's cut in half and glued on a board they can make you a mold for $3.00


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Thanks for the great tips. I have never heard of the corn starch method for making a mold. Last night I attempted the mold out of gumpaste. I am waiting for it to harden (I hope it will before tonight) to test it out. Just in case that doesn't work I made some tees out of gumpaste. Unfortunately they don't all look exactly alike (that is why I was wanting the homemade mold to work). I will let you know if it is successful.

Thanks!!

Here is an update. The gumpaste mold did not work for me. It might have been due to it not being 100% hardened. I ended up using the gum paste golf tees I made the day before. The cake was a hit though so I guess it all worked out.