Why is the weekend so short. I seems not able to have enough rest over the weekend. I went for my chocolate molding class on Sunday. It is not as difficult as i thought, but you need to be patient while doing it.
First thing to do is to melt the chocolate. Chocolate use is compound chocolate or what the US people know it as Candy melt. Melting process can be very fast or slow depending of the equipment you use for melting. 1 minute if using a microwave and 30 minutes if using double boil method.
In the class, microwave is used so melting process is really quick. Other equipments required are moulds(Can use those jelly mould type or the orginal chocolate mould where they are available in some supermarkets or specialised shop like B-I-Y (www.b-i-y.com) and brushes.(Those fine brushes used for painting, which is available in bookshops)
B-I-Y also sells candy melt but it is kind of expensive. if you want to have cheaper one, can get at a shop call Phong Huat but it is extremely sweet as we use this type of chocolates during the class.
Once all the melts are ready, depending what is the design you have on your moulds and you can act accordingly. Your fine brushes will come in if the design on the mould is very delicated but if the design is of simple shape like heart shape, you can just pour in the melt into the moulds.
After pouring in, just place it in the freezer to get it harden. 5 to 10 mins will be good enough. If more complicated design or chocolate boxes are made, more time is required for the chocolate to set and harden.
On the whole, it is a good experience as there are many many moulds to try out. If doing it yourself at home, you wont buy so many moulds so it is fun to try so many designs
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waiting...waiting... we are waiting to eat :p
hmm.. i havent go and buy the chocolate and mould yet.. Must wait leh..
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