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Making Display Chocolates - Part 1

By Bob Sherman

Chocolate is a delightful product but some of the very things that cause us to love it so much make it a very difficult product to display for any length of time. Heat, cold, or dust will soon make your display chocolate look terrible.

This is not generally a problem for those who make chocolate at home, but a business that needs window dressing or needs to sample chocolates that can be custom ordered needs a way to display these products. Ideally these displays should be resistant to heat, cold, UV light, and be easy to clean.

The simplest method is to cut out and paint molds. The outside surface of a chocolate mold is identical to a chocolate made in that mold except larger by the thickness of the plastic. In other words so nearly identical as to be indistinguishable. Molds and acrylic hobby paint are very inexpensive and easy to use.

The only drawback to this method is it doesn't work well with some styles of chocolate such as lollys and assembly molds.

Step By Step Instructions

Step 1
Cut the chocolate mold cavity from the sheet with a scissors.

Step 2
Trim the sheet away so only the mold cavity remains.

Step 3
All painting is done on the inside of the mold - this will provide a nice glossy finish when viewed from the outside. The procedure is the same as painting with chocolate - start with the foremost object.

Step 4
The first layer of this 2 color design is complete and will be allowed to dry before moving on to the next color.

Note: The plastic is slippery so the paint may not coat evenly. After each layer is painted hold the mold up to the light and apply a second coat if needed.

Step 5
Finish with the base color. For this piece I chose a milk chocolate color. Two or more coats are usually needed.

Step 6
The finished mold ready for display.

Unless inspected closely it appears to be chocolate - yet it won't melt in your hands, mouth, or even full direct sunlight.

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Author: Bob Sherman

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