Jack-O-Lantern Cookie Embed
Chocolate Project

By Bob Sherman

This beginner project is about as simple as possible, yet still is more decorative than plain chocolate. It uses sandwich cookies and molds designed to embed them.

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PLEASE NOTE!! - Although chocolate making is relatively safe for the entire family to participate, adult supervision is required.

Chocolate
I prefer to use chocolate wafers designed for home molding chocolate. My preferred brand is Merckens which works well with all chocolate molding projects and tastes great.

Melting Chocolate
For a small project like this either melting method may be used.

Double Boiler - See Double Boiler Usage Instructions.

A microwave may also be used but care must be taken not to overheat the chocolate.

1. Place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl.
2. Heat for 30 seconds (small amounts such as the orange used here will require less - start with 15 seconds).
3. Remove and stir.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the chocolate is creamy.
5. Optimum pouring temperature is about 90 degrees F. Note: Pouring chocolate molds hotter than 160 degrees F. will destroy the mold. Do not place the thermometer in the microwave!

1. No modifications to the mold are needed.	2. Melt a small amount of orange chocolate and fill the Jack-o-Lantern portions of each mold cavity. This may be done with a spoon, squeeze bottle, or paintbrush (mold painting instructions can be found here if you are interested in using a brush).
3. Melt some chocolate and fill the mold approximately 1/3 full. Rap it against the counter a few times to dislodge any trapped air bubbles.	4. Press a sandwich cookie into the chocolate - try to keep it centered.
5.Fill the mold and place in your freezer until the chocolate de molds easily. Note: Check it often as freezing molds with embedded cookies will cause them to crack if left in the freezer too long.	6. The finished chocolate. I intentionally left this one in the freezer too long for demonstration - note the hairline cracks on the dark chocolate.

Chocolate Making Supplies And Materials

The following chocolate making supplies and other materials were used to make this project. Clicking on the item name will bring you to that item's page with a full description and ordering information.

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Disclaimer: The information presented here is accurate to the best of my knowledge and common chocolate molding practices as of the time of this writing - August 2006. The author and the publisher accept no liability for the use or misuse of any of the information presented in this article. This article is presented for informational purposes and is used at your own risk.

Author: Bob Sherman

Publisher: Bobby's Craft Boutique Inc.

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