So, one day when I was shopping at my mothership, the restaurant supply store, I saw this candy mold and knew that filled chocolates would be in my future. I only just now bought it and last night I made a test batch – because I have to learn to temper the chocolate, too, and I was made to understand there is a learning curve there – and this is the result. Guittard bittersweet couverture on the outside, San Francisco Chocolate Co milk chocolate ganache on the inside with a few drops of orange oil. The coating has the gloss and snap I was looking for which means my tempering was a success (at least on the top, I think I let it get too cool when I was doing the feet) but my ganache didn’t set up quite the way I would have liked, it was a bit too soft so when you bite into them, the shell snaps as it should but the ganache won’t support it so it just sort of squishes out. Gonna have to use less cream next time. Anyway, I am not proficient enough for a full report so I’ll just say I love the way these look and taste and I am looking forward to trying all sorts of variations.
where did you get the mould from, absolutely gorgeous, i live in melbourne australia
olga
these look stunning, I am so impressed! and while I get they’re not exactly how you wanted them yet, I’m betting I would eat them anyway
These are gorgeous – I love chocolate and orange together!
Isn’t it lovely? I got it from a local supply store – it’s called a belgian cream mold. Google tells me you can get one here as well as a variety of other locations.