Chocolate Molds | How to Fill and Unmold Chocolates | Gold Fall Bon Bon Design
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- Chocolate Molds | How to Fill and Unmold Chocolates 👩🏼🍳✨ This is an updated tutorial on how to use polycarbonate chocolate molds. In the video I show you how to fill and unmold chocolates to make some pretty gold bon bons! To make these I use couverture chocolate this time rather than compound chocolate and they are filled with caramel, brownies, and dark chocolate ganache. Hope you find it helpful!
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Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe:
8 oz dark couverture chocolate
6 oz heavy cream
1/2 Tbsp butter
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Video Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Supplies
3:22 - Prepare the Molds
5:07 - Gold Decoration
10:22 - Temper the Chocolate
10:38 - Create the Shell
20:07 - Fill the Chocolates
22:53 - Seal the Chocolates
27:42 - Unmold the Chocolates
29:45 - Fin!
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Which gold technique do you like better, comment below! I think I love the spray bottle best. The different opacities and shapes remind me of watercolors!
round!
The spray bottle looks easier but I think I like the smaller dots from flicking it into the molds. But both are stunningly beautiful!
@@juliemeyer1968 Yes! Both have a great look but both are simple but messy in their own unique way lol!
Love the round ones from spraying the gold, looks like the galaxies.
@@drblaneyphysics Thank you! They're my favorite too! :D
Ms. B,
I want to tell you that your tutorials have inspired me to try my hand again in chocolates. They turned out beautiful and it was so much easier thanks to your tips!
Love to hear that! That is awesome!
I've been a cake decorator for over 20 years.... I just decided to try my hand at chocolates, and I've learned so very much from your videos! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!
Oh my gosh, I’m so happy to hear! Thank you for your comment, I’m glad that you’re here!
Oh my gosh, thank you, thank you, thank you! Better tutorial than my Pastry Arts school!! These chocolates are absolutely spectacular and gorgeous! I will become a chocolatier from your videos!! ❤
Wow what a compliment!!! 🥹😃 You will become a chocolatier! You can learn a lot from just searching online and practicing. I am so glad that you're here! 🥰
So so satisfying to watch !
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!!
I SO appreciate you teaching us your art! I'm brand new to chocolate making and am really excited to get started after watching a few of your videos!
Awww thank you! This makes me so happy! Can’t see wait to see all that you do! 😃🤩
Absolutely stunning chocolates. Excellent video, clearly explained and very well presented. Thank you Brittnee. 👍👍👍
Aww thank you! You are so welcome! Thanks for the comment!! 🥰
So stoked you posted another video on this! I must have watched the previous video at least 10 times! Thank you! I've learned a ton about chocolate on your channel.
I made my first chocolate nutella bonbons last weekend and they came out amazing for my first time with these molds. 😋 So much easier than those "popular" silicone molds. Can't wait to watch this video a few more times. 😍
Awww yay! I’m so glad! Thank you for commenting! Helps me stay motivated when someone lets me know I’ve helped them! 🥰
Re. silicone mold, I just bought a sheet with 484 pill sized M&M style molds, and my question is, HOW to remove them? Do I literally have to poke out all 400 M&M minibonbons one by one? :/
LOL
advice is welcome.
Impossible not to make a mess, specially when you're working with chocolate!!!😅 I was looking for different decorative techniques, and I really loved this one. So, thank you for your class!!
I liked the one with the brush.
Hehe I'm glad I'm not the only one! The day I can work totally clean will be a miracle! 🤣 Thanks for the comment, so glad you enjoyed the video! 🤩
I just learned another great method. The chocolates look fantastic. I will give this a shot!
Thank you! Yeah give it a go! 🤩🤩
Love your videos! Very inspiring to try making chocolates myself!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you're going to start making chocolates! 😃
Both of them look good. Great job
Thanks! Glad ya like em!! 😁
This is very satisfying to watch 🍫 working with chocolate is messy but she works so neat compared to my current pastry sous!! Definitely going to subscribe 🔥
Oh wow that is such a compliment because I feel I’m so messy and have a goal to be cleaner! 🤩🤩🤩
I love, love, loved this video! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ I loved it because you show us how working with couverture chocolate requires technique and skill.
I love seeing you work with tempered chocolate (mess and all 🤣🤣🤣) ! I liked the part about the plastic wrap…hadn’t thought of that before ☺️! I can’t say which one I liked best (spray bottle or brush) because I find both soooooo beautiful 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Thank you for all you do on your channel and for being generous enough to take the time to teach us new skills…I really appreciate YOU ! ♥️
I appreciate you too! ❤️ Thanks so much for all your kind words! :)
I have a question? What is plastic wrap for? Thank you.
Amazing. Thanks for the great presentation and spirit.
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment! 😃
I love all of them, id say your snow globe green looks the coolest
Thanks!! 😃
thank you so much your videos are incredible!!
Thank you! ☺️☺️☺️🥰🥰🥰
Oh My... Excellent video. Help me so much. Tks!
So glad!! Thanks for the comment :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and great work 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
Of course! Thank you 🥰
A huge thanks from Paris. Very interesting and precise method. Great resuilts. And you're so cute ! Only hapiness. Take care Brittnee
Thank you! You too!
Very informative video and chocolate looks so pretty!
Thank you 😋
Thank you this was extremely helpful ☺️
I’m so glad!! Thanks for your comment! ❤️
Thanks for the close ups
Glad you like them!
Thank you.
I’ve learnt so much from you
You are very welcome! That makes me happy : )
Really love your video’s I am going to start mine next week ❤
Thank you, appreciate it!
Thanks for sharing this knowledge, now i can try making some, bought one of the polycarbonste molds to try.
Have fun! That’s awesome!
Watching your videos is so satisfying. I can't wait to buy some polycarbonate moulds next week. Not sure I'll be using silicone any more. Thank you!
Aww thank you! I’m so glad! 😃 you’ll love them!
Beautiful!
Thank you! :)
so beautiful
Thank you! ☺️
Very pretty!
Thanks!!
Happy Easter thx very much
God bless
Same to you!
So sweet..good job..
Thank you 💛
Wow it amazing❤❤❤❤❤
thanks so much!
Just got some molds with your link ☺️👩🏼🍳
🥰 thanks!
Thanks for spatula tip.. ☝🏽
Of course!
Muchas gracias por tanta información tan bien esplicados 🙏❤
¡Por supuesto! ¡Gracias por ver! :)
those look gooood!!
Thank you ☺️☺️
Thank you ☺️☺️
Thanks for sharing
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You are so welcome 🙂🙂
It is so cool how you take the time to describe all the details of what you are doing. Thanks for going nice and slow so we can really see every step.
After you shell your molds, you are checking to see if they are the proper thickness. If you discover that they are too thin, would you wait until they dry completely and then do a second shelling?
I recently learned the hard way why it is important to work at the recommended working temperature for each type of chocolate. I tried shelling with a white chocolate (actually, caramelized white chocolate) at 32° because I wanted it to flow into the cracks of the mold more. However, it ended up so thin I could see right through it. The next tray I kept it at 32°, but kept it in the mold longer. This resulted in some spots being too thin and others being too thick. I had to literally scrape out the thick parts and paint on more chocolate on the thin parts with a paintbrush. It was kind of a disaster. The third tray I did it at the right temperature (29°) and, like Goldilocks eating the baby bear’s soup, it was juuuuust right!
PS Don’t tell anyone, but I actually purchased a huge vibrator for getting out air bubbles when using intricate molds. Yes, that kind of vibrator. Only used for this purpose, of course! A lot of chocolate shops have vibrating tables, which I have neither room nor funds for. It really works wonders! 😊
LOL that's hilarious! Hey...whatever works! 🤣
Yes, I feel you on the thickness. Honestly it never has been a big problem for me but usually just because I keep the kitchen temperature the same and I always use the chocolate at it's proper working temp. If you do that and keep the same momentum when molding the thickness is usually consistent.
But to answer your question...when I have gotten too thin of a shell I notice it immediately as I'm molding and I add more chocolate right away and tap it out like I normally would. If it starts to set give a quick run over the mold with a heat gun and then shell again, that way the chocolate will mold together.
When I've gotten too thick of shells I don't worry too much. That rarely happens and if it does I just go with it.
Hope that answers your questions! : )
Thank you!
Thanks for watching!! ☺️☺️
wow!!! Beautiful. I was CRAVING for you to cut one open and show up close inner layers :D
Oh my goodness...that is annoying, why didn't I!!?? lol! I have been in all of my latest videos! 🤦🏼♀️
@@BrittneeKay i was craving, meaning mmmm it looked so beautifully delicious.. all good. wonderful vids!
@@drblaneyphysics Hehe thank you so much!
Great tips and tricks! Also good choice of music!
Thanks! 😁
Thank you for sharing
Of course! Thank you for your comment!
Great vid 🍮
Thanks so much!!
Btw, the tip about the heat gun is brilliant! I've always had to reheat over a bain marie or microwave and then seed it . . . such a pain! Your tip is much faster!
Ohhh yes, the heat gun is a game changer!!
Thank you for your response, I will try a few different bottles.
You’re welcome!
Hi, i'm from Brazil and I want to do something New in this easter like this paintings! I loved your video, subscribed! 💜
Aww thank you! So glad that you’re here 😊
Amazing
Thanks!
so buetiful
Thank you!!
Nice!
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Thank you for this video I have one of these molds and was wondering how to get my chocolate out
You’re so welcome! I hope it helps, keep practicing too! Sometimes it’s tricky!
Hi Brittnee. Thank you for your video. I've just had a major disappointment making a batch of filled chocolates. They wouldnt come out of the mold. Tried to put some heat on bottom to try and facilitate 'eviction' which made it worse. Landed up cutting up my mold to individually to prise them out. 😢 Dont know what I did wrong but will see if following your tutorial will help. I must add that I dont have your temperature meter nor hair drier so check liquidity and return to microwave when I judge the chocolate is becoming a little too stiff.
What kind of mold did you use that you were able to cut it up!? 😄 Ugh I'm sorry, that is frustrating! I have had troubles getting chocolates out of molds too and it is really annoying. Usually heat doesn't help, but usually cold does. So popping them in the freezer for a while until you can knock them out is better than melting them out. Though, either method is a last resort, but at least if they stay in tact you can eat them rather than throw them away.
I would definitely invest in a thermometer, it is crucial when tempering chocolate! You can start with a pretty inexpensive laser one from Amazon. You can also get a hair dryer for around $15 so I recommend that as well. My advice is to practice tempering and get really comfortable before molding chocolates to avoid disappointments! 😃
vous êtes une artiste et merci pour tout.j'aimerai bien apprendre de vous.
merci et vous êtes les bienvenus!
Soooo Shiny!
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Thanks!
Of course! Thank you, you're so sweet!! 🤩🥰❤️
I had to research to see what this is, I've never received a "thanks" before, you're my first one!! I really appreciate it, you just made my day. 🥲🥰
@@BrittneeKay I appreciate the time you bloggers take to share your knowledge with the rest of us! It’s the least I can do to show my appreciation for your knowledge and time. Thank you!
@@juliemeyer1968 Thank you! Just know I really appreciate you too!
I just started watching your videos and love them! I do have a question... after you remove from the fridge, can they stay on the counter and be fine so long as it's not overly warm? I ask since I'd love to gift some to family.
Thanks so much!! Yes, they should be fine at room temperature as long as your room temp is pretty cool, ideally 71ºF or below. The chocolate will be great at that temp. The fillings will vary depending on what is inside, but if you plan to gift them quick and have people eat them within a week I'd say that you'll be fine. I can't give specific advice unless I have an exact recipe and have tested it myself, which I am not equipped to do. So follow these guidelines loosely :)
Thanx trillions
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1. Plastic scraper will protect your molds and keep scrapped plastic away from mix.
2. Any battery device that vibrates, such as old phone, vibrating sander tool, compact hand held back massager, will be a much quicker and easier air bubble remover.
Amazing eyes btw.👍
Thanks!
Thanks Chef from India
Of course! : )
I enjoy watching you make Bonbons . Where can I buy supplies , like color dusting?
Thank you! Check out more of my decorating videos! I like all the supplies always in the description box! 😃
Thanks @BrittneeKay for this video; I really enjoyed it. Out of curiosity, how thick are the polycarbonate molds? I want to avoid buying ones that are too thick (as I won't be able to twist them like you've done here to get the stubborn ones out) yet not so thin they're fragile, floppy and eventually break.
Polycarbonate molds are pretty thick, thick enough to not bend while you're working with them, which is great. I know what you mean, at first I was intimidated because I was scared I wouldn't be able to get the chocolates out. But don't be scared, focus on mastering tempering. As long as your chocolate is tempered well they will come out!
Your other option are plastic molds where you can basically force any chocolate to come out. But I don't recommend these. If you're really interested in chocolate making I would just go for the polycarbonate!
Yall know what im about to make with this hahaha
What?! 🤔
Hi Brittnee, thanks for these videos. Well done. I'm going to trying my first batch of bonbon's and was wondering why you put the mold on its side when setting the chocolate. Why not flat?
You're so welcome, glad you enjoy! It is just so that the shells cool evenly, setting the mold on it's side allows airflow around the whole mold. You can also set upside down propped up on top of other molds so that air can flow under as well! : )
Hi
I love your videos! Perfect demonstrations in all of them! Just want to ask why you put the molds on their sides after filling the shells? Looking forward to the rest of your videos❤
Also the brownies won't mold or rotten after a while?
Thank you! 😊 I just put them like that so there can be airflow to help the chocolate cool evenly. You can also place them upside down on top of something along the edge so air can get under but I find this easier 🙂
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Got it! I thought that if you kept it on one side, that side of the chocolate would be thicker. I actually took a course online, but I feel I'm learning allot more from you! Thanks🥰
@@user-uc6ki1nu6t Aww that makes me happy, thanks! If your shells are nice and thin as they should be by the time you set it up on it's side the chocolate is really not moving because it's already setting up! :)
Hi, I was very happy to see your video. My question is , why My chocolates doesn’t cames out . ? They stak in the mold ? I use the molds like yours. Be happy to hear from you. I am from Malta. Thanks
Most likely the chocolate isn’t tempered correctly, they haven’t contracted all the way, or the mold isn’t clean. What was your process exactly and maybe I can help! 🙂
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You're welcome! :)
tnx
You’re welcome!
Very Nice Job there Ms. 007 Goldfinger!!!! (ha-ha)
Lollll
Great video. Thanks. Where should I keep it in the freezer? How long?
No not in the freezer, just at a cool room temperature is ok but it depends on your filling really. I can’t say the shelf life unless I know exactly what’s inside and tested it myself, which I don’t do. For me I usually eat my chocolates within two weeks and I’ve never had a problem!
Hi! Thank you so much for sharing this video!! I am learning so much!! Just have one question - for how long do you allow the centres to rest before capping them again with tempered chocolate?
Hi you’re so welcome, happy to help! Ideally you will let them sit overnight in a cool area (like a wine fridge around 55-60 F) but not everyone has it available so if you’re just making them for fun I’d just give them a couple hours at room temp to set up and then cap!
The more serious you become with chocolate the more detailed you’ll be but that’s a starting point! 🙂🙂
@@BrittneeKay thank you soooo much!! 🤗
Of course!! : )@@saumyalakhotia7626
Gorgeous! Very festive. Can I use the golden powder in the silicone moulds without mixing it with the lemon mixture? Would it work?
If you just dust it on it will create a very subtle sheen/sparkle. It isn’t quite the same effect but it’s nice. I like this because it’s more noticeable! 🙂
@@BrittneeKay Thx for the reply 👍 and it is ok to use silicone moulds right? I do no have the ones u used in the video.
Yes for sure! They're tricky because they're flexible but you can definitely use them! :)
@@BrittneeKay Thx much🙏
So I use enjoy life Chips which are vegan and my favorite chocolate chips! The truly are the best tasting in my opinion, but it’s not like fancy couture chocolate or anything so is that why when I make truffles or anything needing a shell I don’t have to worry about tempering it so perfectly or using that temperature gun to make them? They always turn out shiny and taste great.. I’m just wondering if it’s because they’re vegan? Anyway, great tutorial.. love all the ASMR-ish sounds it made! Thanks for sharing.. love your Chanel
Not sure if it's because they're vegan or maybe just a great formulation! But as long as you love them that's what matters! Thanks for the comment!! :)
Loved your video. I'm from Brazil and is really difficult find some good explanations here. If it's possíble, can you explain how do you keep you ganache fluid to fill the cavits nicelly?
Thank you!! Yes, you can make the ganache fresh after creating your shells so that when it reaches the perfect piping texture you use it right then. Or you can gently rewarm it. This is for basic ganache with just chocolate, cream, and butter. With more complicated ganaches you wouldn't want to rewarm them. But if you are just practicing and not yet worried about shelf life this will be just fine!
@@BrittneeKay Thanks so much!!!
@@cachosviajantes8153 Of course!! :)
Brittanee your suggestion of a polypropylene bowl for tempering in the microwave was dishwasher safe but not microwavable??? Can you please tell me where to get the kind of microwavable bowl you have in the video? Thank you!
Don't worry, that polypropylene bowl is also microwave safe! Polypropylene is a high temperature material and can be heated up to 250 degrees. You're safe to buy and use that one, it is what I use, and is from a Amaury Guichon's pastry shop.
Great video, thanks for sharing with us. Just one question if I may?? I notice you use lemon extract to spray the gold powder instead of using cocoa butter. Does the lemon extract alter the taste of the chocolate shell, or the filling inside?
Thanks again.
Thanks! You sometimes can taste a bit of the lemon. I actually like it, it isn’t too strong. For sprayed metallic powders you can also use 200 proof ethanol which would have no flavor at all. 🙂
Thanks so much for your reply, I'll give it a try.
@@stampinstyledotcom Of course! Good luck! :)
Hi Brittany, I've been working on Northern lights designs in my chocolates. After I paint my colored cocoa butter in the molds, and let them set up, when I pour in the chocolate shell, the colored cocoa butter in the mold, seems to melt up the side and sometimes when I pour the extra chocolate out it pours all the chocolate out of some cavities.
I thought the cocoa butter was tempered
If while I'm painting the cocoa butter starts setting up does it go out of temper as it cools? Ps thanks for your patience and help, I appreciate it all.
I love this design...
Hmm I've heard a couple people tell me they've had this problem and I have never experienced it myself. But my best guess is that it isn't properly tempered which means it has a lower melting point and when you pour the chocolate shell it is melted and running. Either that or you are pouring your chocolate shell at too high of a working temperature. Those are just guesses, it's hard to know for sure since I'm not there with you during the process.
What kind of cocoa butter did you use and did you do a temper test? What kind of color did you use in your cocoa butter?
@@BrittneeKay Navitas cacao butter, homemade oil based, food coloring for chocolate. Or a dry powdered jelife food dye
It could the food coloring that is the problem. There is a reason I think powdered color is preferred because you aren't then adding extra liquids to the cocoa butter, which will change the final texture. @@birdsnbirdbaths-fd9qd
Have you ever tried using a heating pad set on low covered with a small kitchen towel to maintain your chocolates temperature?
I haven't but it sounds like a good idea! : )
Hello! Thank you for the video! I am struggling with tempering, it's quite cold at home, and using a marble my chocolate gets cold really quickly, and even if I start collecting the tempered chocolate off the marble at a bit higher temperature, I still have some clumps of chocolate. Even after heating the total mass of chocolate to the working temperature, it still sets up too quickly. I can't get the perfect shells😭
Awww yes I know what you mean! Rather than use your marble you may try the seeding method instead for tempering. It’ll cool down slower than the table but that may be good for you since it’s so cold in your home! Then just be sure before molding it’s always up to working temp!
When I did this technique it painted my molds I can't seem to get it off, my chocolate stuck to the mold, or wouldn't stick to it at all
That is interesting...I see your other comment as well, I will respond there... : )
What do you think will be the reason the painted colored and dried cocoa butter running along with the chocolate when you flip the mold ?
Did that happen to you?
My guess is that the cocoa butter wasn’t tempered properly so has a lower melting point or your chocolate couple be too warm going into the mold and melted your cocoa butter?
Hi I just wanted to know once you do the filling how long after do you wait to start capping off the chocolate
Best practice is to let the filling crystallize or settle for 24 hrs, but if you are just practicing or making bonbons for fun really you can cap as soon as the filling is firm enough. :)
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haha yes!!
How long do you allow the chocolate to set at room temp before putting in the fridge? How long do you put in the fridge with the plastic covering? thanks!
I usually just let the mold sit at room temp until the chocolate begins to set up (it will look dull and no longer be wet to the touch) and then cover them and let them crystallize in the fridge for around 30 minutes to pull from the mold! Hope this helps! : )
Do you have the recipe for espresso caramel? That sounds divine! Thanks for the video.
Yes! It's a very simple adjustment to a ready-made caramel. You can download it within this recipe here:
brittneekay.com/recipes/pumpkin-espresso-entremet/
or email me at brittnee@brittneekay.com
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@@BrittneeKay Thank you so much! You are awesome!
@@juliemeyer1968 ☺ Thanks, I'm grateful you're here!
I wanna start making some chocolates but i dont knw what brand to use and the colours. Thank u
Keep watching my channel! I have so many recommendations and links and tips that will help you! I used Callebaut chocolate and Chef Rubber ore colored cocoa butters mostly right now! Try them out, you’ve got this!
Hey, I am wanting to make filled chocolates with different flavored centers. my thought was to make some thin powdered sugar glaze and use essential flavor oils but wondered if you have any other recipes or better ideas? I want to make for example lemon, lime, or orange. you can buy glaze online in piping bags for chocolate but I want something more handmade.
If you're looking for something creamy like that for the filling you could do a buttercream truffle. It is essentially buttercream frosting and you can add flavors in different ways. You can use pure extracts from the store or even make homemade puree from fresh fruits or squeeze the citrus juices fresh. The thin powdered sugar glaze I think would be too fluid and sweet for the filling, but buttercream is thicker and has more flavor to it. You can find a buttercream truffle recipe online pretty easy and try one out! I'd give you one, but I'm not a huge fan of buttercream truffles. Hope this helps!! 😃
@@BrittneeKay thank you
@@mrwinkel of course!
I like the spray bottle method the best. I’ve made a lot of chocolate lollipops in the past, and I’ve been always told to pop them in the freezer to set. It’s always worked perfectly, but lately I see many videos where they are left at room temperature to set or like you did in this when you put it in the fridge instead. Can you explain why
You don’t use the freezer?
The freezer has a lot of moisture and that can really negatively effect the finish of the chocolate. Ali g with that, the freezer is just too cold and can cause cracking in the chocolate!
@@BrittneeKay thank you for taking the time to reply! These molds that you used, if I don’t want to fill them with anything and I want to make let’s say a solid heart, it’s ok to just fill with chocolate, right?!
Of course! :) Yes, you should be able to do that just fine. But I recommend letting them set up for maybe an hour or a bit more at a cool room temperature before popping them into the fridge to contract. This will help them cool more evenly since they are going to be thick solid chocolate. Uneven cooling can cause streaking. Oh another thing that'll help them cool evenly is propping the mold up so that airflow can get underneath as well, so that warmth doesn't get trapped. Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes! 😃@@elsa.g.cabrera
Beginner here! Have all the things I need to start! Just one quick question: why do you let the shells set with the molds standing up instead of laying down?
Love your videos! ❤
Hi, welcome! 😃 I just set them like that so the air can circulate around the full chocolate which helps them cool more evenly. It is mostly a precaution or preference, they can also most of the time be totally fine to lay flat as long as your chocolate isn’t too warm when you fill the mold 🙂
hello, what kind of spry bottle do you use, I have one but it gets bloked with the gold powder.
Honestly since filming this mine gets clogged too and it’s super frustrating! Now I just use a new toothbrush! You can make big or small sprays easier with that! Hope it helps 🙂
After spending hundreds on labels and packaging I'm finding out the hard way you need more than just chocolate and coconut oil to make the perfect chocolate. It melted completely. Do I need a wax? I was trying to be healthy. Tempering seems impossible. I'm using a gravy dish that I sit in warm water to pour the chocolate into molds. Thank you for reading
Hmm yes chocolate works takes research and many hours of practice! I wouldn’t expect to be expert at making formulating your own chocolate right out of the gate. It’s also something I can’t help with because it isn’t my specialty. I make filled bonbons using couverture chocolate that is already formulated. But don’t give up, just keep learning one thing at a time! 😃
What kind of scraper do you use for cleaning your molds after you pour? Is that a sheet rock mud knife? Or something more related to chocolate? I need a new one. Thanks!
It is a putty knife! I prefer it over the flimsy chocolate ones! It should be linked in the description!
@@BrittneeKay I love that! Multi purpose tools! I solder silver for jewelry with my creme brulee torch!
haha no way! that is awesome!! @@juliemeyer1968
Excuse me Brittnee Kay I have a question can you make these chocolates using natural dark chocolate with peanuts inside?.
Sure! You can fill molded chocolates with anything you want!
Fantastic video. If the chocolate is still too thick at 32C, could it possibly be that my thermometer is inaccurate? I'm using Callabaut 811 54.5% chocolate, and an inexpensive digital probe thermometer. I've tried the microwave method twice. The first time the chocolate seemed to be tempered, but it was too thick to pour properly. The second time, it was still too thick, and unfortunately wasn't tempered either (I swear I didn't bring it over 32C, though!). Very frustrating. Any additional tips would be greatly appreciated!
It could be a thermometer problem, but it also could be other things. You could have overtempered your chocolate and it is getting thick...but I don't think this is your problem by what you've told me. Because it sounds like you said you used the microwave method but tried to keep the chocolate overall under 32ºC...
So, the half of the chocolate that you melt should and needs to go above 32 for the method to work. The melted chocolate has to reach higher temperatures in order to melt the correct stable crystals we need to develop. Honestly, when using the microwave method you don't need to take the temperature, just focus on melting half of the chocolate in the bowl, that's it. So I think the reason your chocolate is thick is because you actually never got it warm enough.
With that being said, I don't often use the microwave method when I'm working with things like bonbons. I will use it here or there in a pinch or if I'm making something like chocolate decorations. I would recommend you try out the seeding method, it is super reliable. Isn't quite as easy as the microwave method but pretty close!
@@BrittneeKay thanks! Yeah maybe I've been too worried about keeping the chocolate at or below 32C. I'll give your advice a try, and will also think about the seeding method. I'm fine spending more time on the process if it means it's more reliable.
Yes for sure! Sometimes chocolate is really confusing, I can see why you were fixated on the 32C. But actually reaching higher temperatures is very important in tempering chocolate! Give the microwave another try and don't measure the temp and full melt half and see if it works! Yes and also seeding! : )@@dflosounds
@@BrittneeKay update: I wasn't able to get the microwave technique working for me, but the seeding method worked great! I've finally made my first ever, properly-tempered bonbons. You should've heard the audible gasp I made when they all effortlessly fell out of the mold 🤣Your videos helped a ton, thanks!
Ohhhhh my gosh, I'm excited for you!! I know that exact feeling when they drop out!! 😃 Congrats, so glad I helped! @@dflosounds
Hi Brittnee, where did i you get the moulds??? 24 cavities is the most I can find! Also have you can you explain using mycryo to temper pls
Check out the description for these molds, I have them linked in there! 😀 As for mycryo, I will do a video on it sometime soon in the future! Until I can film a demonstration maybe the best place to see instructions would be directly from Callebaut's website: www.cacao-barry.com/en-US/chocolate-recipe/technique/tempering/mycryo
Hope this helps!
@@BrittneeKay I would love to do a course with you,I found the videos excellent
@@siobhanobrienmurphy Aww thank you so much! I am definitely wanting to create a course, but not quite ready for it yet. 😀 One day!
You are the best
What is the name of that tray you use to un mold the chocolate. Tx
Thank you! That little tray is from a store in Australia 😄 so sadly it’s hard to share
Thank you again 🌹
Query: why rest the the chocolate-filled molds on the side as opposed to face down parchment (I learned this years ago at culinary school)?
It allows the chocolate to cool evenly because the air can get around all the cavities : )
@@BrittneeKay thanks!
@@carathebaker Of course!
I’ve been having an issue on my cacao Barry 100g mold after filled and in the fridge. They setup up really nice and pretty much fall out of the mold, but there are spots where very thin layers of chocolate are adhering to the mold and making the bar look not perfect. Almost like a layer of skin peeled off. Any recommendations?
Hmm a couple things come to mind and maybe you can eliminate some. It could be a cooling issue...if it's a bar mold because the chocolate is a bit thicker it can cool at different rates and knock things out of temper. Did you decorate the mold with anything first? If you decorate the mold it is nice to first, even with a bar mold with solid chocolate, create a shell and then fill it.
Next because it's very thin layers sticking to the mold I feel like it could be a cleanliness issue. You are shining the mold before use correct?
Last, be sure you're stirring all your chocolate together well to make sure bits of untempered chocolate from the sides of your container aren't pouring out into the mold. For example if there is untempered chocolate up along the sides of a bowl and then you pour it out into the mold.
Hope this helps!
@@BrittneeKay I’m wondering if it could be the polishing issue as I didn’t know about that with the cotton balls and micro cloth. I didn’t decorate it with anything, was just making plain bars. I’m using a chocovision rev2b and seems to keep my chocolate in temper pretty accurately. I’m fairly new to chocolate work. I took a picture of it, any way I can send it to you to take a look at?
Sure! You can send it to me at my email listed on my CZcams about page and I'll take a look at it! I'm guessing it was just that you didn't polish the mold! That's an easy fix : )@@miker7447
@@BrittneeKay awesome thanks! That’s what I’m hoping. I don’t see an email listed. I see website, tiktok, IG and Pinterest. I can send through IG or Tiktok too. Whatever is easiest. Thanks so much!
Oh yes, Instagram works @brittneekaybakes or on my website there is a contact form! But now I can't remember if you can upload a file. haha Maybe use instagram! @@miker7447
I don’t think this was a good idea, I now am headed to my kitchen to see what I can find to satisfy my sweet tooth. All jokes aside. Awesome video, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Lol always dangerous to watch chocolate videos! 😂 you are so welcome, thank you for your comment!!
Does the lemon extract leave a little taste when mixing it with the gold dust?
Just a hint! If you rather use vodka you can! Or even 200 proof for grade ethanol, just always be sure everything is 100% dry before molding
@@BrittneeKay thank you so much for responding! I love your videos, tips and tricks!
You are so welcome! Thank you so much!! ❤@@yesyes7867
What is lemon extract?
Where can I purchase?
Can it be homemade?
It is…extract! 😄 I don’t know that you can make it homemade! You can but at any grocery store or order from Amazon 😁