large flower molds

[rebgold]

Anyone know where I can find some large realistic flower molds?

[Panaderia Canadiense]

For what?

If you're wanting silicone-type realistic flower molds, then Silikomart isn't a bad place to start...

[rebgold]

Didn't really find anything on their website. I made some chocolate flowers, colored with cocoa butter, that I put on a cake yesterday. I thought it would look really great if I could find large flower molds, like an actual lily or hibiscus size that could be colored and would fill up the top of a cake.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Those you might have to have custom formed. Or, alternately, you could use edible flowers and just cover them in chocolate....

[Chris Hennes]

I find that the best-looking chocolate flowers don't use molds at all, per se: you make each petal individually with a "swoosh" of chocolate on a strip of acetate, usually bent a bit so the petals are curved. There are some really stunning display pieces out there using this technique.

[Kerry Beal]

I find that the best-looking chocolate flowers don't use molds at all, per se: you make each petal individually with a "swoosh" of chocolate on a strip of acetate, usually bent a bit so the petals are curved. There are some really stunning display pieces out there using this technique.

I'm with Chris on this. There is no end to the variety of flowers you can make using some acetate.

[Lisa Shock]

You can also dip/paint strips onto large balloons, like the sort used to make animals, for different shapes. This blog has a step by step of the acetate procedure. (scroll down)

[rebgold]

Those acetate flowers are pretty awesome. I guess I doubt my artistic skills to pull that off, a mold is a safety net, but I'll never know unless I try.

As usual Kerry, if it works, I'll have you to thank!

I've also never tried air brushing. We have one, but no one has ever used it and we only have water based colors for it. I was thinking about trying to use cocoa butter I color myself, like I do with all my molds, but usually I just use a paint brush.

[Kerry Beal]

Those acetate flowers are pretty awesome. I guess I doubt my artistic skills to pull that off, a mold is a safety net, but I'll never know unless I try.

As usual Kerry, if it works, I'll have you to thank!

I've also never tried air brushing. We have one, but no one has ever used it and we only have water based colors for it. I was thinking about trying to use cocoa butter I color myself, like I do with all my molds, but usually I just use a paint brush.

Not me - Chris is the one who thought of it - I just had pictures!

[rebgold]

Well then I'll thank Chris, and also mention he's almost close enough to me that I could drive to OK for a tutorial in fancy chocolate coloring techniques! lol