How do they do that? (the bonbon thread)

[vtoselli]

Some of my latest tests. Trying to get consistent mirror like shining.
Cheers

[Artisanne]

I just posted on the other thread (showroom finish) how I did it. I saw that Kerry used chocolate, I used molding putty, but I also made some with chocolate. I prefer the molding putty. It is kind of soft like silicone and seemed to be just perfect for getting that suction. Plus it sets up real fast too and I like to have it on hand for making mini molds on the fly.

 

[vtoselli]

First attempt on making dendritic patterns. Gotta try it for real soon.

[Kerry Beal]

  On 8/23/2018 at 2:26 AM, vtoselli said:

First attempt on making dendritic patterns. Gotta try it for real soon.

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Looks good

[vtoselli]

Doesn't compare to Dubovik, but im pretty happy with my first attempt.

[Sweet Impact Mama]

  On 8/23/2018 at 8:35 PM, vtoselli said:

Doesn't compare to Dubovik, but im pretty happy with my first attempt.

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I LOVE THOSE!! The dark patterns made me thing of tiger stripes, which just isn't my thing.... but the white ones look like hoarfrost on branches - which is one of my favorite things in the world. These are beautiful!

 

[Jim D.]

@vtoselli, those are very nice, quite successful I would say. You said you thought you would use silicone. Is that what you in fact used?

[vtoselli]

  On 8/23/2018 at 8:47 PM, Jim D. said:

@vtoselli, those are very nice, quite successful I would say. You said you thought you would use silicone. Is that what you in fact used?

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Actually i used a tip from another user: a hard chocolate bonbon but i sprayed a thick layer of white cocoa butter to give me a very polished surface. Then i drop a little bit of cocoa butter in the mold and "stamp" the cavity. Gotta do a few more tests, but i'll get there.

[vtoselli]

  On 8/23/2018 at 8:43 PM, Sweet Impact Mama said:

I LOVE THOSE!! The dark patterns made me thing of tiger stripes, which just isn't my thing.... but the white ones look like hoarfrost on branches - which is one of my favorite things in the world. These are beautiful!

 

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Thx! the "tiger" patterns happens when you use a lot of ink while stamping, less ink you use, you'll get the hoarfrost effect.

[Sweet Impact Mama]

Alright, this may have been asked somewhere on this forum, but does anyone know what mold Moonstruck uses to make these chocolates? 

My guess is they use two different molds, but not sure. Living in Wisconsin, I'm surrounded by amazing local craft breweries and would LOVE to showcase some of them with something like this.

 

[pastrygirl]

  On 8/31/2018 at 1:35 AM, Sweet Impact Mama said:

Alright, this may have been asked somewhere on this forum, but does anyone know what mold Moonstruck uses to make these chocolates? 

My guess is they use two different molds, but not sure. Living in Wisconsin, I'm surrounded by amazing local craft breweries and would LOVE to showcase some of them with something like this.

 

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Hmm, those are nice!  I recently found out about blister transfers - a single use cavity with a design already silk-screened in CB.  I'm thinking the caps must be a custom blister with the various beer logos in the cavities. 

 

https://pavonitalia.com/professional/en/b705-blister-square-b705-100456.html

http://www.chocolat-chocolat.com/home/c210060/blister-sheet/c378159397/p17740333.html

 

after a little more searching, looks like these folks could make custom printed bottle cap blisters: https://www.pcb-creation.com/?lang=en

 

something like this for the bottle neck:  http://www.chocolat-chocolat.com/home/chocolate-molds/chocolate-molds-chocolate-world/cw1001-to-cw1900/p16408072.html

or this, same but a little larger http://www.chocolat-chocolat.com/home/chocolate-molds/chocolate-molds-chocolate-world/cw2000-to-cw2400/p16408279.html

Edited August 31, 2018 by pastrygirl (log)

[Kerry Beal]

  On 8/31/2018 at 1:35 AM, Sweet Impact Mama said:

Alright, this may have been asked somewhere on this forum, but does anyone know what mold Moonstruck uses to make these chocolates? 

My guess is they use two different molds, but not sure. Living in Wisconsin, I'm surrounded by amazing local craft breweries and would LOVE to showcase some of them with something like this.

 

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The bottom is a cuvette mold that I've seen before - not quite sure if the top is molded or is just a transfer with some white chocolate draped over the top while still wet.

[Madsandersen]

Hello!

When I try to make something like this (very clear in the colors), they end up very dark! I spray my mold first with pure tempered cocoa butter, then applying the colors and then filling with dark chocolate. Is it possible to get so clear colors with dark chocolate and how? Maybe applying white colored cocoa butter at last, and then filling with chocolate?

Thanks!

Mads

Edited August 31, 2018 by Madsandersen (log)

[Madsandersen]

The colors are somehow "solid" (not translucent), maybe my colors are translucent?

[Madsandersen]

I colored them with cocoa butter as you are slightly able to see, but how to get powerful colors?

[Madsandersen]

I have an airbrush to apply the colored cocoa butter 🙂 

[Kerry Beal]

  On 8/31/2018 at 1:03 PM, Madsandersen said:

I colored them with cocoa butter as you are slightly able to see, but how to get powerful colors?

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It’s the difference between using transparent colors and opaque colors.

[gfron1]

  On 8/31/2018 at 2:13 AM, Kerry Beal said:

The bottom is a cuvette mold that I've seen before - not quite sure if the top is molded or is just a transfer with some white chocolate draped over the top while still wet.

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I wonder if they made a mold of the bottle cap or just used a bottle cap

[gfron1]

  On 8/31/2018 at 12:43 PM, Madsandersen said:

The colors are somehow "solid" (not translucent), maybe my colors are translucent?

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If I"m understanding your question correctly, you would add more colorant to the cocoa butter if you want a more solid color. If you are not mixing your own colors, you could also spray the color first, then spray white behind it.

[Jim D.]

  On 8/31/2018 at 12:43 PM, Madsandersen said:

The colors are somehow "solid" (not translucent), maybe my colors are translucent?

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Do you mix your own colored cocoa butter? If so, I would add more powder. Even if you are not adding a white back layer, the colors should show up more than they do. Red, for example, becomes maroon when backed with milk or dark chocolate.

 

That being said, however, yes, you have to spray a layer of white when making shells of milk or dark chocolate. It's a nuisance, but it's the only way to get the vibrant colors of your first image because most colors will fade out--unless you are using a color that already contains some white (such as light yellow or gold).

[Sweet Impact Mama]

  On 8/31/2018 at 1:14 PM, gfron1 said:

I wonder if they made a mold of the bottle cap or just used a bottle cap

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I was wondering about that. It would seem to be terribly time consuming if you have to do it one at a time. Tho, since they aren't particularly thin, they might have a silicone mold that does it, with the blister transfers that PastryGirl mentioned above.

 

[Sweet Impact Mama]

  On 8/31/2018 at 12:43 PM, Madsandersen said:

The colors are somehow "solid" (not translucent), maybe my colors are translucent?

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They may be using colors that already have some white mixed in, to get it to be more opaque, but I'd also assume a fine layer of white sprayed behind. I've been able to use a platinum dusting powder behind my more translucent colors, to get them to show up more "true". 

 

[Sweet Impact Mama]

  On 8/31/2018 at 2:12 AM, pastrygirl said:

 

Hmm, those are nice!  I recently found out about blister transfers - a single use cavity with a design already silk-screened in CB.  I'm thinking the caps must be a custom blister with the various beer logos in the cavities. 

 

https://pavonitalia.com/professional/en/b705-blister-square-b705-100456.html

http://www.chocolat-chocolat.com/home/c210060/blister-sheet/c378159397/p17740333.html

 

after a little more searching, looks like these folks could make custom printed bottle cap blisters: https://www.pcb-creation.com/?lang=en

 

something like this for the bottle neck:  http://www.chocolat-chocolat.com/home/chocolate-molds/chocolate-molds-chocolate-world/cw1001-to-cw1900/p16408072.html

or this, same but a little larger http://www.chocolat-chocolat.com/home/chocolate-molds/chocolate-molds-chocolate-world/cw2000-to-cw2400/p16408279.html

 

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Thanks for those links! I knew about getting individual squares, but not that style!

[Kerry Beal]

  On 8/31/2018 at 12:42 PM, Madsandersen said:

Hello!

When I try to make something like this (very clear in the colors), they end up very dark! I spray my mold first with pure tempered cocoa butter, then applying the colors and then filling with dark chocolate. Is it possible to get so clear colors with dark chocolate and how? Maybe applying white colored cocoa butter at last, and then filling with chocolate?

Thanks!

Mads

 

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These are transparent colours with white sprayed behind

 

 

[Madsandersen]

Thank you so much everyone! I will make a try tomorrow, and let you see the result