Home made chocolate slabs

alyssa_liss

im really impressed with mine its all set and finished

i used tescos cheapish chocolate about 80p for 200g dark and white bars , used the dark as the base , added some orange flavoring then drisseld with white and a few mini smarties scattered about


defonatly will be doing more of these

if i make them now will they still be ok to eat at christmas ???

qwiksave

Chris25 wrote: »

haven't tried adding vodka to chocolate but would think it would be ok - I have used cointreau, brandy, rum and cream liqueurs before and they've all been fine.....not all together though

Aww! This thread brings back memories!

You know what to do Chris, experiment! If they don't work out, you'll just have to eat them yourself All in the name of research of course. You've got plenty of time to do your research before christmas if you start now! (Don't drive afterwards though! )

irishgirl62

did you have to grease or oil the moulds before pouring the chocolate in or is it jsut as simple as melting the chocolate and pouring it in?

qwiksave

irishgirl62 wrote: »

did you have to grease or oil the moulds before pouring the chocolate in or is it jsut as simple as melting the chocolate and pouring it in?

It's a long time since I did these but if I remember correctly you don't have to grease the mould, just pour it in.

A tip I learned (way back here somewhere) was that you get shinier choccy if you wipe the plastic moulds with cotton wool first. Not sure if that worked but could be worth a try?

alyssa_liss

i just hoped for the best and pored it in lol
mine was a silicone tin thing though

still not anycloser on knowing if this will last for xmas ??

qwiksave

alyssa_liss wrote: »

i just hoped for the best and pored it in lol
mine was a silicone tin thing though

still not anycloser on knowing if this will last for xmas ??

Sorry, didn't answer your question 'cos I wasn't sure. I would personally make mine a bit nearer christmas (just to be on the safe side) but someone else may know.

alyssa_liss

thanks , it wasnt directed at you btw it was a shameless bump hopefully to find out lol

i know i could wait but im impaitant plus off work for a week

gabyjane

Hi me again! well done our first one, a milk and swirly white choc one and so far it looks pretty impressive! couple of things are: how do we do this tempering thing? have looked at some of the links but don't really get it?!..also when we had done it i had this great idea to smooth them over but it started to ruin the lovely pattern so i swirled again and left..any ideas how to get them as flat as poss?
will post pics tom when done and let you know..thanks..x

irishgirl62

I am gonna try this tomorrow with my DS, do you melt your chocolate inthe microwave? or a bowl over hot water in a saucepan?

alyssa_liss

i melted mine in the microwave you need to keep stopping and stirring

my attepmt from yesterday has half been eaten by my OH to test it was ok lol it was