Home made chocolate slabs

tootiefrooties

Yeah, i wrapped them round a couple of times with normal hamper cello and taped it at the back. they are quite hefty, you could knock someone out with them haha. hope BIL doesn't break his teeth on his tomorrow

i have some plans for festive ones at xmas to do dark chocolate with white swirls, hazelnuts and orange bits. mmmmm.... if i don't eat them before i give them away!

shelly

I love the Silver Wedding one, looks fantastic!

I assume you let it set abit before adding the marshmallows and silver balls? Knowing my luck I'd forget about them and they would be set rock hard when I remembered, then I'd be trying to melt a bit of the slab to stick the sweets onto

tootiefrooties

Thank you Yes, do let it set a bit before decorating. I probably let it sit one or two hours before putting any toppings on, then stuck it straight in the fridge to set it quickly before they sunk too much!

And definitely couldn't have done it without the silicone baking tin - can't remember who recommended it (sorry!) but makes it very easy to turn out without breaking.

LouBlue

piefacerecords wrote: »

Yes that's the right order and no, they don't melt if you take them out of the fridge - you wouldn't keep a normal bar of chocolate in the fridge,

No, you're right, I keep any choccie I buy in the freezer, hate warm chocolate. :rotfl:

Lovely slabs by the way, glad this thread has been resurrected. Made some some lovely choccie hearts and stuff earlier in the year, will have to do some slabs for Christmas.

shelly

piefacerecords wrote: »

Thank you Yes, do let it set a bit before decorating. I probably let it sit one or two hours before putting any toppings on, then stuck it straight in the fridge to set it quickly before they sunk too much!

And definitely couldn't have done it without the silicone baking tin - can't remember who recommended it (sorry!) but makes it very easy to turn out without breaking.

Thanks. Silicone baking tin? Is that the rubbery looking/feeling things Iv'e seen in Dunelm?

Also, if I were to pour the melted chocolate into a fairy cake paper case thingy and let it set, would the paper peel off when its ready to be eaten or should I buy special paper cases? I'm thinking of the real weeny ones you can get.

LouBlue

shelly wrote: »

Thanks. Silicone baking tin? Is that the rubbery looking/feeling things Iv'e seen in Dunelm?

Also, if I were to pour the melted chocolate into a fairy cake paper case thingy and let it set, would the paper peel off when its ready to be eaten or should I buy special paper cases? I'm thinking of the real weeny ones you can get.

I don't know about paper cases but the silicon moulds are so fab (the bendy ones). They pop straight out! You can get them online or sometimes you might find them cheap in your local supermarket. I have a silicone ice cube tray in love heart shapes and winnie the pooh and piglet shapes, I did a load for Valentines Day this year and tied them up in cellophane and ribbon.

LouBlue

shelly wrote: »

Thanks. Silicone baking tin? Is that the rubbery looking/feeling things Iv'e seen in Dunelm?

Here is a FAB website, silicon baking stuff...cellophane bags etc...lots of inspiration.

http://www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk/acatalog/Silicone-Bakeware.html

maytaurus

This is good It can even be wiped clean and reused.
quick release silicone paper.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/baking-parchment-circles/F/keyword/Silicone/product/5520_5521_5522_5523/pgs/45

NemoToad

You can buy tiny and normal size silicon muffin cases in Habitat as well if there's on near you! I think they're £4 for the normal size ones (for a pack of 12) and less (maybe £2?) for the mini muffin cases.

SugarSpun

Next idiot question from me - did we determine that the silicone moulds from Ikea are dishwasher safe? I bought a rake of them today (reduced to 69c, I have stars, jigsaw pieces and long sticks) and would like to make sure they're clean before putting stuff in them.