I love looking at the galleries, and have decided to give an ocean theme
party cake for my sons birthday, but have never tried to make sea-shells
or animals from candy molds. I have the molds but do not know how to
use them. Can anyone please help me? and also what is the best way
to colour them? should I pre-colour the icing or paint or use chocolate? HELP HELP
Thanks from a learner
The best way I've found is to use a double boiler to melt the candy melts. I've always used the colored melts so coloring them is not my speciality. After I pour the candy I look at from the bottom up and look for any air bubbles. If I find them, which I almost always do. I stir the area with a toothpick to "free" the bubble.
Joe
Roseanne,
This was a good topic to start, I have always wondered how everyone makes such nice chocolate molds. The color part is what amazes me, sorry I can not help you out but I am sure there are many talented people on CC that can. My wilton instructor is going to have a saturday afternoon class for us, to teach us candy molding. We are going to do it after we finish course 3 which will be the end of August. I am so excited about it.
Good Luck and don't forget to post a picture
Denise
i use a double boiler.. sometimes i take white chocolate chips. and colored candy melts. put the candy melts in the microwave just for a few sec. until its soft. then i just mix it in with the white.. i kind of wish that there was spot for chocolates. im better at making chocolates than anything else.. hope this helps alittle bit
I've used fondant to mold seashells... Just mix diferent color fondants & put them in the moulds, make sure you put a little cornstarch in the chocolate mould so the fondant doesn't stick, then just pop them out. It's a very quick method. You can see how they turn out if you take a look at my pic in the gallerie under seashell themed cakes under "jovigirl"
Enjoy! 
Hi Roseanne,
I agree with Joe. It's easiest to use the colored candy melts. To make them look really natural, separately melt 2 colors of candy melts in the microwave, and then slightly stir them together. You still want obvious swirls of color, and believe me, it's hard not to over-stir! 
I have a picture of a seashell cake I did in my photos if you want to see what I'm talking about.
P.S. I've also colored the white candy melts with Wilton's cake colors. I've heard that you're not supposed to (after I did it), but I had no problems. Good luck! 
I just made the seashells for a cake and I melted white, pink and lt. tan candy melts in the microwave and then swirled them together with a toothpick. I put piles of the colors next to each other in the bowl and used more of the white than the other two. You just spoon into the molds and tap the mold onto the counter to get the air bubbles out. Don't worry if you overill the molds. When the chocolate is set you can cut off the edges and then round them with your fingertips. They turned out great and everyone said they looked like real seashells. Hope this helps.
OK - this may sound silly- but I do mine in a crock-pot! I have tried the microwave and the double broiler. I just love melting them in the crock-pot! It is easiest to me! I also use almond bark instead of the candy melts most of the time (much cheaper!-unless I am in a big hurry and want to buy the correct color)! By using a crock-pot - until you are ready for it - you can just put it on low and stir every so often (if you are using the same mold more than once). It does take quite a while for them to melt - so you have to start it in plenty of time! Ann
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