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Chocolate Masks

October 29, 2009 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

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Inspired by this post at Some Say Cacao, I added a mask mould to my last order from Candyland Crafts. Each mask was 11cm long and beautifully detailed.  A boxed set of three made the perfect birthday present for my friend Julie.

Overambitious as always, I tried decorating the finished masks with piped tempered white chocolate. The idea proved to be far simpler  in planning than actual execution.   I am tragically rubbish at piping…

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I ended up with an excess of white chocolate, which I moulded into a white and dark chocolate mask.  It came out looking like carved marble!

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Posted in Food & Friends | Tagged mask mold, mask mould, moulded chocolate, tempered chocolate | 10 Comments

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  1. on October 29, 2009 at 8:23 am spiceandmore

    The white one does look like it is made of porcelain….. a sign of how good you are at tempering chocolate!


  2. on October 29, 2009 at 9:11 am julie scully

    I am the lucky recipient of the ‘boxed set’ …and ,yes, Celia, I know they are meant to be eaten, but it’s really tempting to frame them because they are beautiful!


  3. on October 29, 2009 at 3:59 pm Kitchen Butterfly

    You make me want to learn to do with chocolate….. Lovely masks, perfect as gifts


  4. on October 29, 2009 at 8:44 pm figjamandlimecordial

    Thank you all! Julie, I’m glad you liked them, as they were great fun to make!


  5. on November 2, 2009 at 6:21 am somesaycocoa

    WOW I cannot believe them. They are excellent. So see you at the Salon next year madam.

    I must get cracking on ordering some molds. You are so right about christmas gifts and this year I am going to be brave and make them too. Well, my plan is to make some sort of chocolate creation tailored for the recipient … so I’m compiling my list now that Halloween is over!


    • on November 2, 2009 at 7:54 am figjamandlimecordial

      Good for you, Gillian! I reckon I’d love any Christmas gift you made. You have the added advantage of having Christmas in winter – over here, it can be 35C on Christmas day. Makes giving chocolate gifts just that little bit tricky…

      You’re better than I – we don’t tailor each gift, except in a few special instances – instead we bake and cook in batches. At the moment I have lots of mini fruit and nut cakes in the oven, and we’ll probably try and do a large batch of jam as well.


  6. on November 11, 2009 at 9:02 pm Gillian

    Just ordered lots of goodies from candyland … including the mask molds. Rereading your mask post … can’t wait for delivery!


    • on November 12, 2009 at 7:38 am figjamandlimecordial

      Gillian, I can’t wait to see what you can do with them! :)

      I’d love to be able to paint flowers on the masks, but don’t know how to paint on chocolate. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks…


      • on April 28, 2010 at 1:44 pm Ruth Myers

        Use a paintbrush to paint in details with a different type of chocolate before you fill the mould. Masks are so elegant, I love them!


  7. on November 6, 2010 at 12:03 am jude

    Lovely! that white chocolate does look well tempered.



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