This lollipop came out of the mold in 1 piece.
Being rather stubborn & not at all inclined to give up on the candy, I decide to take a different approach today. Get off to a good start when the cupcake sucker comes out of its mold in 1 piece. Still leaves a thin layer behind so while it’s in one piece, it’s not nice & shiny.
Armed with my candy decorating markers I bought last evening, I start off again on the quest to conquer candy molds. It’s a bit of a pain to get the markers to soften up enough to use. You place them in a pan of hot, not boiling water to soften & knead them until the candy inside is completely melted. This works much better than the squeeze bottles for details. It still is hard to keep where I want it so I believe the next time I’ll use the parchment bags & decorating tips methods. That is what I believe it takes to get the control I want for doing fine details. The markers do fairly well for the sprinkles on the cupcake lollipop, but no way am I going to try to do the buttons on the snowman with them.
This was the pack of candy decorating markers I bought & used.
Top the molds off with the main color of candy melts & place the molds flat in the freezer. Leave them in the freezer for approximately 5 minutes. Pull them out & gently tap the mold on the table. These babies start flying out of the mold onto the table. I’m getting somewhere now! This is fun. This way I can actually see making these little babies without making a sailor blush with my language. Every bit of the candy comes out of the molds & the pieces have a gorgeous shine to them. The cupcake sucker? It pops out just as easily as the small pieces.
This is the sucker that popped right out of the mold.
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