Unicorn Sugar Cupcakes

Unicorns are all the craze right now. Anything bright colored "Lisa Frank" ish rainbow seems like it will pass for Unicorn.

Check out this fun creation below from Lucks Products to try!
Print it out or save it for later use!

You can find these cute Unicorn toppers on our website at City Chocolates

Happy Unicorn!

Good Luck Brownies Via Lucks

This St. Patrick's day, what easier way to celebrate than with the following recipe via Lucks?


All of the Lucks Dec-ons on the below brownies can be found HERE

Have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!

-City Chocolates

Proposal Engagement 3D Chocolate Box

Today I'm going to walk you through the steps of making your very own 3D Chocolate box.

Super easy, super fun, super YUMMY!

Give it to your valentine, your love, or your kids for valentines day! Don't bother buying tons of chocolate or candies and DIY your valentines.

For this you will need:

•  3D chocolate box mold, unless you're really good at making molds out of your bare hands...you will need a mold.  Sold by City Chocolates HERE: 3D CHOCOLATE MOLD

• Either regular chocolate confectionary coatings found at Walmart or Wilton sells bags as well. I used a Walmart brand.  The contrasting bow color I used Melt and Fill Red Tube: Found Here: Melt & FILL  (These are super easy to use and you just squeeze it into the mold. Great for accents, font for cakes, decorations for cakes)

• You could also use Candy Writers, these have less chocolate but they work as well for 2 different colors in your mold. Found HERE: Candy Writers

• I used a chocolate melter in red above but you could also just melt your chocolate in the microwave, or temper your homemade chocolate. Either way it's all yummy, but the melter in the tube is so much easier for these types of molds with a bow accent.

• Also for the Melt & Fill I used the CK Decorative tips, which made it easier to squeeze into the mold. FOUND HERE : Decorative Tips  (I'm pretty sure you could use the tips you get from Walmart as well, but these are high quality)

LETS GET STARTED!

 First: You will fill in the red color into the bow and tap to set your chocolate in the mold.  Then with your other chocolate after it's melted or microwaved fill the box part. Try not to over fill this part it will be hard to get out without coaxing. Then refrigerate about 5-10 minutes.

You just want to refrigerate long enough for the red bow to harden. The box can take longer once you fill the chocolate on the top part of the box.

After the 5-10 minutes of refrigeration you can fill the top part of the box. Here I put too much chocolate and had to scrape off the excess. It still came out great and was easy to scrape. 

Refrigerate another 10-15 minutes to ensure the entire box is firm. 

And release each side. 

I did use a butter knife for the bottom part of the box because I overfilled but it came out. 

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Thanks for watching!

Happy Chocolating!

As always visit City Chocolates for all of your chocolate making needs!

DIY Valentines Cookies and Chocolate Lips By: City Chocolates

These cookies are so simple and easy and if you haven't used chocolate molds or sandwich molds before this is a simple how to step by step of how you can make your own for Valentines day or to show that special someone in your life how much you love them.

What you'll need:

• Candy Melts or Confectioner coatings, or almond bark
• The Chocolate molds used: City Chocolates Love Sandwich Mold  City Chocolates Kiss Mold 
• Something to melt your chocolate in, microwave safe bowls or a chocolate melter.
• Some type of cookie for the center. I used off brand Oreo's.
• toothpicks or wilton brushes to put the contrasting color detail in the mold

First you will melt your chocolate. I put the Almond bark in a chocolate melter and melted my contrasting colors first.

Next use a wilton brush or a toothpick and brush on your first color into the letters. As your filling the letters with color shake and tap your mold onto the table to help the chocolate set into the mold. 

I used pink for the letters and the red for the heart.

 I also drizzled some red and pink to add more contrasting color.

Next you will add a scoop of white chocolate into each cup and shake and tap the mold. Not too much because you want to add your cookie next. 

Place your cookie into the each cup, then fill with the white chocolate shake and tap at the end for the chocolate to settle into the mold. 

Place in the refrigerator to harden at least 10-15 minutes. Feel the bottom of the mold. You will know when it is ready when it isn't warm and it is cool to the touch.

For the lips mold it's basically the same steps. Fill with chocolate, shake and tap to set the chocolate and then place in the refrigerator. These will probably take less time to cool.  The lips didn't look that great with contrasting colors so I would suggest a solid color or a better job at contrasting them.

When the molds are cooled and ready they should pop right out when upside down and a little finger pressure.   Next enjoy your chocolates! If you'd like to see a video of this process find it HERE.

Happy Valentines day and please visit www.citychocolates.com for all of your candy and chocolate making /baking needs!! 

Chocolate Shot Cups

Make your own chocolate shot cups

Items Needed:

Shot cup chocolate mold  www.citychocolates.com
1 bag chocolate wafers
1 basic kitchen knife
1 pair of scissors

Step 1:
Cut the shot cups out of the chocolate mold individually. This will make the process easier.

Step 2:
Melt a portion of the chocolate in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring the chocolate occasionally. Once the chocolate is smooth and creamy, fill the chocolate cups individually. With the cup full, tap it onto a firm surface to ensure that the chocolate is filling the entire cup.

 

Step 3: Tip the shot cup filled with chocolate over the melted bowl of chocolate, allowing the chocolate to pour out of the cup. Use a basic kitchen knife to tap the chocolate out of the cup. This will create a thin layer of chocolate on the inside of the cup. Make sure the chocolate remaining inside the cup isn't too thin because this will determine the sturdiness of the cup.

 



 

Step 4: Once you've created a hollow chocolate shot cup, use the straight edge of the knife to scrape the excess chocolate off the top.

 



 

Step 5: With all the cups finished, place them in the refrigerator on a flat surface for about 30 minutes, or until the cups feel cold and hard.

 

 

Step 6: Remove the cups from the refrigerator once they feel secure enough to pop out of the plastic chocolate mold. Individually flip the cups one by one, using your thumbs to carefully push on the flat surface of the cup. This will separate the chocolate from the chocolate mold.

 

Step 7: Choose one of your favorite holiday drinks to fill each of the chocolate shot cups. A cold beverage will keep your chocolate shot cups from melting. Feel free to top it off with some delicious whipped cream or something decorative, such as cinnamon, confetti, or candy cane shavings.

 

Enjoy!!

 

Visit our website to find a variety of shot cups or to see any other chocolate molds!

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Chocolate Mousse Cups

Using our super simple chocolate mousse recipe and our chocolate molds make a delicious holiday treat!

Items Needed:

Chocolate Mold located at city chocolates chocolate mold
1 bag of chocolate wafers
1 pair of scissors
1 kitchen knife

Creating Chocolate Cups

Step 1

Cut the chocolate mold so that the shapes are individual, making it easier to work with the mold.

Step 2

Melt a portion of the chocolate in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring the chocolate occasionally.

Step 3

Once the chocolate is smooth and creamy, fill the chocolate cups individually. With the cup full, tap it onto a firm surface to ensure that the chocolate is filling the entire cup.

 

Step 4

Tip the chocolate cup filled with chocolate over the melted bowl of chocolate, allowing the chocolate to pour out of the cup. Use a basic kitchen knife to tap the chocolate out of the cup. This will create a thin layer of chocolate on the inside of the cup. Make sure the chocolate remaining inside the cup isn't too thin because this will determine the sturdiness of the cup.

 

Step 5 

Once you've created a hollow chocolate cup, use the straight edge of the knife to scrape the excess chocolate off the top.

 

 

Step 6

Once all cups have been filled and are hollow with chocolate, place them on a flat surface in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, or until the chocolate shapes are cold and firm.

 

 

Step 7

After removing the chocolate cups from the refrigerator, use your thumbs on the straight edge to carefully push the chocolate out of the plastic mold.

 

 

Tada! You now have different shaped chocolate cups, ready for some mousse filling.

 

Create Mousse Filling

Ingredients Needed:

1 Cup of Cream
2 oz. chocolate chopped
3 Tbs Powdered Sugar
1 Tbs Professional Meringue Powder http://www.citychocolates.com
1/4 tsp Vanilla http://www.citychocolates.com

 

Step 1

Melt the 2 oz. of high quality chocolate in the microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is smooth and creamy. Set aside.

 

 Step 2

At high speed mix together the cream, powdered sugar, meringue powder, and vanilla until soft peeks appear. Make sure not to over-beat. Once mixed together, the cream will then become lumpy and butter-like.

Step 3

Using a spatula pour melted chocolate into cream mixture and stir until uniform.

 

Step 4

Set in fridge to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

 

Step 5

Once the mousse is solid, place it into the chocolate cups using a piping bag to create a swirly affect. Then add toppings, such as fruit, confetti, or something artsy.

 

Enjoy!!!

 

Homemade Coffee Flavorings

Its easy to make your own flavored coffee syrups at home !!!

Items Needed:

2 Cups Sugar
2 Cup Water
1 dram of your favorite Lorann Oils Flavoring oil (Can be found at http://www.citychocolates.com/flavoring-oils-1-dram/
Bottle for storing syrup in


To make your simple syrup

In a medium saucepan combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool.  Place one dram of flavoring into cooled liquid.

Enjoy!!

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