By Sam, worthing west sussex, uk

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
03 Mar 2008 13:30

I know i am a little early. But having read Aprils Good Food Mag, thye have an interesting article about making your own easter eggs, and they have a reader of one mould plus a sheet of mini bunnies and mini chicks, for £17.99 inc p & p. I have had a look on the tinterweb, and seem some others that are a lot cheaper. cos i am wondering thats a lot of money for using only once a year, and what if i don;t get on with it.

Has anyone made their own before what moulds or shops would you recommend.

Sammy

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By SkaterCat

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 10:16

Yes I made my own last year. I got my mould for £6 online and it was so easy to make! I made a big one for my bf and filled it with mini eggs. He loved it. I'll pop the site below ... just need to remember what it was!
x

By SkaterCat

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 10:20

http://www.decuisine.co.uk/cookshop/kitchen_tools_gadgets/easter-eggmoulds.html
That's where I got mine from. I think the £6 included p+p.
This site sells some good cheap ones too:
http://www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk/acatalog/Easter-Egg-Chocolate-Moulds.html
I didn't want to spend a lot of money on one and after all it is just a sheet of plastic! No point getting a fancy pants one.

I found what was good about making my own was that you could make the chocolate egg really thick. Unlike shop bought ones that tend to be wafer thin these days.

This year I might try a kinder egg effect by doing milk chocolate outside and white chcolate inside.

Let me know if you want any more help xx

By Sheelagh, Rossett nr Chester

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 16:02

What a great idea! - would be fun to hide little presents/notes inside them!
Just one question - do they really come out of the molds easily?
Thanks, S

By Three olive martini

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 16:47

I've made them before. I got a mould that was a sheet of six smallish half eggs, so I can make three whole eggs at once. Think it was about a fiver from a shop in Richmond (Kooks Unlimited on Eton St, if anyone's in the area).

I have found that it's best to build up the layers of chocolate slowly - if you put too thick a layer in the mould at once it pools in the bottom before it's set so the shell is unevenly thick.

I haven't made them for a few years, but I seem to remember getting them out being a bit of a fiddle, as the plastic was not flexible to just 'pop' them out (wonder if they do silicone ones?). Think putting them in the freezer for a while helped as it stopped them getting too warm while I was handling the mould to get them all out. Also remember there being a few casualties though, so you might want to make more than you plan to use.

They make lovely gifts though, I took some to an Easter Sunday dinner once, with a different coloured ribbon round the middle of each one for each guest.

By SkaterCat

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 17:16

Mine popped out of the moulds quite easily. As you chill them the chocolate shrinks slightly so they naturally falls away from the mould. I built my thickness up in stages so you need to allow an afternoon to do this. To stick them together you just put one half on a warm baking tray for a few seconds so the edge melts and will then stick to the other half but be warned, your fingerprints will mark if you take to long to do this.
xx

By Annie

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 17:42

Hi Sam. Lakeland are doing a set for £2.99 (two big moulds, 36 minis). It also includes instructions. x

By Sheelagh, Rossett nr Chester

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 18:31

WOW! - glad I read that Annie before rushing to order the others! I shall be into Chester first thing in the morning - can't wait.
And thanks for the advice SkaterCat
xxx

By Sam, worthing west sussex, uk

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 20:23

I think with my plea on here and the april issue of good food mag...this idea is proving very popular...I have tried the 3 sites mentioned and all of them have sold out of the "medium" size i want...Am going to keep going on them to see if i can get a sneaky order done.

Skater, how long in advance did you make your egg? is 3-4 days ok?

thanks so much for your help so far.

Sammy

By cookie

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 21:09

Hi Sam if you still need chocolate moulds look on ebay they have lots.

By Sheelagh, Rossett nr Chester

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
04 Mar 2008 21:16

Sam - I just looked and the decuisine site says new stock is expected within 7 days. The Lakeland site appears to have them - tho I will call the shop before I go tomorrow.

By SkaterCat

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
05 Mar 2008 09:55

Hi Sam,
Yes 3-4 days will be fine. I made mine a good few days in advance last time. I just kept it in the fridge wrapped in foil. With a medium sized mould you can fit quite a lot inside. I did 2 last year, one with mini eggs inside and one with a few creme eggs and rolo eggs inside xx

By Sheelagh, Rossett nr Chester

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
05 Mar 2008 12:10

Hi Sam
Lakeland in Chester have them in stock - plenty available - so guess they will be available on line too ....

By gilldoteee

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
05 Mar 2008 13:07

I think the main secret is not to let the chocolate get too hot. I watched a demonstration at the chocolate museum in Brussels (well worth a visit) done by a professional chocolatier; she kept her chocolate at about 40º. Never melt over water boiling in a pan on a hob; let the water come off the boil and then put your broken chocolate in a bowl over the hot water to start melting it.

By Luci

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
08 Mar 2008 22:00

I would like to have a go on doing a home made Easter Eggs. Any suggestions on which chocolate brand work well?

By Sam, worthing west sussex, uk

Re: Easter Eggs (home made)
12 Mar 2008 15:04

I am using Cadburys Dairy Milk as the milk, Bournville for the dark...and yet to decide on the white...am loathed to use milky bars, must be a decent white chocolate around might have to resort to the "posh" choc, ie lindt or green & blacks.

Sam