Twinkle Twinkle Little Star! Celestial Chocolates Are Only Minutes Away With Wilton’s “Stars Candy Mold"
Written: Oct 20 '04
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Pros: Easy to use, twelve stars per mold, inexpensive.
Cons: None!
The Bottom Line: Looking for an easy candy mold that can be used for a ton of decorating applications? Wilton’s Star Candy Mold is a great pick!
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| Freak369's Full Review: Wilton Stars Candy Mold |
When it comes to candy molds there are some that are so easy to use you wonder what you ever did without them. That’s the case of the Wilton Stars Candy Mold – you can make them in one basic color, layer them or even make festive swirls - there’s no limit to what you can do with this mold if you use a little imagination. The first time I saw this mold at Michaels I didn’t think that I’d have much use for this outside of the Forth of July, Memorial Day and Labor Day – but after I got it home and started playing around with it, I found a ton of different uses for it. Let’s just say this, I got more than my two dollars out of this mold and it’s still in great shape. In fact, I loved it so much I picked up a few more for when I had to make more than twenty or thirty at a time – try saying that about most other candy molds!
Wilton Star Candy Mold 2115-1554
This is a slight variation from the standard star candy mold that most companies sell, it’s not flat but has a slightly raised center so there is a little depth to it, so when you look at it, it has a nice appearance to it and will only add to what ever presentation you are working on. Since there are twelve cavities to work with, you can mass produce these stars with little effort. This is a real blessing when you are getting ready for holidays or are making them for a party. As I mentioned, I initially started out with just one of these but have since picked up a few more of them. These are great for kids to work with too, since you can make then as simple or as complex as you wish, you can work with one, two or three different colors in each cavity. One of my favorite things to do is to layer the chocolate; use a squeeze bottle and fill the bottom part of the mold with one color, allow it to set up for about three minutes then fill the top half with another color. You can also add the colors back to back and swirl them together with a toothpick. This works best when you have a light color and a dark color but as long as you don’t over mix them, you will end up with some awesome looking stars!
In a lot of ways this is one of the simplest molds to work with and as much as I hate to say it, even if you claim no kitchen or chocolatier skills, you can and will be able to pound out tons of awesome looking stars. The finished products can be used as garnishes on cakes and deserts, as festive and colorful centerpiece fillings or as “star sammies” – a freaky endeavor that requires a little bit of time but is so worth it. Just take to different colored stars and ‘cement’ them together using a neutral colored melted chocolate. Then just press the two stars together, wipe off any excess and allow to harden. These look great when pressed into cupcakes or tilted a little off center and pressed into the corners of cakes. To take it to an even higher level, use the Wilton Cookie Treat Sticks in the center of the two stars and decorate the plain white stick with a marker or edible glitter. This is something that kids can have a lot of fun with but remember, hot melted chocolate can easily burn skin so always put it in a squeeze bottle and allow it to slightly cool before they start working with it.
One of my favorite things to do with this mold is to make red, white and blue stars and add them to a frosted cake for patriotic holidays. This is a simple, inexpensive and easy way to add a little extra zip to cakes without having to spend a fortune on them from the grocery store or bakery. With the addition of a little bit of chocolate color tint you can make almost any color you want if you have white chocolate on hand. Once you make the initial star and pop it out of the mold you can paint on a little extra color or dip the bottom of it in some melted chocolate then into crushed nuts, coconut or sprinkles. Like I said, there’s no limit to what you can do with the stars once you’ve made them but in all honesty, tossing them in a huge glass bowl and putting them in the middle of the table makes for a great centerpiece. One last tip, for the Barbie lovers, make a few trays of these in pink, white and purple and use them on a cake along the sides so everyone will have princess colored pieces to snack on before the cake is cut.
Cost, Care, Cleaning
You can find this mold for about two dollars at places like Michaels and various candy making supply stores but most of the time the specialty places charge more for them. Since this could be considered a seasonal type of mold you could have trouble finding it in some areas but it is available year round at the Wilton Online Store for $1.99 plus shipping. Is it worth it? To me it most definitely is because there are so many different things you can do with the finished product, the mold is strong and sturdy and it’s easy to use. To clean this mold, soak it in warm water for a few minutes then wipe out with a soft sponge. Allow it to air dry completely before using again since water and chocolate are a fatal combination. I don’t put my candy molds in the dishwasher because I’m too scared of them getting damaged or warping from the heat but these are top rack dishwasher safe if you care to clean them in that manner.
Since a majority of the detail of this mold is in the center of each cavity, you will want to give this one a little extra care when storing it. If one of the ridges gets a dent or crack it will show up when you pop the chocolate out, I store these standing upright in a cardboard box along with a few other candy molds that I consider ‘sensitive’. Since I have more than one of these, I can nest them together to save space when storing them and it makes them a little stronger and helps to retard dents. Sadly, once there is a dent in it, there’s not much you can do to pop it out without it showing up on the face of the candy. If this happens, you still have a lot of other cavities to work with so it’s no big loss. Just put a huge “X” over the dented or damaged one so you know to avoid it when filling the mold.
The Bottom Line
So far I have had a lot of good luck with this candy mold and highly suggest it to anyone that wants to add a little extra touch to cakes, brownies, frosted desserts and cupcakes. For around two dollars you get a mold that has almost unlimited potential if you put your imagination in to it and it’s great for kids to work with. Like I said at the beginning of the review, when I first got this I thought I’d only use it for the patriotic type holidays as a quick centerpiece but since then I’ve used them for Over The Hill parties [black stars], Barbie cakes [pink and purple of course], Halloween [orange and brown swirls] and I plan on using these for Christmas [red and green]. You can even use these for soap molds if you want but if you do – make sure you keep them separate from the ones you use for chocolate. If you think water and chocolate don’t mix – imagine what soap and chocolate is like. Not good, not good at all.
Thanks for the visit!
~^V^~ Freak ~^V^~
© 2004 Freak369
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Special thanks to Mind-full for adding yet another Wilton product to the database for me!
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): $1.99
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