Weddings are very special, and planners strive for perfection in all aspects of the event. Homemade candy can be a way to fulfill that high level of expectation in the sweet delicious favors department. Wedding chocolate candy molds is a great assist in this effort. Hard candy is probably the easiest homemade candy to make, but it is not the best choice for a wedding.

Nothing beats chocolate for a wedding, and chocolate lends itself very well to the imaginations of all involved. It is really simple to use chocolate, and using the proper molds can make the preparation even simpler... ultimately making the event even more successful.

What makes chocolate so convenient is that Chocolate is the main ingredient of the "candy" you shape into your creations. With other types of candies there is much more mixing and measuring of ingredients. But using chocolate itself as the starter, you are not really starting from scratch. You simply melt the chocolate and create your own designs and shapes. Also in the case of weddings, you rely on the wonderful, and plentifully available chocolate wedding molds. But even without using molds for the candies themselves, you can let your imagination fly... and let the molds inspire you. You can create designs for occasions beyond weddings... like graduations... dinner parties... and other theme based occasions. Your creative touch can make any event personal and special because practically everyone loves chocolate.

Many different kinds of molds are readily available and help you add that special touch. For the most part, your own unique designs can be accomplished with the use of chocolate candy molds. Molds can be made out of various materials but the easiest molds to use are made out of silicone or plastic. Some molds, though not as user-friendly, are made of metal. These metal molds are more durable, but sometimes cause a problem when extracting the candy from the mold. The flexibility of the plastic molds makes them the molds of choice for chocolate.

There are many types of molds for making chocolate, they include: bon bon molds; Christmas molds; animals, nature and sports molds. There really is quite a variety and you can mix, match, and combine to your heart's content.

The advantage to using these molds is that, for the most part, the molds are flat, lending themselves to simple use. It is very easy. The chocolate is poured into the indention; when the chocolate hardens, the candies are extracted from the molds... unique and bite-sized. With these molds you make many chocolates at once. The candies are flat on one side because the indentations (the candy shapes) are pressed into a flat sheet... much like very shallow muffin pans,. This is not a problem because for the few, really special 3-d candies, they can be made separately using different, more intricate, molds.

The hollow mold is one such exciting tool for making chocolate goodies. This mold produces candies with hollow centers that you can fill with many different fillers... Fruits, caramel, peanut butter, and more, from your creative imagination. A 3-D mold is another type. This mold lets you create larger chocolate figures that have detail on all sides.

Rocky Sanders, also known as Rocky Sweet, has been making candy at home ever since they gave him the nickname, "Hard Rock Candyman" in his 9th grade science class. Since then, he has gained a huge amount of knowledge about candy making, and has been sharing the delights of that knowledge with the world. So he'd like to share his expertise and knowledge with you, free of charge.

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