(Inside A Black Apple): Cocoa Rosettes

I've decided what I will be, should the artist/illustrator/whimsy-stitcher thing not work out in the long haul:

A Chocolatier.

On a recent excursion to Atlanta with the Squirrel Mother and our best Andy, we went to brand-new F.C.S. (Fancy Cooking Store), where I scurried around excitedly and acted like a loony...grabbing things here and there and emitting little yelps of glee. One thing I grabbed (and promptly paid for) was a heavy-duty bon-bon baking/chocolate molding tin. It is a really beautiful object itself, and as you can see, even more beautiful, tasty things come forth from it.

I think that most chocolate molds these days are flexible, thin, plastic...and though they are probably easier to work with, I think I would be hard-pressed to find one that makes such beautiful candies. The floret-mounds (there are two on the left) are my favorite, I think. Or maybe the wee star.

I filled them with various good things that I whipped up in tiny quantities...quite a few had tasty peanut-butter candy centers (just small balls of peanut butter mixed with a tiny bit of butter and lots of confectioner's sugar) and the others had mint and orange cream fillings, respectively. Mint, because there are NOT ENOUGH milk chocolate/mint combinations. I can never find them! And orange is just so lovely with chocolate. The creams were confect-ed of milk, butter, generous amounts of confectioner's sugar, and extracts of peppermint and orange. We surprised our dinner guests with them, and I think they were a hit.

I've got a bit of work ahead of me, so I'll stop going on about candy-making. But it is so fun...I could go on for much, much longer!

Happy Saturday, dears.

Comments

Your chocolates look lovely and sound twice as delicious. The mint sounds wonderful right now! Once again you've charmed me.

Posted by: Jessica | September 29, 2007 at 05:39 PM

Yum! They look lovely.

Posted by: Amanda | September 29, 2007 at 05:45 PM

"because there are NOT ENOUGH milk chocolate/mint combinations"

Amen to THAT, sister!

(Lovely lovely chocolates, by the way...)

Posted by: kelly | September 29, 2007 at 06:04 PM

You MADE those??? Is there anything you can't do!?!?

Posted by: Jenny Rebecca | September 29, 2007 at 06:16 PM

Emily, I love the way you do things...everything is always so appealing art, food, fashion (combos)...it's amazing. The chocolates are incredible.

Posted by: Laura | September 29, 2007 at 06:38 PM

they look absolutely delicious! I bet you had a wonderful time creating these. Kuddos to you!

Posted by: beth | September 29, 2007 at 07:32 PM

Those are some of the prettiest candies I've ever laid eyes on! :) And you are making my mouth water with all the yummy flavor combinations; especially the peanut butter one (I have a *huge* weakness for pb... :)! Yum!

And I say: keep up your candy making and writing about it; I for one am quite interested (I've been wanting to try my hand at candy making for ages!)...

Posted by: casey | September 29, 2007 at 07:45 PM

They are so pretty- way to go! any thing you touch turns into instant success!!

Posted by: Jessica proboh@sbcglobal.net | September 29, 2007 at 08:13 PM

I'm stunned--STUNNED that you made those! You're as talented as Julie Delpy! (I just came from '2 Days in Paris'.

I'm with you on the chocolate mint thing. May I recommend the hard to find all mint version of this candy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry's_Chocolate_Orange

Posted by: Cirilia | September 29, 2007 at 08:35 PM

Just three days ago I sent Marjorie a link to victorian chocolate molds. They are so beautiful they cost 200+ dollars. I will find it and send it your way.

By the way, I was not up to date on Sarah's squirrels. I am still overwrought with emotion. My goodness... xxo

Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | September 29, 2007 at 08:46 PM

Ummm... I'm coming to your house. I'll be there in a few hours.

My husband and I went to a dessert bar today and both decided we could make sweets for a living too... but might end up very round.

Posted by: Rachel | September 29, 2007 at 08:50 PM

They tasted even better than they looked... if you can believe that!

Thank you Emily!

xoxo

Posted by: Sara K. | September 29, 2007 at 09:17 PM

We're so much alike...it's scary.

Posted by: Asha | September 29, 2007 at 09:48 PM

Oh, how I love chocolate.
May I ask if those chocolate molds are available through a store online?
I would love to make those for the holidays.