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Looking for a Great Food Gift for Your Friends this Christmas?

by Kim Knott November 04, 2024

This year make special food gifts for your friends and family with a Candy Island Hot Chocolate Bombe mold and some molding chocolate. Your friends will be amazed that you made these yourself. They are so showy and so delicious. Buy a mold today and be ready for Christmas this year!

Posted in candy, chocolate, Chocolate making, Christmas

Delicious Salted Caramels

by Kim Knott November 08, 2023

Learn to make delicious salted Caramels with a Candy Island Chocolate Mold. Step by step instructions make this a quick and easy Christmas treat.

Posted in candy making, caramel, chocoates, chocolate, Chocolate making, chocolate turtles, Christmas, christmas candy, dark chocolate

Caramel Treats

by Kim Knott November 08, 2023

This recipe was developed many years ago by Evelyn Gilbert who made it originally with Macintosh toffee bars. When Nestle developed this pre made caramels, it soon became the candy maker and bakers choice because it was so easy to use and much better tasting!

These are our family favorite especially at Christmas but all year around for special occasion.

They use only 5 ingredients and are made and cooked in minutes.

Posted in 12 days of Christmas, candy, caramel, Christmas

Hello Pumpkin Cake

by Kim Knott August 18, 2023

Make a pumpkin cake and top it with a Hello Pumpkin Cake Topper for the next baby shower or fall celebration. This cake is moist and has a delicious spicy flavour. My family loved it!! It is topped with a cream cheese icing and crystal sprinkles.

Posted in baby, cake topper, fall, pumpkin, pumpkin cake, recipe

How to Make a Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookie

by Kim Knott January 16, 2021

Learn how to make a chocolate covered oreo cookie with step by step instructions.

How to Make a Chocolate Dessert Shell Filled with Chocolate Mousse

by James Quisquis May 02, 2020

Make a delicious chocolate shell filled with a homemade chocolate mousse. Using Candy Island's Egg Dessert Shell #4201 makes this dessert easy and fun.

Posted in Chocolate Dessert Shell, Chocolate Mousse, chocolate Mousse Dessert Recipe, Wedding Dessert

ISOMALT TUTORIAL: HOW TO MAKE A SAIL

by Kim Knott November 27, 2019

Safely First - Melted Isomalt is very hot and can cause severe burns. Always use a cotton gloves covered with silicone gloves. - Always wear long ...

Posted in cake decorating, isomalt, isomalt sail, isomalt tutorial

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WHITE CHOCOLATE GHOSTS

by Kim Knott September 14, 2019

Make some free-form ghosts with white chocolate and glycerin for Halloween. Your kids will love how you get chocolate all over your hands making these cute treats.

Posted in ghost treats, halloween, treats, white chocolate

DECORATING 200 BURGUNDY CUPCAKES

by Kim Knott August 24, 2019

Learn how to decorate 200 cupcakes for a burgundy wedding. Recipes for a delicious wedding buttercream, best chocolate cupcakes and easy decorating ideas included.