Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Chocolate Cups


I have met a lot of people through my blog virtually.
And with some of them I have become really good friends
But one of the friends I have met through Facebook is Caroline Martis, she doesn't have a blog but she cook up a storm in her kitchen especially in baking.
I do hope once she will start blogging all her goodies she makes in her kitchen.
So one fine day she tagged few of us in FB with this particular link and there was this video of making chocolate cups.
I have been wanting to make chocolate cups for a while, but I was always lazy saying it took too much effort to make them untill I saw this video, it was so easy that I had to try it and as you can see below it is indeed easy, so a big thankyou to my Dear FB friend Caroline for sharing the link with me.

Iced Shapes
Dipp them into the chocolate
Keep them upside down.
Ready to use.
  
Actually there is no recipe for this.
What you have to do is fill a flexible pan  ( any design you like) with water the day before .
I filled it and then when the water was half frozen poked a stick inside each of the shape.
Next day you melt 200 gm chocolate or depend on how many cups you want to make, take the pan out from the freezer take a shaped ice cube , dip into the melted chocolate and keep on a rack upside down and after few minutes the chocolate gets hard and you can easily remove it from the ice shape.
Leave it too fully dry.
You can only do one case with one shaped ice. I tried to use second time but the chocolate didnt get sticked.
You also have to work fast, with the chocolate ,as after sometime with the left over chocolate i wanted to make it didnt work, don't know why, will tell you next time when I make this again if it was the same.
Soon I will post what I did with these chocolate case.


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55 comments:

  1. Sanjeeta kk14 June 2011 at 17:17

    Wow..now that's what a creative foodie is supposed to do, and you are one for sure, Finla :) Love the technique.

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  2. Vatsala.14 June 2011 at 17:19

    Liked the idea of using ice as a mold. I've use cup cake wrapper as a mold but this one seeme super easy.
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  3. Unknown14 June 2011 at 17:22

    ok, this is something that I have to try out as I have been dying to make these cups, once I tried with silicone muffin pan, but it didn't work as the chocolate started breaking. Let me give this a try, thanks for the step by step pics.

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  4. Indian Khana14 June 2011 at 17:29

    I do a different method but this seems to be easy than that ....thanks for sharing :)

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  5. Foodie Ann14 June 2011 at 17:57

    what an excellent idea...

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  6. A Spoonful of YUMM !14 June 2011 at 18:03

    that is so creative ! nice...

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  7. BongMom14 June 2011 at 18:07

    This is really cute. Loved how the chocolate molded along the ice, what a brilliant idea

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  8. Vimitha Durai14 June 2011 at 18:29

    Excellent and easy way to make chocolate cups... Looks so yum and crunchy...

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  9. kankana14 June 2011 at 18:53

    That's an excellent idea. You can do the same with cup cake cover also. Use a brush to rub around the cup cake and then let it set and peel off the paper :)

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  10. KrithisKitchen14 June 2011 at 21:15

    That is a lovely idea.. thanks for the pics too..

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  11. La Cuisine d'Helene14 June 2011 at 21:24

    They are so cute. What a great choco cup.

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  12. Gosia14 June 2011 at 21:37

    Excellent idea!!! I did it on the silicone forms but often chocolate crumble.

    Thanks for sharing your wonderful idea.

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  13. Unknown14 June 2011 at 21:51

    excellent technique! and they have come out so pretty!

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  14. Priya Suresh14 June 2011 at 22:48

    Omg, fabulous chocolate cups..i thought u made them using silicon muffin pan, thanks for sharing..

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  15. Jenn14 June 2011 at 22:58

    Love this technique! Thanks for sharing!

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  16. Paula @ Dishing the Divine14 June 2011 at 23:04

    I am going to amazon *right now* to find something that I can use to make these! They are *soooooo* cute!

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  17. Shabs..14 June 2011 at 23:10

    This one is sooo good..Have shared the link on my Wall as well....such a treasure....Loved that coffee ice cream as well...Never ever tried making an ice cream....Urs is tempting much finla:)

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  18. Gloria Baker15 June 2011 at 00:33

    Love this idea Happy cook look amazing these chocolate cupcakes! gloria

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  19. Sandhya Hariharan15 June 2011 at 00:40

    Absolute creativity....
    I m loving this!!

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  20. Anonymous15 June 2011 at 01:50

    What a great idea! I can already picture custard and fruit inside those little cups.

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  21. Sushma Mallya15 June 2011 at 02:03

    wow they are so cute Finla..loved the idea :)

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  22. Susan S15 June 2011 at 02:05

    Whoa, this is such a cool idea! I've only seen something like this done with balloons, but that seems way more time consuming that this method. Thanks for sharing; I can't wait to try this out.

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  23. Stef15 June 2011 at 02:16

    Super idea! Never thought of using ice cubes before.

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  24. indosungod15 June 2011 at 02:25

    What an easy technique but with excellent results. Looking forward to see what you are going to make with the chocolate cups.

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  25. White Toast with Butter15 June 2011 at 02:34

    Love this! Will be doing this soon.

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  26. Unknown15 June 2011 at 03:09

    very nice and cute..

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  27. Dee D.15 June 2011 at 03:23

    Interesting technique with the ice!
    This is something i really need to try :)

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  28. Unknown15 June 2011 at 04:42

    wonderful idea..those chocolate cups looks soooooooooo cute..can't wait to try this..thx for sharing!

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  29. Divya Kudua15 June 2011 at 05:31

    What an excellent idea..I am eager to know what filling you served in these edible cups!!

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  30. Swee San @ TheSweetSpot15 June 2011 at 05:35

    clever!

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  31. Unknown15 June 2011 at 07:00

    Wow what a interesting idea

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  32. Sum Raj15 June 2011 at 07:13

    woo superb idea..no doubt kiddoes will surly enjoy..

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  33. Unknown15 June 2011 at 08:05

    Wow...that looks absolutely delectable and simple!!

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  34. Roma15 June 2011 at 08:16

    I simple loooove the idea of giving chocolate different shapes. I am gonna try this one. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  35. amna15 June 2011 at 09:51

    that does look super easy! cant wait to try :)

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  36. Jayashree15 June 2011 at 13:47

    Wow....this sounds so easy and looks so good.

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  37. Laureen15 June 2011 at 21:42

    Thanks for the cool recipe and images! I would definitely try them out!

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  38. Cakelaw16 June 2011 at 00:41

    These are very pretty Finla, and I have always wanted to know how to make them - thanks for this post.

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  39. Nimi SunilKumar16 June 2011 at 08:01

    lovely post Finla..

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  40. jayasree16 June 2011 at 11:36

    Cute looking chocolate cups...It sounds easy to make. Thanks for the step-by-step pics.

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  41. sra16 June 2011 at 13:29

    That's really interesting! And it sounds simple too. Waiting to see what you did with them!

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  42. Smita Srivastava16 June 2011 at 15:00

    OMG .... these are super amazing . Till now i used to follow the lengthy process of making it in silicon /paper cups ....but surely nt anymore !!! THANKS for sharing :) :)

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  43. Reeni16 June 2011 at 16:31

    These are so cute! Thank-you for showing us how to make them!

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  44. arthi16 June 2011 at 17:53

    Visiting your site after a long break..what an innovative recipe..easy and tasty :) Please do send your easy and tasty recipes to our "quick and Easy Recipe mela"..http://www.spicytasty.com/misc/quick-and-easy-recipe-mela/

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  45. chef and her kitchen17 June 2011 at 13:55

    This method sounds interesting n nice..perfect shaped cups..

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  46. Hamaree Rasoi17 June 2011 at 14:38

    Superb !! thanks for sharing this ...your step by step pics are great help

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  47. Angie's Recipes17 June 2011 at 15:01

    wow That's a cool and creative idea! I will have to try it too.

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  48. Linda20 June 2011 at 05:05

    That is genius! Thanks for sharing that, Finla -- I might even be brave enough to try :)

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  49. Jaya M20 June 2011 at 08:01

    Thats something very fascinating ..cant imagine anything so easy to make but looks so stunning :-D..loved the coffee ice-cream as well..hugs and smiles

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  50. Binitha21 June 2011 at 11:09

    how amazing! you have a lovely blog and a different set of recipes...

    happy to follow you...

    do visit my space when time permits

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  51. Bombay-Bruxelles25 June 2011 at 19:18

    Wow! This is a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing. I once did chocolate cups in a long process, painting the cups, freezing, then the next coating - very time-consuming and frustrating!

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  52. Emily26 June 2011 at 01:24

    What a great idea! I would love to try this, thanks for the post :)

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  53. Samta28 June 2011 at 16:40

    Wow - thts some creation I must say. Would be great to serve chocolate mousse.
    Looking forward to seeing what you did with these cups.

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  54. Sarah1 July 2011 at 10:39

    this is so cute! i love this idea! gonna try it today :)

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  55. notyet1004 July 2011 at 17:20

    Thanks

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