Ok I have my ethical chocolate and an Easter egg mould..

[staryeyed]

..how do I make it into an hollow Easter egg?

Is there a special technique or do I pour it al over the mould and hope for the best?

Also how do the two sides go together is that after its been hardened?

AS you can see Im completely clueless on this so all advice would be appreciated.

You need to use a brush and apply it in layers. Let one layer harden before you add the next.

Sorry, didn't read your post properly. When you have two sides that are substantial enough, you stick them together with melted choc, using the brush again.

Gahd, don't bother.
Life's too short.
Really

Wow that's a lot more complicated than I thought. I was going to pour it in!

Moondog- my Ds is gluten free Casein free and soy free and I couldn't find any Easter eggs that were so I thought Id make him one.

Agree with bluestocking - you do need to do layers (unless you're planning on a solid egg. But it's pretty easy and fun.

Oh rightyo.
Perfectly acceptable then.
I'll get me coat.

It is fun, I used to make them. Moondog, don't be such a grump. It also means that you can put whatever you like inside!

I do paint eggs with the kids though.
Is that ok or further evidence of fact that I am a tight miserable old hippy?

what sort of mould do you have?

only on ceebeebies once I saw them make rabbit ones

they painted in the nose and eyes in a different colour, then added the normal chocolate over the top

do you have any different colours you could add to make patterns?

moondog, so you spend all this time painting something that you can't eat and isn't made of chocolate? You crazy ladee, you.

I told you i was a mad old hippy (but of course we eat the eggs!)

Nope just one colour dark chocolate and an egg shape mould.

So how thick should every layer be. I will be attempting this today how long will the whole process take?

Do I put the chocolate in when its nearly hard or runny?

Umm - put chocolate in when it's quite runny, or it'll be hard to cover the mould. I don't always use a brush - sometimes just tilt the mould, let it set for a while, then turn it upside down over a bowl so that you don't get a huge thick bit in the middle and thin sides. Process will take a while, as you have to keep coming back to it - individual layers don't take long in themselves, but you need quite a few.

I've just started will let you know how it goes. Thanks for your help.

Hey staryeyed, I am doing this too, as I couldn't find fair trade hen sized eggs - will start today. I've done choc moulds before, but not hollow. What sort of choc do you have? I have NOT had much luck with divine in choc moulds - I think its too milky/not enough cocoa. I am trying mixing one block of milk and one of dark now though. You said you are doing dark though?

80% Green and blacks the only one without any milk or soy (although Im not sure it is fairtrade although when I bought it I thought it was).

It seems to be working so far.

Ok I've done it but its not looking very pretty. It was very hard to get the edges even therefore the sides don't fit neatly together so I'm currently filling in the gaps.

Ive possibly made the most ugly Easter egg in the world. Now pondering whether to met it and restart or just accept that I have an ugly egg.

What's wrong with it? Stick a ribbon round it, wrap it in cellophane or tissue - it will be fab and lovely and made with your own fair hands. I still remember things my mum made for me when I was little.

For future reference - getting the edges thick may require a brush (sorry - ages since I've done this, so I forgot), but that's why I turn them upside down to set as well. When they're done, get a sharp knife and a jug of very hot water - dip knife in water, and gently slice rough ages away. Should have remembered this earlier - I do apologise!

Other top tip (full of these after the event, aren't I?) - get a cotton wool ball, dip in cornflour and wipe inside of mould before you start. Feel free to slap me now...

[virtual slap to habbibu]

No its ok. It wasn't that that made it so bad it was my attempt at fixing it; as the sides weren't even I painted chocolate until the edges were filled which made it very messy but still eg shaped. Then I thought that if I refilled the mould and put the egg back in it would be nice and shiny which was good in theory until I realised (after doing it ) that a) the egg didn't fit back properly - doh and b) the outer shell cracked. Now I have a half shiny half rough weird shaped egg.

It's a Dinosaur egg!!!

Very Eastery! lol

Dab some melted choc on and stick on some sweets, it'll look really dinosaury! And put it in a "nest" of scrumpled paper painted to look like rocks.

May have to do that blue stocking to rescue my disaster.