Chocolate Space Invaders

Step 4 The first layer

Having tempered your chocolate, you can now begin to fill the molds. Make sure that the silicone mold is clean and bone-dry; chocolate and water are not friends.

First, scrape the chocolate out of the bowl into the squeeze bottle with the spatula. Work quickly and make sure that the temperature doesn't drop too much.

Then, squeeze a small dollop of chocolate in each mold that you are going to fill.

Lastly, lift the tray with your finger and let it lightly fall back to the counter so that the chocolate spreads out into the cracks or the mold. Continue tapping the tray in this fashion until the bottom of the tray is covered in an even layer. Pull at the edges of the tray to stretch the silicone so that the chocolate can get into all of the corners of the mold - the legs and antennae are the most difficult parts to get filled, so if it's not working out use a toothpick to shovel chocolate in there.
[I was working a bit too quickly and forgot to photograph this step]

If your chocolate starts to get too thick, a quick 5 sec burst in the microwave should do the trick.