Homemade Cadbury Creme Eggs

Step 6: Do Not Despair

Not all of my attempts were successful, and I feel it's as important for me to share my failed attempts along side my successes. 

Here you can see that my shells weren't thick enough or sturdy enough or I didn't let them set up enough.  There were a lot of delicious mistakes made this day.  And in the end I discovered that the egg shape really isn't necessary to creating a really delicious candy. 

Chocolate is hard enough to work with.  If you have the patience to attempt adding a mold into the process, go for it.  The results will be something truly spectacular!

Comments

[runapollorun]

chocolate does not handle large temperature differences well, and will often crack at freezer temperatures. that is most like likely why your shells broke. the same thing can happen if you hand dip frozen centers into chocolate. they will look perfect, but after a couple minutes you will see hair-line cracks and the centers will ooze out a bit.
to release the shells from the molds easily, pass the mold over a pot of boiling water.. they should pop right out. too long over the steam and the shells will soften and melt.. so do a quick pass then give them a tap to see if they release.

[lloo]

We are committed to using fairtrade chocolate and hubby was lamenting the idea of not cadbury eggs this easter. thanks to you i will have a plesent surprise for him in his easter basket!

[LcoyoteS]

It's nice to see someone else with the same idea here! I too am trying to only buy fair trade chocolate for my family. Fair trade, vegan chocolate candies are hard to come by, so I'm going to try making them myself too.

[Jay Spannerz]

Awesome! ^^ AND they taste great. at $4 each here (@_@) or $5 for ALL the ingredients!

thanks! ^^

[xd12c]

Have you tried deep frying them yet?

[hogtowner]

I can see this being great for other holiday molds. Say using a Christmas tree mold/Santa mold and filling with white, green and red filling. I am so happy, and I haven't eaten any chocolate yet! Thank-you for this instructable!

[libraryCat]

I have a chocolate frog mold... I was thinking myself that that could be interesting. ;)

[pigpenguin]

green cream dooooo it

[flyingskip87]

We tried making them tonight (my daughter and I, as a treat for her 15th birthday this weekend). The taste was wonderful, but I'm a single dad who isn't known for his patience OR his abilities in the kitchen, so I tried to hurry every step and made a lot of mess! We decided just to use candy/mini biscuit/mini cupcake paper cups after a couple attempts to use a homemade mold I had made out of aluminum foil, and that actually worked pretty well! If you have some powdered sugar in your hands when you roll the balls it seems to work much better with less "stickage" LOL! They hardly had a chance to set before most of them were eaten so I can report a resounding success!

[amosher]

Is the salt added to the filling? It was in the original ingredients list, but then I didn't see it in the recipe steps. I may have just read it too quickly.

[Dr. dB]

What if…
…the above recipe for the yolks, but powdered BROWN sugar for the “albumen” filling and WHITE chocolate shells…?

[frydaddy]

CANT wait to try this. Cadburys are the reason I love spring!!! Thanks!

[Dr Qui]

That's if Kraft don't change something.

[Rahere]

And from an ex-Cadbury man, recycle the waste into the white mix to make the Border variant beloved in Scotland which has a fondant chocolate filling. That's actually how Cadbury do it too.

[carsonbuckingham]

What is cotton-wool? (I'm an American) Do you mean cotton balls? And why would they make the chocolate release easier from the molds? I would think that some sort of lubricant like a light coating of vegetable oil might be necessary, no? I've never made candy before and do want to try it with the molds. How do you get the chocolate out of them without breaking, though?

[karlpinturr]

As far as I can tell, from a quick search of WiseGeek.com, Cotton-wool balls and Cotton balls are, indeed, the same thing - so that answers that question...

As for why they make the chocolate release easier, I don't know - unless there's some minute amount(s) of oil left after the sterilising process (for the cosmetic ones, at least).

I do, however, know 2 things -

     1) It's a tip that's been around for a loooong time now.
     2) It works, in my own experience.

If you'd rather go with the veg oil, I'd suggest one of the sprays, for the lightest possible coating, otherwise it'll taint your chocolate.

[carsonbuckingham]

Thank you so much! And if you say that cotton balls work, then I'll give them a try!

[Elensule]

Scoochmaroo, you are my hero. I've added a lot of your 'ibles to my favorites... Can't wait to try this one!!!

[Paintballer98]

these look insanely good, what is the point of the "yolks" and how do these taste, really homemade or like store bought?

[mslaynie]

The yellow "yolk" replicates the center of the Cadbury's Creme Egg- a yellow yolk, a creamy white surrounding it, and then a delicious chocolate shell. Besides, it wouldn't be an egg without a yolk, now would it? :D

[Paintballer98]

touché'

[taz2020]

They taste homemade, but their really good!

[etopsirhc]

i think i know a way around the "not thick enough shell" problem

fill the half molds all the way and let them sit for a little while , just untill they firm up some , then scoop out the area for the filling and add that , then to make sure the edges seal add some more warm chocolate , or heat up the edges b4 putting the molds together . that should give a thicker shell , but will take a little more time

[Jaruemalak]

These are very good, and very close in flavor. The only way they will taste pretty much exactly like Cadbury Eggs is if you use the same chocolate and the exact same other ingredients they use at the Cadbury plant. More bother than it is worth, because these have a great flavor all their own, and best of all, you made them yourself!

I did make some using a couple melted Cadbury chocolate bars instead of chocolate chips, and the flavor is closer. But, as I said before, more trouble than it's worth. Following the recipe as shown gives great results and creates a lot of messy fun in the kitchen!

[scaper]

Finally, an instructable whereby making a mistake and ending up with some "egg on your face" is something to look forward to.

[karlpinturr]

Wonderful work, again, Scooch!

If you rub the moulds with cotton-wool, your chocolate will come out more easily - and shiny.

[Doone valley]

What an amazing idea - and they look terrific