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egg-citing experiment!

Egg crates have always struck me as a good chocolate mould. Whenever I go and get those 6pcs box I always think that I should keep it but never did until yesterday. My friend had invited me to go have lunch with her as my post birthday treat (first week into march - I had my birthday two weeks ago - and am still getting birthday treats! ain't it great!?).

I wanted to give her something as a treat too and finally made caramel filled chocolate jewels using plastic egg crates - I washed them real good first of course!

I can't give the exact recipe for these as I just eyeballed it. But all you need is chocolate melted with a bit of shortening and whatever filling you want, the caramel I melted on a double boiler with gradual additions of milk until I achieved the desired consistency.

 pour the melted chocolate into the mold and spread up to the sides
keep in the fridge for a few minutes to set

 melt the caramel as well

 then pour the caramel into the center
 completely cover tops with remaining melted chocolate

 put back in the fridge to set, the chocolate should
come out the mold easily when tapped lightly when set

enjoy!!!

experiment success!!!

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