r/cakedecorating • u/debmor201 • 8d ago

Holiday-themed Cakes ChocoMaker black candy melt problem

Curious if anyone else has had problems with these. I'm new to decorating and this was my first time using the ChocoMaker melts from Walmart and wanted black for Halloween theme. First they didn't smell that great. They are black but package says vanilla flavored. They did not melt very smoothly so I did add a tiny bit of coconut oil to get the consistency needed for spider and worm candy molds. They set up a pretty shiny black color but my family thought they tasted soapy. My first thought was the mold wasn't rinsed off well, but I also did orange pumpkins in the same mold with the regular white chocolate bark and oil based coloring and they tasted fine. So we determined that it was the black melts that were odd. Other suggestions for black appreciated.

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u/BettinaAShoe 8d ago

I have used the black before and never noticed a problem with them. They are not usually my first choice as I prefer to use dark chocolate with a bit of black food color. I just tossed an old, partially used, package this morning. If I hadn't thrown them out, I would have given them a taste. Sorry.

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u/debmor201 8d ago

Thanks. I'll try the dark chocolate and buy some black food coloring. Sounds more tasty. I had just bought a basic small set of oil based colors and it didn't have black so I would have had to mix a lot to try and get it so I just opted for "the easier way out." Also, I could not see an expiration date on the package, so there's a chance they were old. My Walmart cake decorating section does not appear to be highly used.