Food Grade Mold Recipe

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Comment by Becky sheridan on December 3, 2015 at 1:49am

Yes - please!

Comment by Bonnie Willey on December 2, 2015 at 6:18pm

Thank you so much Becky!  Hope you have as much fun with it as I have.  And the GummyGel recipe is also good & easy to work with.  All the kids love it.  Did you want that too?

Comment by Becky sheridan on December 2, 2015 at 8:16am

You should post your tutorial on the Cake Decor site or Cake Central too! Thank you for sharing this process!!!!

Comment by Becky sheridan on December 2, 2015 at 8:15am

This is so amazing - you are genius!!! I am going to try it!!

Comment by Bonnie Willey on December 1, 2015 at 11:34pm

I use oil on a paper towel to clean the molds, since water is not a very good alternative here.  And you will get some staining from the darker colors, but not bad, and it does not transfer to the next mold, if it has been sprayed well before pouring, and again with the oil to clean it when done.  Also helps to keep the molds good & flexible much longer.  

If I pour a batch of GummyGel into the mold without spraying it first, and the gel sticks beyond being usable, and this has happened to me, after removing as much of the gel as you can, just remelt the mold mix, and repour it over your object of choice.  This can be done easily BECAUSE both the gel & the mold mixes are both made out of the exact same ingredients!  So if a little of the gel is still stuck on the mold, it will not affect the mold when remelted.  They just blend right in together.  

When remelting the mold mix, do it in 20 second intervals, 1 to 3 times is all that is needed.  If there are still lumps, just stir until they are gone, like you would with chocolate.  This will help to keep it from drying out too fast, and to stay more flexible longer. 

Comment by Bonnie Willey on December 1, 2015 at 11:19pm

More pics...

First batch, we forgot to spray the mold, and they did not release very well, but the definition is there, on both the top & the bottom.

Freshly poured into mold, bubbles are from the oil I sprayed on the mold so it would release better.

 ALWAYS spray it, or it might stick!

Just about all of the finished colors..., the white & yellow are not showing here.

The GummyGel will outlast the molds because it is not as dense a material.  Both the mold, and the GummyGel, are done with the exact same edible ingredients, just in differing amounts.  The original GummyGel articles that I made still look & act like they were just done/made.

Comment by Bonnie Willey on December 1, 2015 at 10:53pm

Here is the mold/Lego process, start to finish, in pictures! lol

It will only let me do 3 pics at a time, sooooo, more to follow! lol

Comment by Bonnie Willey on November 25, 2015 at 10:11am

No, because it is FOOD, and not silicone.  Water will dissolve it, heat will melt it, and over time it tends to dry out & get hard, which is good for making molds, you get much better definition , but not so good for remelting them at this late a stage.  Other than the drying out some, I have seen no other side effect yet, time will tell.  That goes for being both in & out of the baggie, and in & out of the fridge.  Hope this answers your question?

Comment by Becky sheridan on November 25, 2015 at 7:56am

That is awesome - does the mold last forever? Must give this a shot. Can't wait to see your Legos!

Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 30, 2014 at 7:17pm

You know....I'm not just a pretty face!!!!....... hee hee

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