Anstarx
Well-Known Member
I usually don't use cocoa butter in my soap but recently got some for my lotion bar adventure.
I bought it from a chocolate supplier and it came in large chunks. Since I only need a small amount at a time, I decided to melt it down into smaller pieces. I melted it in a double boiler, pour into a silicone mold, and realized the mold was too soft to be lifted into my fridge. That's fine, I thought, I wil just let it cool over night. It had sat for hours in my living room and by the time I went to bed, they still look liquid.
And came morning, I woke up to find my cocoa butter pieces looked like this.
Not very a-peeling isn't it?
The surface also oozed liquid oils. At first I thought there was somnething wrong with the cocoa, but when I tried to lift one piece up, the rest of the piece was solid like normal cocoa butter.
Now looking back, the peeling is likely from the surface and underneath solidifying at different rates. I remelted everything and this time remember to put a baking tray under the mold so I can lift it into the fridge. No peeling or cracking this time, only smooth cocoa goodness
I bought it from a chocolate supplier and it came in large chunks. Since I only need a small amount at a time, I decided to melt it down into smaller pieces. I melted it in a double boiler, pour into a silicone mold, and realized the mold was too soft to be lifted into my fridge. That's fine, I thought, I wil just let it cool over night. It had sat for hours in my living room and by the time I went to bed, they still look liquid.
And came morning, I woke up to find my cocoa butter pieces looked like this.
Not very a-peeling isn't it?
The surface also oozed liquid oils. At first I thought there was somnething wrong with the cocoa, but when I tried to lift one piece up, the rest of the piece was solid like normal cocoa butter.
Now looking back, the peeling is likely from the surface and underneath solidifying at different rates. I remelted everything and this time remember to put a baking tray under the mold so I can lift it into the fridge. No peeling or cracking this time, only smooth cocoa goodness