U cd play wth the choc to cream ratio in the ganache- more choc makes it stiffer. HOWEVER, if u want a truly liquid centre, such as kirsch or whisky, this is a V long, arduous process, which involves making a syrup wth sugar n alcohol and preparing a tray full of compacted corn flour, wth indents in which to pour the syrup. Once the syrup has bn poured into the corn flour "mould", u then cover it wth more corn flour. Over the next few days, sugar crystallises into a fragile shell around the liquid, and, after a certain amount of time, u can gently remove and dust the sugar encrusted liquid and attempt to coat it in chocolate without it breaking! Back in the late 70s/early 80s, my family made some for a school fair, and still speak of it today due to the long and difficult process of making them 😳😆!
Best storage method for filled chocolates is in an airtight container in the freezer. Just thaw them the night before you use them and they'll keep for a super long time. If you only need to store them for a few days or a week, air tight in the fridge will work. Just make sure its air tight, or your chocolate will pick up the flavors of its surroundings. Light and oxygen will also compromise the flavor.
rough estimate... How hot is the melted chocolate at the time you put it into the mold? When I tried this, I apparently put mine in too hot. I all my coloured coco butter melted and lost it's nice pattern and when I turned my mold over to dump out excess chocolate, I had some cavities completely drain out and leave no shell behind at all
U should be able to get edible dust colours at most sugarcraft/cake suppliers. There r a number of different manufacturers (Rainbow Dust, Sugarflair, etc.); I'm not sure about the white dust, bt the other 2 r by Squires Kitchen... they also produce coloured cocoa butter, called Cocol Cocoa Butter Colouring. If u want to buy dusts, they r collectively known as Edible Dusting Powders, wth the pearlised ones being referred to as Lustre Dusts. N.B. Sometimes regulations change, or more is learnt abt a product, and what was bought as an edible dust could suddenly be considered as inedible! If u make anything for the public, either to sell or give away, it is always worth checking that your colours r still considered edible, and, although edible pastes and powders don't really go off, make sure that they r still in date 😀.
