I am beyond excited about this! Wax seal stamps are made to add charm and elegance to documents, love letters, envelopes. They are designed to use with special types of wax, often dyed bright red. But, guess what? They work with chocolate – both real and compound – and although there is a little bit of a learning curve to negotiate, it is totally worth it! I’ve made a few different designs and used to decorate chocolate covered Oreos. First thing you need are of course the stamps. Many available, look on etsy or amazon. These are the ones I used on my first time.

I also have this slightly larger one…

To work with chocolate, they must be frozen, so I store mine in the freezer inside a plastic bag. Then you need to work fast. Melt the chocolate and add small puddles over parchment paper. I had better luck with that instead of acetate. Since the bottom part won’t show, it does not need to be shiny, so parchment is totally fine. Once you add the melted chocolate, immediately set your frozen stamp over it, and allow it to sit for a few seconds, maybe 10 or so. Of course, it is dependent on many factors and you need to try to move the stamp gently to see if it releases ok. When the chocolate is set, it will release nicely. Once you get the gist of it, you might be able to make three designs before the stamp gets too warm. Yes, a labor of patience and love…

I need more practice, but so far I’ve been quite happy with my productions! I used white compound chocolate for these, with a very small amount of oil-soluble pink dye.

Then it is all a matter of placing them over chocolate covered Oreos, or anything your imagination comes up with. I want to use to decorate cookies, maybe cupcakes also. Stay tuned!

It is really a lot of fun to make them, and a little diamond dust can add sparkle…

I hope you’ll give this technique a try…

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