Browse Decorating Techniques

Baking Cup Shells

Difficulty: Easy

These versatile Baking Cup Shells are easy to make and even easier to fill. Made with candy melts, these shells can be filled with just about anything--fruit, mints, nuts, or your favorite treat.

Candy Clay Basket

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Here's the perfect look for a springtime birthday or Easter design. The Candy Clay Basket features ropes of easy-to-handle candy clay, woven around a lollipop stick frame.

Candy Clay Rose

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

The elegant candy clay rose makes any cake more beautiful and tempting. Candy clay is easy to shape for making the intricate curls and folds of each petal.

Candy Cordials and Liquor Cups

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

If you're looking for something easy and elegant for desserts or party trays, here's a delicious idea. Serve candy shells filled with fruit, mousse or liqueur! We've made the candies shown here in the Wilton Cordial Cups Mold, but Wilton has many other products that will work beautifully. The procedure is much like that for making filled candy—without sealing the top.

Candy plaque using shaped pan

Difficulty: Medium

Use pans as molds when making solid decorative plaques. If your pan has detail, it may be painted in desired colors as you would for any candy mold.

Chocolate Leaves

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Leaves are an essential element used to showcase and frame your candy floral creations. Here's how to add a finishing realistic touch to all your flowers!

Dipped Candies and Snacks

Difficulty: Easy

It's easy to accent dipped candy with fun toppings. Immediately after dipping, roll the candy in your favorite topping and refrigerate. Chopped nuts, Wilton Sprinkles and Nonpareils, shredded coconut or cocoa powder are delicious choices.

Drizzled Decorations

Difficulty: Easy

Top off your dipped treats with drizzled candy in a contrasting color. A little touch that easily dresses your treats.

Layered Candy (Multi Colored Candy)

Difficulty: Easy

The layered look is one of the most pleasing ways to mold candy—and one of the easiest. A great idea for holiday candies: red, green and white for Christmas, lavender, yellow and white for Easter, orange, yellow and chocolate for Halloween.

Making a Filled Candy

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

How do they get those fancy creme centers into candy shop chocolates? It's a snap—and you can do it too!

Marbleizing Candy

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Add some richness to your boxed assortments by including some luxurious swirled colors.

Molded Candy Plaques

Difficulty: Easy

Anyone can write out a place card for the party—but wouldn't an edible candy place card be much more special and fun? There are lots of ways to use candy plaques molded in cake or muffin pans. You can create unforgettable holiday gift cards, centerpieces, cake toppers and more. For rectangles, use a loaf pan or mini cake pan. For circles, use muffin pans. Attach a molded candy for a great finishing touch.

Molding Candy

Difficulty: Easy

Now you'll find out how easy and fun it is to use a candy mold. We're starting out with the most basic candies—one color, solid body. But basic doesn't mean boring. The details in each candy mold make these easy candies look terrific. So choose your favorite Wilton mold and some great Candy Melts®—it's time to start!

Nut Center Chocolates

Difficulty: Easy

The combination of a salty, crunchy nut surrounded by sweet, smooth candy is irresistible—and it's also very easy to do. Use your favorites, such as almonds, pecans and macadamias and follow the simple steps below.