Browse Decorating Techniques

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.

Marbleizing Candy

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

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

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.

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.

Heart Candy Shell

Difficulty: Easy

There's nothing sweeter than a candy shell treat. Silicone molds offer great detail with amazingly easy release.

Applying Pearl Dust to Candy

Difficulty: No reviews

Wilton Pearl Dust is a food-safe powder that creates lustrous highlights with a glittering look. Just brush dry onto finished candies or paint with a mixture of Pearl Dust and Wilton Pure Lemon Extract. Your candies will sparkle and shine with just a few brushstrokes!

Using Color Mist™ Food Color Spray on Candy Melts

Difficulty: Easy

Easy-to-use spray helps you kick up the color of your molded candies. Try metallic-look shades for sophisticated shine.

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!

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.

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!

Lollipops

Difficulty: Easy

There's no trick to molding candy on a stick! Most Wilton candy molds are made with indentations to fit our lollipop sticks, so it's easy to make and give these great candy treats. Lollipops are fun to decorate for the occasion, with simple ribbon and lollipop bags.

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.

Outline

Difficulty: Easy

Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.

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.

Bead

Difficulty: Easy

The bead shape makes great borders or frames and makes great accents to letters and designs.