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Cast Sugar Spheres
with two-part molds
Chef Stephane Treand (Photograph )gold winner of the food network sugar challenge and the winning showpiece. Note the leaves cast with Showpeels™.
Demos
Be the center of attention with these all round classics. Spheres are excellent design elements for your showpiece bases, transitions points, and decorative accents. This demo will show you how easy it is to cast sugar or isomalt spheres.
All our sphere molds are designed as two-part molds for greater creative control. Both the 1” and 1.5”sphere molds are self locking. Press them firmly together to seal.
Color your sugar/Isomalt as needed; use a lot of color if you encapsulating (see demo), or use a small amount of color for a crystal like finish. Sugar shrinks as it cools, so remember to top your mold off as it is cooling.
When your mold is cool to the touch, separate the two sides to reveal the castings.
When casting with our large two-piece molds, and secure them first with strong rubber bands (included). Because the molds are made of a firm silicone (GeoPress™), the two halves will not distort under the pressure of the bands.
A quick pass of the torch will melt any surface bubbles and dissolve the tiny seam line. Your spheres will look like glass!
To remove the casting nub (pouring gate) at the top of the sphere, simply chip it off with a sharp knife.
Carefully remove the spheres. Notice how the different saturation of color effects the way light reflects in the spheres.
Once the mold is securely banded, it is ready to be filled with Isomalt (2.5” sphere mold shown). Helpful Tip: Pour your sugar as cool as possible in order to prevent the sugar from continuing to boil inside the mold. Remember, silicone insulates heat.
After the mold is cool to the touch, separate the two sides to reveal your handy work.
It will be necessary to flex and push the sphere out from the back. Make sure you are ready to catch it when it pops out!
A quick pass of the torch will smooth out surface bubbles. The small seam line will not be visible after torching.
Viola, a crystal like finish! Now that you have learned about basic casting, click on our encapsulation demo, to see how to encase another shape or color inside of a larger sphere.
Quickly torch the Isomalt/sugar to remove any surface bubbles. Note: The interior of the molds are gloss smooth. It is the air within the boiling sugar that deposits micro bubbles on the surface of the spheres.
Once cooled, a quick flip and the Isomalt pops right out.
All of our molds offer double duty. Both a perfect half round and full sphere can be made in the same mold. Here, one half of the four-inch sphere mold is filled. (These large half rounds are perfect for small showpiece bases.) Fill the mold to the desired level and set aside to cool.
Sizes
1” Sphere Mold - Self Locking With this sphere mold, you can make nine 1" diameter spheres at once. All of these molds are made with firm food grade silicone. This lets them hold their shape and last longer.These specially designed molds are self-locking= no banding.
1.5” Sphere Mold - Self Locking This sphere mold allows you to make four 1.5” diameter spheres at once. Perfect for encapsulating a 1" sphere inside. This interlocking mold design registers so tightly, only a small seam line is visible.
2” Sphere Mold - With this mold, you can make two, 2" diameter spheres at once. Perfect for quick amenities and showpieces! Banding recommended. Thanks to the firm silicone your sphere won’t compress. Perfect spheres everytime.
4 in Sphere Mold food grade silicone 4” Sphere Mold Create a 4" diameter sphere with this jumbo mold. This versatile mold is perfect for all kinds of fancy tricks…Visit our encapsulation demo.
2.5” Sphere Mold-Great for encapsulation, amenities and showpiece work, with this mold, you can make two, 2.5" diameter spheres at once. Remember: This mold holds a large volume of sugar and silicone insulates heat. Pour cool to reduce bubbles.
Stephane Treand demonstrates how to use Showpeels to add texture to sugar and create a sugar showpieces.

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