Basic Confectionery Candle

In this lesson, we’ll make a confectionery-style candle. Watch the archived version - Open

What you’ll need:

1) Everything you use for a container candle: container wax, thermometer (preferably a probe thermometer), wick (wooden or cotton — we’re using cotton here), fragrance, etc.
2) Spoon.
3) Milk frother or hand mixer. For a single candle, a frother is convenient; for several candles, a mixer and a larger bowl work better.
4) Piping bag with tips, plus a plastic scraper/card.
5) Extra glass for whipping. You can use a disposable cup, but you won’t be able to reuse it. A glass can be reused: place it in hot water to melt the hardened wax and pour it out.
6) Silicone mold for “chocolate” pieces (decorations).

The wax has cooled — take a look at its consistency. After that, we start whipping it with the frother. During whipping, you may see that the wax does not reach a creamy state; in that case, let it cool a little more, then try again. Whip until the wax is neither liquid nor hard — so you have enough time to do the piping before the wax finally sets.

That’s it for the list; let’s move on to making.

As usual, we pour the candle, but this time we leave room for the décor. I poured the candle in advance, so we’ll go straight to the most interesting part — the décor.

When we have whipped the wax, we transfer it to the piping bag with a spoon.

Now carefully pipe the wax into the glass in a spiral. When we have made the “cap” on top, we can decorate it with the decorations — in my case, the “chocolates.” Carefully press the decorations into the wax. The candle is ready!

After pouring the candle I had wax left over; it needs to be heated again and left to start setting.

It is important to wait for a certain consistency of the wax, because if you whip it at a more liquid temperature, you won’t get a “cream”. The wax will not take on a creamy state, so don’t rush and wait until it cools.

First we prepare the “chocolate” pieces.

We pour the decorations using the molded-candle technique, with dyes. For small molds, it’s convenient to use a pipette. Pour, then leave them to set.