Use trays with the shapes you'd like. There are specially-made chocolate trays, but any mold will do.
You can also try cookie cutters on aluminum foil as opposed to trays.
Most any kind of chocolate, when melted and tempered properly, can be molded. Do not use cooking chocolate, it's not the greatest for eating.
The chocolate was a brown waterfall melting down the rock :)
Melting the chocolate chips was harder than she thought. The snow is melting.
bain- marie
To prevent thinning chocolate when melting it for baking or candy making, use low heat, stir constantly, and avoid adding any liquid to the chocolate.
To use a double boiler for melting chocolate, fill the bottom pot with water and bring it to a simmer. Place the top pot with the chocolate on top of the bottom pot. Stir the chocolate occasionally until it melts evenly. Be careful not to let any water get into the chocolate, as it can cause it to seize.
The best method for melting chocolate without using coconut oil is to use a double boiler or a microwave.
milk chocolate is the best
There are many kinds of chocolate one can use to make dipping chocolate. One can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate to make dipping chocolate.
milky chocolate
Gourmet semi-sweet chocolate or white chocolate
You will almost never make chocolate from the cacao bean - that is a commercial process. What you should use when making something that contains depends on what kind of chocolate you are starting with. If you are going to bake a chocolate cookie, and oven is best, but some kinds can be make in a microwave. If you are melting chocolate to use in an icing, or as a topping on ice cream, doing so with water in a double boiler is probably best, but again, some forms of chocolate can be softened or liquefied in a microwave.