Apparatus for continuously molding chocolate products

An apparatus for continuously molding chocolate products comprising:

• a hollow substantially cylindrical rotary mold having an interior cavity and having at least one recess on a radial surface portion of said rotary mold, said recess having an opening and a surface area;
• a motor to impart rotational motion to said substantially cylindrical rotary mold;
• conduits leading to and from said interior cavity for connecting said interior cavity with a coolant source;
• a feeder for depositing liquid chocolate to said recess;
• a retaining/casting belt positioned to maintain said liquid chocolate within said recess and adapted for continuous motion in unison with said rotational motion of said rotary mold;
• wherein said opening has an area and the ratio of the surface area of the recess to the area of the opening is less than about 3:1, and
• wherein a sidewall of said recess makes an angle of greater than about 7 degrees with respect to a line perpendicular to said radial surface of said rotary mold.