Coated chocolate confection with improved dye acceptance
OwnerAlexander Vigneriinventor
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Abstract
A chocolate confection has a coated surface that has a coarse sugar coating formed from one or more layers of a first solution having a first sugar to water ratio and a finish sugar coating applied over the coarse sugar coating and formed from one or more layers of a second solution having a second sugar to water ratio. The first sugar to water ratio is less than half water by weight and the second sugar to water ratio is more than half water by weight. There is at least one edible dye marking adapted for application to the finish sugar coating.
Claims18
A chocolate confection having a coated surface that has a coarse sugar coating formed from one or more layers of a first solution having a first sugar to water ratio and at least one edible dye adapted for application to the finish sugar coating.
A method for coating a chocolate confection, the method comprising:
- sealing the surface of the chocolate confection with a binding agent;
- applying a first coating solution to the sealed surface in one or more rough sugar layers, wherein the weight of sugar exceeds the weight of water in the first coating solution;
- sprinkling dry sugar onto the chocolate confection having the first applied coating solution;
- applying a second, finish coating sugar solution over the rough sugar layers on the surface in one or more layers;
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- air-drying the coated chocolate confection.
A method for forming a decorative chocolate confection, the method comprising:
- forming a chocolate confection;
- sealing the surface of the chocolate confection by applying a binding agent;
- applying a first coating solution to the sealed surface in one or more rough sugar layers, wherein the weight of sugar exceeds the weight of water in the first coating solution, and drying the one or more rough sugar layers;
- applying, to the one or more rough sugar layers, a second, finish coating solution in one or more finishing layers, wherein the weight of water exceeds the weight of sugar in the second coating solution;
- drying the finish coating;
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- writing upon the dried finish coating using an edible dye.
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