Waffle cone chocolate coater and coating method

A cone coating machine, comprising:

• a basin configured to contain a liquid, the basin including a lower interior surface;
• and
• a fountain assembly disposed within the basin, the fountain assembly comprising:
• a tube having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end proximate the lower interior surface of the basin;
• and
• a nozzle coupled to the upper end of the tube, wherein the nozzle includes a plurality of coating outlets, further wherein the cone coating machine is configured to recirculate a coating material from the basin through the plurality of coating outlets and return the coating material to the basin.

A waffle cone coating nozzle assembly, comprising:

• a nozzle comprising:
• an annular sidewall defining a plurality of side coating outlets;
• an upper surface defining at least one upper coating outlet;
• a central channel fluidly coupled to the plurality of side coating outlets;
• a plurality of side channels that fluidly couple the side coating outlets to at least one central channel, wherein the plurality of side coating outlets are positioned higher than an interior end of the plurality of side channels;
• and
• a flange coupled with a bottom surface of the nozzle, the flange having a diameter greater than a diameter of the nozzle.