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CHOCOLATE
Big Finish
Sometimes just adding a little visual appeal—and putting in just a few extra minutes of time—could pay off in big profits. For pastry chef Darci Rochau, owner of Simply Sweet by Darci in Albuquerque, NM, simple chocolate finishings on plated desserts turn an everyday piece into a top-tier dessert. “People eat with their eyes,” Rochau says. “When they see a fun, frilly finishing on top of their dessert, their eye automatically goes for it, and it’s like, ‘Oh I have to have it.’” The trick to making your chocolate pieces cost-effective is to make large batches at a time. “You make 20 or 30 pieces at a time, so you’re not constantly making pieces every day.” She suggests dedicating a specific day and time to creating chocolate pieces, and incorporating into your production schedule. Here, Rochau shares some quick tips to create one of her favorite—and easiest—finishing chocolate pieces. First, you want to start with a piece of acetate. This is a transparent sheet that is used for overhead projectors; it’s readily available at office supply stores and other retailers. The great thing about acetate is that it gives well-tempered chocolate that glossy finish. “The acetate gives it a nice, shiny finish, and you have more visual appeal to those extra finishing touches,” Rochau says. Ladle the melted, tempered chocolate directly onto the center of the paper; then spread it around with an offset spatula until it is about 1/8” thick on the sheet. Let the chocolate semi-set: You don’t want it to get completely hard, but it should be pliable. Touch a small area with your finger to test it. When pliable, run a pizza cutter through the chocolate, starting at one corner, to make “pizza slices” all the way across. Then take a
A beautiful, delicate chocolate finishing piece can upscale a dessert.
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For chocolate finishings, use dark chocolate – it’s the most durable.
corner and roll up the paper into a tube and let set for about 20-30 minutes. Once it’s set, take an end of the acetate and just lightly pull it off. “All of a sudden, you have all these beautiful spiral triangles,” Rochau says. Once you master the basic triangle shape, you can get creative and use cookie cutters to create a host of different shapes and designs. “You can cut anything—or even score it with a knife in any different direction,” she says. By adding a chocolate finishing, you could mark up the price of your pastries and desserts by as much as $2 or $3. And the work involved, when done efficiently, can only cost you cents for a beautiful, delicate finishing touch. JOANIE SPENCER
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Editor's Note - You Spoke. We Listened.
Contents
Industry News - News Bites
Industry News - AB Mauri Fleischmann’s Raising Prices
Industry News - Unifine UK Wins Award
Industry News - Caravan Adds to Category Management Group
Breadwinners - Raisins with a Twist
Breadwinners - Team USA Profile
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Unique Cupcake Varieties
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Community Word of Mouth
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Quality and Efficiency
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Butcher Block Bread
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Danish in a Donut Shop
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Cake Town
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Gourmet Donuts
Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Creative Packaging
Design of the Times - Inspired by Flavor
Bakery Biz Tips - sugarreform
Chocolate - Big Finish
The Baking Channel - Graeter’s Schnecken
The Baking Channel - Cake Crumble Topping
The Baking Channel - Glazes and Icings
The Baking Channel - Thanksgiving Mum Cupcakes
The Baking Channel - NFL Cupcakes
The Baking Channel - Donut Varieties
Profile - Get Back To Scratch Winner: More than a Mixer
Foodservice Innovations - Innovative Sandwich Breads
Consumer Purchasing - Holiday Planner: King Cake Season
What's for Dessert?
To Their Health
Equipment Technology - Mini Ovens Provide Efficiency and Quality
Liquid Assets - Steep Outside the Box
Featured Products
Product Showcase
Marketplace Network
Ad Index
Baker's Dozen
Panaderia - Novembre, 2011
Carta De Introduccion - El Poder de la Región Central
Introductory Letter - Midwest Might
Pan Y Panaderia - El Aumento de Panes Especializados
Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Pasteles para Días de Fiesta
Productos - Productos Destacados De Trigal Dorado
Tendencias del Comercio Minorista
Perfiles - El Rey
Perfiles - Jiménez/La Perla Tapatía
Perfiles - Cermak Fresh Market
Perfiles - Azteca Bakery
Tendencias Del Consumido - Hispanos por Origen
Calendario De Dias Festivos
Formulas
Bread & Baking - Rise of Specialty Breads
Cakes & Decorating - Holiday Cakes
Consumer Trends - Hispanics by Origin
Trends in Retail
Profiles - El Rey
Profiles - Jimenez/La Perla Tapatia
Profiles - Cermak Fresh Market
Profiles - Azteca Bakery
Calendar
Products - Featured Products from Trigal Dorado
Formulas
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bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Editor's Note - You Spoke. We Listened.
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Contents
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 7
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Industry News - News Bites
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 9
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Industry News - Unifine UK Wins Award
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bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Industry News - Caravan Adds to Category Management Group
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bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Breadwinners - Raisins with a Twist
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bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Breadwinners - Team USA Profile
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 19
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Community Word of Mouth
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Butcher Block Bread
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Cake Town
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Discovering America's Bakeries - Dawn Food Products - Creative Packaging
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Design of the Times - Inspired by Flavor
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 25
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 26
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 27
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Bakery Biz Tips - sugarreform
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 29
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Chocolate - Big Finish
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 31
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - The Baking Channel - Donut Varieties
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Profile - Get Back To Scratch Winner: More than a Mixer
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Foodservice Innovations - Innovative Sandwich Breads
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 35
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Consumer Purchasing - Holiday Planner: King Cake Season
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 37
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 38
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 39
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - What's for Dessert?
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bakingbuyer - November 2011 - To Their Health
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 50
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 51
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 52
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 53
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 54
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 55
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Equipment Technology - Mini Ovens Provide Efficiency and Quality
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 57
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Liquid Assets - Steep Outside the Box
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 59
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Featured Products
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 61
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 62
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Product Showcase
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Marketplace Network
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Ad Index
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Baker's Dozen
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 67
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - 68
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bakingbuyer - November 2011 - bb2
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Panaderia - Novembre, 2011
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -2
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Carta De Introduccion - El Poder de la Región Central
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Introductory Letter - Midwest Might
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -5
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Pan Y Panaderia - El Aumento de Panes Especializados
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -7
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -8
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -9
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Pasteles Y Decoraciones - Pasteles para Días de Fiesta
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -11
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -12
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -13
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Productos - Productos Destacados De Trigal Dorado
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -15
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Tendencias del Comercio Minorista
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -17
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -18
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -19
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Perfiles - El Rey
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -21
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Perfiles - Jiménez/La Perla Tapatía
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -23
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Perfiles - Cermak Fresh Market
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -25
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Perfiles - Azteca Bakery
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -27
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Tendencias Del Consumido - Hispanos por Origen
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -29
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Calendario De Dias Festivos
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -31
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Formulas
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Bread & Baking - Rise of Specialty Breads
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -34
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -35
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Cakes & Decorating - Holiday Cakes
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -37
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -38
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Consumer Trends - Hispanics by Origin
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Trends in Retail
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -41
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Profiles - El Rey
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -43
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Profiles - Jimenez/La Perla Tapatia
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -45
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Profiles - Cermak Fresh Market
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Profiles - Azteca Bakery
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Calendar
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -49
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Products - Featured Products from Trigal Dorado
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - Formulas
bakingbuyer - November 2011 - PAN -52
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