I’ve heard and seen several different techniques - from a bar of chocolate being warmed slighlty and then using a vegetable peeler to “peel” curls from either the top or bottom of the bar for long curls and for shorter ones to use the sides of the bar, to melting chocolate and then spreading in a large cookie sheet until cooled and then using an icing spatula(or sometimes called an offset spatula) to make the curls.
And then here’s the method most professionals are familiar with: to take the blade of a sharp knife (held at an angle) or a dough cutter (held at an angle) and to push across the pan to make your curls. You can see a demonstration of this method done in a series of still shots at:http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/restaurant/t... And also at: http://www.chocolates-elrey.com/recipes/... chocolate. Chocolates-El Rey Company has a written explanation of the process along with a scrumptious recipe to make.
Temperature is critical - you don’t want the chocolate too warm or too cool - so it takes some working with to get it to the desired temperature you need to work with.
The following are some excellent examples of how to use chocolate curls as a cake decoration :
http://www.earlenescakes.com/curls.htm These cakes would be wonderful for any true chocoholic or as a Groom’s Cake at a wedding.
Let’s not forget that chocolate also comes in white - so see this beautiful design done in white chocolate http://www.earlenescakes.com/curlsnfants...
A stunning white chocolate curl confection from The Cake Box from Ireland which has a chocolate cake covered in white chocolate ganache with white chocolate curls placed vertically one right next to the other on each tier of cake. http://www.cakebox.ie/choccurls.html
This cake definitely deserves the name it is given by Lindt Chocolate at their site - behold “The Ultimate Chocolate Cake” at: http://www.lindt.com/mania/dr5.htm
Don’t lose patience with yourself if you don’t have perfect curls the first time - this is a learn able technique . So once you master the technique of doing this type of decoration your Chocolate Curls will definitely make your cake stand apart from the rest.
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