JP3010451B2 - Decorative chocolate with printed pattern and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative chocolate having a printed pattern and a method for producing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, a method for producing multicolor decorative chocolate having various printed patterns is well known, and at present, this kind of chocolate has been commercialized and is on the market in large numbers. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-58850 discloses a method for producing a chocolate confection with a printed pattern. In this production method, screen printing is performed on a smooth plate surface using an ink material mainly composed of a colored solid fat or oil. After application, a sink mold of an arbitrary shape is placed on the plate surface, a melted chocolate material is poured into the sink mold, and after solidification, the sink mold is removed to obtain a chocolate candy with a printed pattern.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional manufacturing method, since printing is performed using an ink material containing solid oil or fat as a main component, handling such as temperature adjustment at the time of printing is troublesome as an ink material, and the printability is poor. was there.

[0004] As another manufacturing method, there is a method of printing using a water-soluble ink material which is easy to handle and has good printability. However, due to a temperature difference between a flow mold and a chocolate material, the chocolate material is printed. There is a drawback that the contained water flows out together with the ink material, and a good printed pattern cannot be obtained. Also, the surface of the cake to be decorated by placing the chocolate candy with print pattern,
In recent years, chocolate confectionery that has a good printed pattern even when a water-soluble ink material is used has been strongly desired since it has been replaced with a fresh cream containing much water.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a decorative chocolate in which various printed patterns do not flow out due to moisture.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for easily and reliably producing decorative chocolate in which various printed patterns do not flow out due to moisture.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned object, and its gist is to form a water-resistant coating mainly composed of fats and oils on a chocolate surface having a printed pattern. The feature is decorative chocolate with a printed pattern.

The gist of the present invention is that a first step of forming a water-resistant coating on the upper surface of a first mold, a second step of printing various patterns on the surface of the water-resistant coating, A third step of placing a bottomless second molding die around the periphery including the printed pattern and filling the mold with a chocolate material in a fluid state; and a fourth step of cooling and solidifying the chocolate material. ,
And a fifth step of removing the mold from the mold.

Here, as the oils and fats forming the water-resistant coating, various known solid oils and fats and emulsions containing these solid oils and fats as main components are desirable as the product surface coating, but are not limited as long as they exhibit water resistance. The solid fat preferably has a lower melting point than the chocolate material.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A method for producing a decorative chocolate having a printed pattern according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1A to 1E schematically show each step as an embodiment of the method for producing a decorative chocolate having a printed pattern according to the present invention.

First, an edible water-resistant coating 2 is formed on a flat plate 1 as a mold made of a rigid material such as a metal or a plastic by using an emulsion mainly composed of various known solid fats such as refined coconut oil and palm oil. After being applied and solidified (see FIG. 1 (a)), a printing pattern 3 is applied to the water-resistant coating 2 by silk printing or the like (see FIG. 1 (b)). A bottomless mold 4 made of plastic or the like is placed (see FIG. 1C), and a fluid brown chocolate material 5 having a temperature of about 26 to 32 ° C. is placed in the mold 4. Fill from 4 And a solidifying device (not shown), for example, about 4 to 7 ° C.
Cooled and solidified by a cooling tunnel (not shown) or the like (see FIG. 1 (d)) kept, and the chocolate material 5 is extracted from the flat plate 1 and the mold 4 to obtain a decorative chocolate product 6 with a printed pattern (FIG. 1). (E)). In addition, according to the experiment of the applicant, it was found that the water-resistant coating 2 and the printed pattern 3 were transferred to the chocolate material 5 when the chocolate material 5 was extracted. It is considered that the water-resistant coating 2 and the printed pattern 3 are slightly melted and adhere to the chocolate material 5 depending on the temperature of the chocolate material 5 to be filled.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the decorative chocolate product 6 with a printed pattern obtained from the manufacturing process of FIGS. 1A to 1E. From this figure and the above manufacturing process, the product 6 is a brown chocolate material. 5, an elephant 8 composed of a printed pattern 3 provided substantially at the center of the disk 7 and a water-resistant coating 2 formed thereon.

Here, in this embodiment, the printing pattern is formed by silk printing, which is a kind of screen printing method, but is not limited to this, and other screen printing may be used. As an ink material used for printing, a water-soluble, non-toxic, mud-like or cream-like edible ink or the like dissolved and colored in a printable manner is used. For example, thickening stabilizers,
Contains sucrose fatty acid ester, propylene glycol, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, food yellow No. 4 lake, food yellow No. 5 lake, water, glycerin fatty acid ester, vegetable hardened oil, and silicone resin (antifoaming agent). O / W emulsion ink, which disperses together with a colorant / emulsifier and is easily soluble in water, vegetable hardened oil, beeswax, glycerin fatty acid ester, lecithin, medium-chain fatty acid triglyceride, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, edible yellow 4 No. rake, edible yellow No. 5 rake and water,
A W / O emulsion ink which becomes oil-based as a whole, is dispersed together with a colorant / emulsifier, and becomes sparingly soluble in water is considered. Further, when a large number of colors are required for this printing, the colors are printed one by one as in the case of general multicolor printing, but at this time, after the first printing ink is solidified or dried, the next printing is performed. It is advisable to repeat the operation of overprinting with the ink of the color.

[0015] The above-mentioned molding dies, namely the flat plate and the mold,
It is desirable to preheat to the same temperature as the temperature of the fluid chocolate to be filled. Thereby, a temperature difference between the inside and the outside of the mold does not occur, so that a chocolate product having a smooth surface with good color and luster can be obtained.

[0016]

As described above, since the decorative chocolate with a printed pattern of the present invention has a water-resistant coating, it can waterproof the printed pattern on the surface of the chocolate from this moisture even when used for other foods having a high moisture content. It is used for cakes having a creamy surface, and when the cake is frozen, it is also waterproof against moisture generated from fresh cream.

Further, according to the production method of the present invention, since the water-resistant coating is formed to cover the printed pattern, even if the aqueous ink material is used, the ink material flows out together with the water generated during the production. The decorative chocolate product with the printed pattern can be manufactured easily and reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 (a) to 1 (e) are views schematically showing each step of a production method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an overall perspective view of a decorative chocolate with a printed pattern obtained in the manufacturing process shown in FIG.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A decorative chocolate with a printed pattern, wherein a water-resistant coating mainly composed of oils and fats is formed on the surface of a chocolate having a printed pattern. 2. A first step of forming a water-resistant coating on an upper surface of a first mold, a second step of printing various patterns on the surface of the water-resistant coating, and a surrounding area including the printed pattern. A third step of placing a bottomless second mold on the mold, filling the mold with a chocolate material in a fluid state, a fourth step of cooling and solidifying the chocolate material, and a mold of the mold. 5. A method for producing a decorative chocolate with a printed pattern, comprising: a fifth step of punching.