Chocolate product guide | Henley Bridge

Grand designs
Creating beautiful designs on your chocolate bars
doesn’t need to be an expensive part of the process.
Here are our top tips and some surprising tools
of the trade to make your next creation beautiful!
Toothbrush
Using a brand new toothbrush (strictly for chocolate) dip
the toothbrush into a little cocoa butter then use a knife to
run down the bristles to create a fine, flecked look.
Sponges
Using a range of different textured sponges can create
amazing looks. Simply dab into coloured cocoa butter then
press into your moulds. This technique can also be used
to build up multiple colours. Let the first colour set before
adding the next one.
Gloved finger
Using your fingers to create a smeared effect.
As with sponges, this technique can be used to build up
eye-catching layers of different colours.
Toothbrush technique into the mould
Piping bags
We can also pipe in different designs, for example
alternate chocolate lines.
Brushes
Brushes are a great way to create brush lines and smeared
effects. Experiment with different brush widths for a variety
of effects.
Airbrush
Using an airbrush or a spray gun will give you a clean
solid colour effect. Spraying only one end of the mould
will create an ombre effect.
Toothbrush technique directly onto bars
A bit on the side
For restaurant/pub customers who may
not have room for dessert, why not offer
the option of coffee with a couple
of handmade chocolates?
You could upsell further by making
it a liqueur coffee.
Paintbrush technique
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