Chocolate Fans

Unless you are a chocolatier by profession, producing perfect and consistent chocolate fans, or ruffles, as they are also called, requires practice and patience — and, regardless of your skill level, the right weather. The latter, of course, is not a concern if you have a temperature-controlled work area (keep it around 68°F/20°C), but if not, try to make these on a cool day. Working with chocolate when the temperature is over 90°F (32°C) or in high humidity is not only time-consumin