Tempered Chocolate Décor

Using Tempered Chocolate, which will harden, rather than melted chocolate for piping enables the confectioner or pastry chef to pipe designs onto parchment paper, allow them to set firm, and then remove them from the paper and place them as desired on finished products for ornamentation and garnish. Because the piped details will become rigid once set, they can be made ahead and stored for later use. In addition, tempered chocolate designs can be used for numerous décor effects, as they do not have to lie flat. When piping tempered chocolate, use a small parchment cone, because the chocolate can easily harden in the cone if the environment is cool.