Making chocolate coating
To get a chocolate with a shiny finish when making chocolate tiered-cakes, it has to undergo several stages of temperatures. Each type of chocolate is different. That is why you will find hereafter the stages. You melt chocolate in a. To cool it down it is better to work the chocolate with a metal spatula on a clean marble counter space.
| Dark chocolate | Milk chocolate | White chocolate |
| Heat to | 50°C | 40-45°C | 40°C |
| Reduce to | 29°C | 26°C | 26°C |
| Reheat to | 31°C | 29°C | 28°C |