Patent ID: 8273399
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: A23G,A23P

Abstract:
1. A process for making a coated frozen confection, the process comprising: (a) forming two sheets of coating material comprising particles having a size of at least 1 mm and a binder comprising an aqueous solution of sweeteners, wherein said binder has a solids content of 60% to 95% based on the total weight of binder and has a Brix value of 70 to 90°, and wherein the sheets have a thickness of 3-6 mm and edges; (b) extruding a plurality of strips of frozen confection onto the first sheet of coating material such that there are gaps between the strips and at the edges of the first sheet; (c) placing the second sheet of coating material on top of the plurality of strips of frozen confection and the first sheet; (d) shaping the second sheet around each of the strips of frozen confection by passing the coating sheets and strips of frozen confection through a shaping roller having concaved grooves that are separated by ridges, said grooves having a depth corresponding to the height of each of the frozen confection strips together with the thickness of the two coating sheets and a width corresponding to the width of each of the frozen confection strips together with half the gap on either side of the strip thereby pressing the second sheet onto the first sheet so that the top and bottom sheets are welded together to form a continuous coating on each strip of frozen confection.