Patent Publication Number: US-2010119660-A1

Title: Chocolate With Flavor Cell Received Therein And Method For Making The Same

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a chocolate, more specifically relates to a method of making chocolate with an embedded flavor cell. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A conventional method for making a chocolate with wine enclosed therein is disclosed in  FIG. 5  and generally includes a mold with a concavity  1  and liquid chocolate is applied on the surface of the concavity  1  so as to form a chocolate layer  2  with an open top  3  when the liquid chocolate is solidified. A pre-set amount of wine  4  is poured into the concavity  1  and another chocolate layer is used to seal the open top  3 . 
     However, there are some shortcomings for the conventional method and which are:
         1. It is difficult for the liquid chocolate to stay on the inclined surface of the concavity  1  and the liquid chocolate will flow toward the bottom of the concavity  1 . Therefore, the manufacturers have to apply the liquid chocolate layer by layer gradually and this requires a lot of time.   2. The sealing of the open top  3  is crucial for the chocolate and difficult to achieve. If the sealing is incomplete, the flavor of the wine will be gone and the wine may leak out or be contaminated.   3. In order to have a perfect sealing, the choices for the shape of the chocolate is limited and cannot have sophisticated, outer appearances.       

     The present invention intends to provide a chocolate with a flavor cell and a method for making the same, the flavor cell is made from edible material and the flavor substance can be well sealed within the cell. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a method for making a chocolate with embedded flavor cell and the method comprises the following steps:
         step 1: preparing a flavor cell: sealing an amount of flavor substance in a cell so as to form a flavor cell;   step 2: melting chocolate material: melting chocolate material and pouring the melted chocolate material into a mold;   step 3: immersing the flavor cell into the melting chocolate material, and   step 4: cooling and solidifying the melted chocolate material and removing the solidified chocolate from the concavity.       

     The primary object of the present invention is to provide a chocolate which includes a flavor cell in which filling material such as wine is received. The flavor cell is enclosed by chocolate and the flavor is not lost. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for making a chocolate with a flavor cell received therein and the method effectively improves the shortcomings of the conventional method and increases the taste of the chocolate. 
     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a method for making a chocolate with a flavor cell received therein wherein the method is simple and can be made quickly. The outer appearance of the chocolate can be varied without restriction. 
     The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows the steps of the method of the present invention for making the chocolate with a flavor cell received therein; 
         FIG. 2  is a cross sectional view to show the chocolate made by the method of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  shows another embodiment of the flavor cell of the chocolate of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  shows yet another embodiment of the flavor cell of the chocolate of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a cross sectional view to show the first step of the conventional method for making the chocolate with wine received therein, and 
         FIG. 6  shows the cross sectional view of the chocolate with wine received therein made by the conventional method. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the method of the present invention for making a chocolate with an embedded flavor cell  31  comprises the following steps:
         step 1: sealing an amount of flavor substance  11  in a shell  21  so as to form a flavor cell  31  (shown as “preparing a flavor cell” in  FIG. 1 ). The shell  21  is made from any suitable edible material, including chocolate. The shell  21  encloses the flavor substance  11  perfectly and does not leak,   step 2: melting chocolate material  41  and pouring the melted chocolate material  41  into a concavity  52  in a mold  51 . The chocolate material  41  is melted for a time period depending on the mount of the chocolate material  41 . Large amount of chocolate may be melted for a longer time period,   step 3: the flavor cell  31  is immersed into the melted chocolate material  41  in the concavity  52  (shown as “merging the flavor cell” in  FIG. 1 ) such that the flavor cell  31  is completely enclosed by the melted chocolate material  41 .   step 4: cooling and solidifying the melted chocolate material  41  and removing the solidified chocolate from the concavity  52 .       

     The chocolate can have different shapes of flavor cell  31  such as the shell  21  is an oval shell, the shell  21 B is a circular oval shell or the shell  21 C is a tubular shell and two ends  22  of the shell  21 C are sealed. The flavor substance  11  can be wine, jelly, fruit vinegar, or any other desirable material. 
     The chocolate made by the method of the present invention includes the following features:
         1. The flavor substance  11  can be completely enclosed in the shell  21  and ensured that the flavor of the flavor substance  11  does not changed or lose before or after the chocolate is done.   2. The shell  21  is perfectly sealed to avoid the flavor substance  11  from changing such that the taste of the chocolate is enhanced.   3. When the user bites the flavor cell  31 , the fresh flavor substance  11  spreads in the user&#39;s mouth and the user can enjoy the best flavor of the flavor substance  11  together with the chocolate material  41 .   4. Due to the perfect seal of the shell  21 , the flavor substance  11  such as wine can be sealed in the shell  21  within a short time and this saves the time for making the chocolate and keeps the flavor of the wine.   5. It is easy to make the chocolate with the flavor cell  31  received therein by simply merging the flavor cell  31  into the melted chocolate material  41 . The shape of the chocolate and the flavor cell  31  can be modified as needed.       

     While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.