Patent ID: 8334005

Claim:
A method for the continuous production of sandwich or non-sandwich baked goods comprising: a) conveying a bottom base cake in a direction from upstream of a die aperture to downstream of the die aperture, the bottom base cake having a leading edge and a trailing edge which are relative to the direction of conveying of the bottom base cake, b) detecting a position of the base cake, c) extruding a filler through the die aperture to form a ribbon having a leading edge which is relative to the direction of conveying of the bottom base cake, said extruding being in response to the detection of the position of the bottom base cake, d) depositing the ribbon onto the bottom base cake so that the leading edge of the ribbon is at or near the leading edge of the bottom base cake, and e) severing the ribbon to form a laminate of the filler on the bottom base cake, wherein when the ribbon is severed further flow of the filler through the die aperture is prevented until the next bottom base cake is detected and the die aperture is opened to allow filler to be deposited on said next bottom base cake, and wherein the ribbon is severed and the flow of filler is prevented by a guillotine knife or blade.