Chocolate Fountain

A chocolate fountain is a tiered metal device that, when in use, looks like a wedding cake with gourmet chocolate cascading from the top to the bottom. As the chocolate flows from tier to tier, fruit or any other skewered item that a person wants covered in chocolate fondue may be dipped into the flowing chocolate.

Chocolate fountains are used primarily at weddings, anniversaries, birthday parties or other big party events. Home chocolate fountains are also available for approximately 250.00. Chocolate fondue fountain rental fees vary in price depending on the size of the function, from 350.00 to 700.00 dollars. Chocolate fondue fountains may be purchased or rented from various catering outlets or from online companies, and serve parties large or small. Size of chocolate fondue fountains varies, and they may be pleasurable for two people or 300 may enjoy chocolate fountain.

Inside a chocolate fountain at its base is a chamber that holds multiple pounds of chocolate (depending on the size of the fountain model. The chamber could hold as little as 20 pounds or as much as 50 pounds.) The chocolate is kept warm by a heating mechanism in the chamber so that when the fountain is turned on a mechanism called an auger (a cylinder with a rotating device that forces the chocolate up) lifts the heated chocolate to the top of the cake. Chocolate cascades down the multiple tiers and is sucked back into the chamber to repeat the process. The type of chocolate used in a fountain is high quality chocolate. Higher quality chocolate used more cocoa butter, which adds to the creaminess and therefore easy flowing of the chocolate through the fountain.

Chocolate fountain recipes are suggestions for use of the chocolate fountain other than the traditional chocolate usage. One can add any number of things to the chocolate fountain chocolate to compliment the flowing chocolate. Alcohol, whip cream, finely chopped chocolate bits, or any other substance that goes well with chocolate and flows easily as to not damage or clog the fountain. These recipes may take into consideration the fruit or food being dipped in the chocolate fountain fondue.