How to make a chocolate hoop | by William Curley

16 May 2014
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Fancy yourself as the next world-famous pastry chef? Get the skills with this chocolate hoop ‘how to’ from master patissier and chocolatier, William Curley…

Cut out a rectangle of acetate to the required size. Pipe fine lines of chocolate across the length of the acetate, ensuring that you have a margin of 1cm (½ inch) on the left-hand side. Join the lines together with chocolate at the left-hand side.

Create a hoop with the acetate ensuring that the right-hand side of the acetate pushes into the join on the chocolate lines. Place into a 5cm (2 inch) ring mould to set.

For a 3-line hoop: cut the acetate to 4 x 16cm (1½ x 6¼ inches) and pipe 3 fine lines across the length.

For a 7-line hoop: cut the acetate to 8 x 16cm (3¼ x 6¼ inches) and pipe 7 fine lines across the length.

Patisserie by William and Suzue Curley, £40 Jacqui Small