Hello Everyone,
I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for his or her help on October 31, 2019 for the Candies and Bonbon class of chocolate bark. We produced all the chocolate barks successfully. I would like to also Thank Michelle Mai who was our Steward for making sure we had all the ingredients before we started our production. Here is the recap of a wonderful day.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image.png)
Chef Diane’s demonstration of Lemon curd
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-1.png)
Double boiling method
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-2.png)
Slowly stirring the mixture
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-3.png)
Whipping butter to get the finish product
Tempering Chocolate: Demo by Professor Hoffman
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-4.png)
Mixing and melting chocolate before tempering
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-5.png)
Demonstrating the tabling method
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-6.png)
Final Product by Professor Hoffman
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-7.png)
Tempering chocolate using tabling method on the marble table
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-8.png)
Paper used for testing the chocolate
Milk Chocolate
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/word-image-9.png)
Milk Chocolate temperature 82°F – 86°F (28°C – 30°C)
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4833.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2.jpeg)
Tempering milk chocolate
Spicy Milk Chocolate Bark with Cherries
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4855.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-1.jpeg)
Mixing the tempered chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4885.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-2.jpeg)
Spreading cherries & chili powder
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4891.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-3.jpeg)
Final Product
Dark Chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4886.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-4.jpeg)
Dark Chocolate temperature 84°F – 89°F (29°C – 32°C)
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4858.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-5.jpeg)
Tempering dark chocolate
Dark Chocolate Ginger Bark
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4857.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-6.jpeg)
Mixing the tempered chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4860.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-7.jpeg)
Acetate Sheet with plastic wrap used to spread chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4879.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-8.jpeg)
Tapping the sheet tray to remove bubbles
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4892.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-9.jpeg)
Final Product
Chocolate Crispy Rice & Fruit Bark
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4866.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-10.jpeg)
Plastic Wrap used to spread chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4887.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-11.jpeg)
Mixing in the rice krispies
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4893.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-12.jpeg)
Spreading the chocolate on the sheet pan
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4897.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-13.jpeg)
Final Product
White Chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4904.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-14.jpeg)
White Chocolate temperature 79°F – 82°F (26°C – 28°C)
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4895.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-15.jpeg)
Tempering white chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4900.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-16.jpeg)
Due to the weather, the white chocolate took a very long time to get to the correct temperature. Different areas of the kitchen was used to get the chocolate to the correct temperature
White Chocolate Cranberry & Pistachio Bark Production
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4842.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-17.jpeg)
Pistachios to add to the final product
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4837.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-18.jpeg)
Melting chocolate in the microwave before tabling
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4907.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-19.jpeg)
Spreading the white chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4909.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-20.jpeg)
Final Product
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4921.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-21.jpeg)
Display of final barks
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4920.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-22.jpeg)
Costing of the product by each team
Candid Shots
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4861.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-23.jpeg)
Everyone enjoying tempering chocolate
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4890.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-24.jpeg)
Cleaning the marble table
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4912.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-25.jpeg)
Some helping with packaging
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4914.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-26.jpeg)
Some helping with the boxes
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4916.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-27.jpeg)
Not forgetting cleaning
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4915.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-28.jpeg)
Washing and sanitizing
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4838.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-29.jpeg)
Michelle the steward costing out the items for us
![E:\SCHOOL\SCHOOL WORK - CUNY\7th Semester - FALL 2019\HMGT 4977 - Candies & Bonbons\CHOCOLATE CLASS PICS\IMG_4898.JPG](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/candies-and-bonbons/files/2019/11/e-school-school-work-cuny-7th-semester-fall-2-30.jpeg)
Professor Hoffman helping us to finish our late day
Hope everyone enjoyed the day and photographs.