Tempered chocolate with Mycryo cocoa butter – decorations
Tempered chocolate with Mycryo cocoa butter – decorations is a intermediate French recipe that serves 8. 312 calories per serving. Recipe by Chef Sylvain - Long live pastry! on YouTube.
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 1 hr | Total: 1 hr 35 min
Cost: $22.00 total, $2.75 per serving
Ingredients
- 500 g 70% cocoa dark chocolate (cut into pieces)
- 50 g Mycryo cocoa butter (frozen, 100% cocoa butter)
- 1 feuille Decorative chocolate transfer sheet (about 30×30 cm, cocoa butter pattern printed)
- 1 feuille Rhodoid sheet (for forming chocolate water droplets)
Instructions
Melt the chocolate
Place the chocolate pieces in the heat‑proof bowl and melt them over a bain‑marie, stirring gently until reaching 40‑45 °C.
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 40-45°C
Cool the chocolate to 34‑35 °C
Remove the bowl from the bain‑marie and continue stirring the chocolate, allowing it to cool to 34‑35 °C (for dark chocolate).
Time: PT5M
Temperature: 34-35°C
Incorporate the Mycryo cocoa butter
Add the frozen Mycryo cocoa butter to the chocolate and mix for a few minutes until you obtain an airy and smooth texture.
Time: PT5M
Temperature: 34-35°C
Bring down to working temperature
Let the chocolate stabilize at 31‑32 °C, the ideal temperature for working with dark chocolate.
Time: PT5M
Temperature: 31-32°C
Pour the chocolate onto the transfer sheet
Place the tempered chocolate on the decorative transfer sheet and spread it with the offset spatula while keeping the temperature between 31‑32 °C.
Time: PT10M
Temperature: 31-32°C
Cut the shapes and let set
When the chocolate has slightly set (semi‑firm), use a round cookie cutter or a knife to cut circles, squares or triangles. Let the shapes harden completely before removing them.
Time: PT15M
Make chocolate water droplets
On the rhodoid sheet, spread a strip of tempered chocolate, draw thin lines with a serrated‑tip knife, let them set slightly, then fold and seal the ends by gently pressing. Let cool completely before removing.
Time: PT10M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 312
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 30 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
Dietary info: Vegetarian, Gluten‑free, Dairy‑free (if pure dark chocolate), low-calorie
Allergens: Cocoa, Soy (present in some industrial chocolates)
Last updated: March 13, 2026






