With the arrival of warmer weather, the pastry shop window changes. Alongside the classics, the spotlight shifts to fresh and light creations: summer single-serving desserts.
Parfaits, mousses, and gelato cakes take center stage, attracting customers seeking a complete sensory experience that begins with the eyes.
The real challenge for artisanal pastry shops and the confectionery industry is ensuring high-quality visual customization, capable of withstanding high temperatures and maintaining its beauty until consumed.
How? Here are some professional solutions and techniques from Lesepidado to enhance your seasonal desserts.
Velvet effect for semifreddo and mousse
The first impression of a summer dessert is visual. For desserts that require freezing temperatures—like gelato and parfaits—using specific products makes all the difference. Applying Velvet New, a cocoa butter-based spray, creates a very fine and elegant texture in just a few seconds.
The technical secret: the spray should only be applied to frozen surfaces. The instant thermal shock creates the characteristic micro-crystallization of the cocoa butter, giving a refined touch without weighing down the single-serving portion.
Light and brilliance: glazes and pearly details
Mirror glaze is ideal for coating single-serving desserts because it offers a glossy surface that enhances seasonal colors. For this reason, Lesepidado, together with Tommaso Foglia, has developed a ready-to-use Spray Glaze, which allows you to glaze surfaces with raised decorations using a thin layer of product, avoiding waste and speeding up the process.
For further decoration, you can use:
• gelatin diamonds (including pearlized ones), which enhance the dessert and maintain their consistency and shine even at freezing temperatures;
• a thin layer of pearlized edible powder, applied with the Lesepidado pump system or directly with a brush, sieve, etc., which creates elegant nuances on chocolate, ice cream, or sugar paste details, with a glittery effect.
Sugar paste resistant to heat and humidity
Heat and humidity can quickly compromise the stability of decorations, which is why Lesepidado developed Exotic Paste.
To prevent coverings or modeled subjects from sweating in the display case, it’s essential to use specific formulations resistant to hot and humid climates. Exotic Paste allows for thin, precise application, ensuring long-lasting stability even during transport.
Discover the full range of Lesepidado professional products: https://lesepidado.it/en/colorants-and-decorations/.
