20130259980 | Method For Forming A Flavored Confectionery Treat - A method and apparatus is provided for adding a uniform amount of a confectionery flavor to an ice cream based confectionery treat. A flavor rod is either formed from compressed pieces of a confectionery flavor formed into a rod or from adhering a confectionery flavor to a rod shaped food item. The flavor rod is then placed into an ice cream receptacle such that the flavor rod is orthogonally aligned with a plane formed by a threshold of the receptacle. Ice cream is then dispensed around the flavor rod to form an ice cream based confectionery treat with a confectionery flavor disbursed through the interior of the ice cream. The flavor rod provides both a guide for forming the treat and support for the ice cream such that the ice cream is vertically straight and does not fall from the receptacle. | 10-03-2013 |