the mud bath consists of a stainless steel slim bowl complete with heating element and they, the teflon covered mud wrestling marionettes, are constantly writhing and squirming; keeping the melted chocolate in a steady state of motion circulating the gentle heat melting the creamy confection.

the puppets themselves are worked from above by a mechanical contraption that plays with their wires to jerk and twist their little limbs in and out of the chocolate sauce like a bizarre game of twister; splashing merrily and comically falling about all over each other.

mind you, the working prototype is a beggar to untangle the wires afterwards and don’t forget to bring your own strawberries…