Chocolate fountain

choc-fount

Just in case the guests were not getting enough calories at the pancake party, there was a chocolate fountain.  It took some time to get going, with broken pieces of high cocoa chocolate fed into a tray at the bottom.  Eventually there was a smooth continuous flow of chocolate from the top over the curved sides of the layers below.  There were strawberries and pineapple chunks to dip into the chocolate.  It was quite delicious, and not nearly as sinful as it looked, since the chocolate on each piece of fruit only amounted to a thin layer.  It was a good party piece, with guests gathered round it and chatting as they helped themselves.