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Treat designers fulfill their customers’ sweet dreams

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    Darci Kiyonaga, founder and chief candy designer and creator at Lavaroks LLC, examines a log of candy that will be pulled, stretched and cut to reveal a panda face that runs through each piece of candy.
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    Darci Kiyonaga commonly creates candies with one or two letters in the design, but more detailed lettering also is possible, as with this design created for the a wedding.
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    This Despicable Me-inspired design is one of many that shows the level of detail that is possible with custom orders by Lavaroks’ Darci Kiyonaga.
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    This Hello Kitty-inspired design is one of many that shows the level of detail that is possible with custom orders by Lavaroks’ Darci Kiyonaga.
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    Lavaroks owner Darci Kiyonaga displays the two sizes of glass jars that are among the packaging options the company offers for favor-sized servings of the handmade candies.
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    Sugar mixture in various colors is built into a design and wrapped in an outer layer of the same mixture and measures on average 4 inches in diameter, before it is pulled, stretched and cut into individual candies.
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    Lavaroks' finished pineapple candies, measuring about a quarter-inch in diameter. The flavoring agents Lavaroks maker Darci Kiyonaga uses are clear, so candies with a pineapple motif could be made with a completely different flavor.
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    The finished panda candies made by Lavaroks LLC.

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