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The Cocoa Corner – Chocolate Blog & Recipes
Welcome to The Cocoa Corner, your source for chocolate inspiration! Discover delicious chocolate recipes, expert baking tips, and behind-the-scenes stories from our York chocolate kitchen. Learn about ethical chocolate making, The Chocolate Dream initiative, and get creative with chocolate in new and exciting ways.
What You’ll Find Here
- Easy chocolate recipes for home bakers
- Expert tips for working with chocolate
- Stories from our sustainable cocoa journey
- Seasonal chocolate ideas and inspiration
- The latest chocolate news and trends
Dark Chocolate Balsamic Dressing Recipe
Ideal to serve with strawberries, rocket salads or to simply pour over salmon, our dark chocolate balsamic dressing recipe will compliment any BBQ delicacy. To get a copy of the recipe, click "continue reading".
Unveiling our rebranded gin-infused chocolate bars
To mark Gin and Tonic Day, we're delighted to unveil our rebranded range of gin-fused chocolate bars which includes a new flavour. Click "continue reading" to find out more about the rebrand and the new addition to the range.
International Women’s Day: Women in British Manufacturing
To mark International Women's Day, we talk to our founder, Linda Barrie about life in the manufacturing industry and why more women should consider careers in the sector.
Can Classical Music Change The Taste Of Cocoa?
Can classical music have an effect on the flavour profile of cocoa beans? It's an interesting question which Luker Chocolate (our chocolate supplier) is currently researching in Columbia.
Great News About Drinking Chocolate!
We've got to share with you the good news! It's that time of year now where the nights are dark earlier, it's cold and a little damp - making it the perfect time to snuggle up with a luxurious hot chocolate...
The Folklore of Jack of the Lantern
Pumpkin Lantern
With Halloween creeping up on us, we wanted to explore how the pumpkin became significant for this season, and here in lies the tale of Jack O' Lantern.
"Jack of the Lantern", later abbreviated to Jack O'Lantern is a story in Irish folklore...
A brief history of the Tradition of Halloween
With Halloween fast approaching, the shops full of costumes, scary masks, and plenty of Halloween chocolate and treats, we've been doing some reading to trace the roots of Halloween and the tradition of trick & treating to see where it...
Reforestation of Cocoa Growing Regions
I don't know whether you caught Sir David Attenborough’s Extinction: The Facts on Sunday evening, but as the title suggests it was quite a harrowing look at the state of the world's environmental situation, with many species facing extinction, due to the strain...
Making a Difference through Ethical Chocolate
With a focus
on caring for our environment, and respecting people and community, as a
British producer of delicious flavour infused and origin chocolates, we believe
strongly in responding to consumer changes in a way that is respectful of the
planet.
In recent years, we’ve...