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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
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...
Summertime Frozen Hot Chocolate Recipe
A popular drink to enjoy during the summer months, our frozen hot chocolate recipe will mean that you can enjoy a moment of chocolate happiness, whatever the weather. Click "continue reading" to get a copy of the recipe.
Chocolate & Strawberry Roulade Recipe
A delicious after dinner meal, our chocolate & strawberry roulade is made using a few simple ingredients and can be made in just under an hour. Click "continue reading" to view and get a copy of the recipe.
Venturing out of lockdown
Here we all are slowly easing out of the most crazy time of a generation, and waiting with baited breath to see if the economy starts to recover. I don't know about you, but this feels like a time for reflection,...
International Women’s Day
So, its International women’s day and here at Choc Affair we have interviewed our very own, Linda Barrie, the founder of Choc Affair. I would describe Linda as determined and focused but will always make sure you have a cup...
How to create the perfect hot chocolate
Creating the perfect hot chocolate differs from person to person, however, with our delicious range of hot chocolates, we hope we'll inspire you to experiment to see what makes the ideal hot drink for you. Click "continue reading" to find out more.
Veganuary Week 4
This week is the last week for our team members being vegan, and it’s definitely been an experience for them! Doing this challenge has opened our eyes to the vegan market, and how we can make our products the best...
Veganuary Week 3
It’s the third week of Veganuary for our vegan team members, and we are learning more and more as the month goes on! We recently discovered that some vegans don’t actually eat avocado due to the exploitation of bees -...