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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
The Benefits of Dark Chocolate
In recent years, it has become more and more well-known that there are potential health benefits to consuming dark chocolate and cocoa products; which in my humble opinion is wonderful! Cocoa is one of the most polyphenol-rich of the commonly...
Milk vs Dark vs White Chocolate: What’s Actually Different?
Seeing as we are about all things chocolate here at Choc Affair; we thought it would be helpful to explain the differences between milk, white and dark chocolate.
From the image above, you can see that sugar and cocoa butter are...
Lemon & White Chocolate Profiteroles Recipe
This white chocolate profiteroles recipe is a definite favourite at home; light and crisp choux pastry, with creamy centres and fresh raspberry flavours, making an enjoyable finale to a meal. Click "continue reading" to view the recipe.
Colombia Visit – May 2019
Two of our team members, James & Richard, recently flew out to Colombia to see all of the work that is currently going on out there within the cocoa industry. Our cocoa beans are grown in Colombia, and we work...
Why Chocolate Makes Us Happy
You may have wondered before, ‘what is in chocolate that makes you happy’? Well - we have certainly thought about this, and thought we would look into it and answer the ultimate question!
Well - after much research into the subject,...
Cherry & Chocolate Sponge Recipe
An easy sponge cake recipe is my go to for a quick pud for Sunday dinners. This chocolate sponge recipe is one of those recipes I just love to make, as it is so reminiscent of school dinner days. To view the recipe, click "continue reading."
5 Reasons Why Baking is Good for your Mental Health
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This week is mental health awareness week, and over the years, we have grown to talk about mental health more than we have ever done before. Whatever your family role, gender, occupation, age - mental...
Chocolate, Caramel & Nougat Tart Recipe
Inspired by a ‘no-bake’ style, this gorgeous, gooey tart, with layers of flavour and absolutely no need for an oven, is ideal for wowing yours guests with ease. Click "continue reading" to find out more about our chocolate, caramel & nougat tart recipe.
Who Invented Chocolate?
The history of chocolate can be traced back as far as the ancient Mayans and Aztecs in Mexico, both of which are classed as some of the greatest ancient civilizations that have ever been discovered! Within the Aztec culture, cacao...