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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
Vegan Dark Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe
This beautiful dark chocolate banana bread is quick & easy to make; and is suitable for vegans too! As part of World Vegan Month, we are celebrating by using our vegan chocolate to make some sweet recipes. "Continue reading" to find out more.
Why do Salt and Chocolate work so well?
What is it about the combination of chocolate and a touch of salt that delights us as it does? Understandably, it’s not by chance - but there’s an actual science behind it. According to PNAS , salt intensifies the body's ability...
5 Ideas for Bonfire Night
All of us at Choc affair love a bonfire; but we wanted to know what we can do to make it extra special, especially when you have friends and family coming round for the evening. Bonfire night should be a...
Milk Chocolate Bonfire Nachos Recipe
A great treat for bonfire night; this chocolate dip topped with toasted marshmallows is certainly perfect for the season, and is bound to put a smile on everyone's faces! View the recipe by clicking "continue reading".
10 Things to do with children at Halloween
With Halloween soon approaching, we thought we would share some fun things for you to do with the children to celebrate! There are so many different activities that you could do, whether it be a quiet evening in, or if...
White Chocolate Toffee Apples Recipe
This spooky recipe is great for Halloween, with bright vibrant green colours and a crunchy toffee texture! Customise each apple as you wish for some trick or treat fun in the kitchen. Click "continue reading" to discover more.
Salted Caramel Chocolate Mousse Cake
A slice of indulgence is what you will get as you cut a piece of this gloriously sweet but salty chocolate mousse cake. With layers of wonderful textures such as moist cake, creamy mousse and gooey caramel; you won't want to miss this.
Halloween Launch 2018
BOO! Halloween is ‘creeping’ up on us, and we’ve got some spook-tacular chocolate treats (no tricks here) that are perfect for trick-or-treaters, or for your halloween party; either way, there is something for everyone! Our halloween range includes chocolate lollies,...
Where did Salted Caramel come from?
Salt and sweet - who’d have thought it? Years ago, not that many people; but now, the combination is in popular demand as it is commonly used within the food industry. But where did this phenomenon come from? The answer...