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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
Personalised Wedding Favours
It’s not long until Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot, and we are talking all things weddings here at Choc affair! Marriage is such a beautiful thing, and truly brings people together, creating wonderful memories to look back...
5 Interesting Facts About Rhubarb
This month is the second of our #flavourfocus; a collection of recipes, blogs and interesting facts about our flavour of the month - which for May 2018 is our Rhubarb Milk Chocolate Bar! This creamy milk chocolate bar is infused...
Rhubarb & Strawberry Chocolate Truffles Recipe
Try our smooth, creamy and fruity chocolate truffle recipe, infused with our flavour of the month (Rhubarb) and summer strawberries. We talk all things ganache and look at the history of truffles. Click "continue reading" to view the recipe.
Wedding Favour Launch
The Royal Wedding is almost upon us, and we simply cannot wait to see what unique wedding favours Harry and Meghan choose for their guests. Wedding favours have become a vital part of the day itself, as they are so...
Supporting Seeds of Hope Uganda
Supporting the community far and wide is something that we take pride in at Choc affair. Helping others is at the heart of what we do, and we do everything we can to provide support to others when they most...
Proud to be Palm Oil Free
Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil which is derived from the palm fruit, grown on the African oil palm tree. Today, the major amount of all palm oil globally is produced and exported from Indonesia and Malaysia...
Egg-streme Rocky Road Chocolate Recipe
The perfect recipe for your leftover Easter chocolate, this no bake Rocky Road is bursting with flavours and texture, and is great for sharing! To view our egg-streme rocky road chocolate recipe, click "continue reading".
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Lime & Lavender
This month we are introducing #FlavourFocus, a collection of recipes, blogs and interesting facts about our flavour of the month - which for April 2018 is our Lime & Lavender Milk Chocolate Bar! This zesty and floral chocolate bar is...
Why we love working with Blueberry Academy
This week (26th March - 2nd April 2018) is Autism Awareness Week, and we wanted to take a moment to talk about our work with young people who may have learning difficulties or disabilities, such as Autism. Autism is a...