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Confections

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Recently in class we took a break from the chocolates and set to work making some confections. The first project, finished last Friday, contained candied zest, orange marzipan squares, divinity, praline, fudge, pate de fruit and marshmallows. The second project we did from start to finish on Tuesday making toffee, nut brittle and honeycomb. I […]

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Chocolate, Chocolate Everywhere

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So much I’m already not wanting to eat it all.. now, put a nice juicy tender steak in front of me and it’s a whole different matter. Yes! That is what this class has done to me.. my sweet tooth is still there, it’s just a little overwhelmed with being surrounded for 5 hours a […]

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Time Is Flying By

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We had a very busy week this week and it flew by! The holiday plate up went mostly well. I had a few problems with the doughnuts. They’re made and then frozen (given no time to proof) so that they fry consistently, and in a restaurant situation you don’t have to keep an eye on […]

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BonBonBar

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Back, when I was still in Wales, DmentD sent me the link to a blog he thought I might be interested in, he’d found it browsing about the web and after passing it onto me he promptly forgot about it *grins* The blog belonged to a girl who was in the final stages of a […]

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Turkish Delight

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Just a small batch today to test the recipe out. I’m not the hugest fan of Turkish Delight so I’m relying on other people’s reviews.. so far so good! Place 2lb sugar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat with 1/2 pint water and 2tsp lemon juice. Stir until the sugar dissolves and the mix […]

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Notanipple Chocolates: Experiment #1

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Decided to experiment with making filled chocolates. Never one to do things the easy way my first trial involved alcohol and fruit! Melted the chocolate and filled the molds, turned upside down over the bowl (of chocolate) and left to set. When nearly set scraped off the excess chocolate. Boiled some Cherry Bounce with sugar […]

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Chocolate Cherry Brandy Truffles

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I had a hankering for truffles, but while doing a good job of resisting the urge to go shopping and make them, I was convinced that it was a fabulous idea. Had some Cherry Bounce to use (Brandy that’s had Cherries soaking in it) and some of the brandy soaked Cherries (very very potent!) Started […]

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Giant Lion Bar

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The chocolate still needs trimming off round the bottom to make it neater.. surprisingly easy to make… Line a tin Melt ~500g of toffee and pour into the tin. Add a layer of wafer (the ones you can get for icecream) Make some buttercream and mix with peanut butter, put half into the tin and […]

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Chocolate Naked Women

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That’s it…

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Honeycomb

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I found an absolutely awesome recipe for honeycomb… 4 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp Golden Syrup 2 tsp water 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda Dissolve everything except the bicarb in a pan and boil for 7 minutes Remove from heat and stir in the bicarb Quickly transfer to a lined tin and leave to set It’s […]