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Milka Candy Display

// November 12th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Candy Dispensers, chocolate candy

This is one of the most unique chocolate candy displays that I have seen! One chocolate brand that I do like from Europe is Milka and its probably because of the purple and white Milka Bar wrapper.  I love colors and when I saw this Milka Chocolate display I just had a to take this picture. I was in the airport passing by a duty free shop and couldn’t help to notice. ..

This cute purple and white Milka chocolate dispenser/display stand. The three buckets of chocolate in front of the cow is the best! You can buy Milka Chocolate online at Amazon.com in singles or packs of 10.

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Create Your Own Chocolate

// November 10th, 2009 // 5 Comments » // Candy Video Review, chocolate candy

Hey guys! This is a special Candy Tuesday and very honored to review a new chocolate customization company! Check it out

The video was kind of long but I loved customizing my candy. I can’t wait to receive it and once I do I will definitely review it. I love the concept and its a great chocolate gift idea. You’re allowed to design your own chocolate bar online, and in fact, add chocolate lentils, gummy bears, sugar hearts etc, to a chocolate bar.  I love that you can name the bars.

My customized candy bars are below:

• Banana Delight Smiles
• White Pearls
• Gummy Choco

The total price came up to $33.00. Not bad at all for three bars customized. I’ll make a full review once I receive it in the mail! In the meantime, check out the Create My Chocolate blog and website.

Werther’s Original Creamy Caramel

// October 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Candy Video Review, chocolate candy

Today I had a chocolate craving so I hope you like this edition of Candy Tuesday!

Sorry I didn’t have much memory left in my camera so it was cut a tad bit short. I really loved this chocolate not only because it had the flavor of Werther’s Originals but because the caramel just melting in my mouth. I realized after eating how much I miss eating chocolate with caramel. Although, chocolate and caramel is a perfect recipe for gaining weight but some times you gotta just take a break and enjoy the finer things in life!!

By the way,  last week in the UK was National chocolate week!

As for the Werther’s Caramel Chocolate bites, you can buy them at your local pharmacy, Wal-Mart, K-Mart and other similar stores. Also, you can order them online in bulk at Amazon.com.

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National Chocolate Week UK

// October 12th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Candy Contest, chocolate candy, Halloween Candy

From October 12th – 18th is National Chocolate Week in the UK. This week marks a time where people of the UK can indulge in great chocolate and participate in many sweepstakes and chocolate tasting around the country.  Check here for the online events at the Chocolate Week website.

Chocolat Hotel has offers for the week as well. Right now they do have a contest Spooky Halloween Competitions

Chocolat Hotel has Halloween Recipes as well. Check out one below

Halloween Cup Cakes

Serves: 12 Cupcakes
Ease of preparation: Easy
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients

• 85g Dark Chocolate for Cooking
• 85g Butter, cut into 2cm cubes
• 100g Soft Light Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 Egg Yolk at room temperature
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tbsp Soured Cream
• 75g Self-Raising Flour
• 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• Pinch Salt

Icing Ingredients

• 30g Confectioners Icing Sugar
• 2tbsp Organic Cocoa Powder
• 75g of Soft Unsalted Butter
• 25g of meted Dark Chocolate for cooking (optional)
• Boo Box Halloween chocolate shapes to decorate
• Pumpkin Munchkins

Equipment

Sieve
Piping bag + Nozzle
Muffin tray

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180/ Gas mark 4 and line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases.
2. Put the chocolate, butter and sugar in a heatproof bowl and place over simmering water and allow to melt, stirring continuously. Set aside to cool slightly.
3. Whisk together the eggs, vanilla and soured cream. Stir this into the cooled chocolate mixture. Sift over the flour, cocoa powder and salt and fold in. Spoon into the paper cases, filing to around 2/3 full.
4. Bake in a preheated oven for approx 20 minutes, until the muffins are risen and just firm to the touch. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
5. To make the chocolate topping melt the dark chocolate over lightly simmering water. Allow to cool.
6. Beat the butter, confectioner sugar and cocoa powder together. Add in the cooled chocolate a table spoon at a time until a thick consistency is achieved. Thick enough to pipe.
7. Place the icing into a piping bag fitted with a piping nozzle of your choice and start from the centre of the cake and pipe outwards.
8. Decorate with Boo Box! Halloween chocolate shapes and Pumpkin Munchkins.

Lacasitos Chocolates

// September 29th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Candy Video Review, chocolate candy, International Candy

Almost countdown until Halloween, but until then I have a tasty Candy Tuesday! Check it out …

The Lacasitos were inspired by the very famous at that time M&M’s candy! They taste very similar but I admit from my memory M&M’s have a softer taste and chocolate covering isn’t as hard. M&M’s are easier to melt in your mouth.

To check out more from the company LaCasa visit their website at www.lacasa.com (English version)

Lacasitos are hard to find in the USA but if you ever take a trip to Spain than I recommend buying to try out. Maybe at Ebay you’ll find them..