This one’s for Marye, following her request for me to ‘post something yummy!’ And what could be more yummy than a chocolate profiterole. Okay, a whole pile of them! True! But only if you vote for me. Blackmail? I prefer to think of it as gentle persuasion.
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Wild berry Chocolate Mousse in a Bitter Chocolate Bramble Cage

 
The challenge - to make edible art. The theme this Valentine month - chocolate. The blog host Holly of Art You Eat.
This one was fun. My creation is a Wildebraam Dark Chocolate Mousse with Vanielje Cream and Fresh Strawberries in a [...]

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Put 60 ml of freshly brewed espresso into a small pot and reduce by half to 2 Tablespoons (you can also use organic espresso granules and make up 30 ml of strong espresso.
Melt 200g dark chocolate in a double boiler. Use minimu 70% but an even higher % with little or no sugar would be [...]

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There are not many things my morning coffee won’t fix. The fact that I make it strong enough to sink the Spanish Armada may have something to do with it. The fact that I’m really fussy about beans and roast and fairtrade and all those coffee snob things also plays a part. But one thing [...]

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Brew some strong coffee (I like to use my stove top espresso pot)
Heat about 150 ml of milk
Finely chop about 50-75g of dark chocolate and place in the bottom of your mug. I use Green & Black’s or Valrhona, or sometimes organic belgian Callebaut cooking chocolate.
Stir in a teaspoon or two of hot milk until [...]

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