Candy
Fun with chocolate
Thursday, April 8th, 2010I’ve been taking a chocolate class for fun and have learned so much! There is so much that I didn’t know about chocolate, including how chocolate is processed, how the cocoa butter content affects the viscosity of melted chocolate, various methods of tempering chocolate (proper tempering is key to getting chocolate shiny and giving it [...]
Kahlua Coconut Truffles
Friday, June 26th, 2009I recently sent one of my friends a birthday package filled with homemade goodies, including chocolate dipped chocolate biscotti, hazelnut chocolate spread (Nutella basically), a chocolate avocado oatmeal face mask and Kahlua coconut truffles. Not only are homemade sweets satisfying to make, I’m convinced they taste much better than store bought goods. And without all [...]