Making chocolate sophisticated is nothing new, with the likes of Lindt and Hotel Chocolat remaining in remarkably fine fettle, but convincing Brits to broaden their horizons when it comes to chocolate is a different story, as often proved by Kit Kat. The brand launched a ruby variant in 2018, made with ruby cocoa beans, giving it a distinct pink hue, but these days it’s nowhere to be seen. It also launched a Gold flavour made with blonde chocolate in the UK in 2020, well ahead of the trend. This one had been successful in Australia too, a tried and tested market full of blonde chocolate lovers. Its survival has emboldened others to bring the flavour to British shores. Dairy-free: To make this a recipe for Dairy-free Chocolate Easter Nests, simply use a dairy-free margarine and a dairy-free chocolate (free-from or vegan). Doisy and Dam also make dark chocolate mini eggs that are perfect for the middle of your dairy-free chocolate nests. Will the novelty of blonde chocolate turn into a long-lasting love affair? Or will the flavour go the way of ruby chocolate? What is blonde chocolate? For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post. How to make Galaxy Chocolate Millionaire's Shortbread

The British high-street retailer has been known to sell chocolate treats for sweet-tooth witches and wizards, particularly at Christmas time. Is there a more iconic Easter baking recipe than the classic Chocolate Easter Nest? Super simple to make and an instant hit with children and adults alike. It’s almost like a right of passage to make chocolate Easter nests as a kid; be it with parents or grandparents, or at school or nursery…it seems like we have all made these in one form or another in our childhood.

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However you can also use a round tart tine! I guess that’s more traditional – approx 9″ or 23cm diameter should do it Fit a large icing bag with a large closed star, or drop flower piping nozzle. I have a Wilton #2D piping nozzle.

Blonde chocolate was originally a mistake, when a chef left white chocolate melting for too long, resulting in the chocolate going through a ‘maillard’ reaction,” says James Cadbury, founder of Love Cocoa andgreat-great-great grandson of the original Mr Cadbury. Take the jug of wet ingredients and pour on to the butter mixture. Then add the sifted dry ingredients. This is why this Chocolate Tart is perfect for special occasions and especially Christmas & Easter, it’s very rich (have I said that enough yet) … I wanted to take the flavours of the Galaxy Golden Eggs and make sure the cupcake complimented the eggs, so I decided on a chocolate cupcake with added caramel. I didn’t add crunchy caramel bits, so they’re not identical to the golden eggs, but I didn’t really fancy crunchy bits in my cupcake, so I went with gooey caramel instead! And if you’re more of a savoury person but you fancy baking a treat why not try my lovely Cheese & Bacon Scones?The modern tradition of eating chocolate eggs at Easter is a fun, kid-friendly twist on this ancient religious ritual, which originated in Europe during the early-19th century. Using a spatula, cover your bottom sponge with the chocolate frosting and sprinkle over the little piece of the Crunchie bars. Don’t worry about the frosting going out over the sides of the sponge, you want this because once you place the other sponge on top, you can decorate the side of the sponge with as much or as little of the little pieces of honeycomb that you desire. I used unsalted butter for both the shortbread and caramel layers. You can use salted butter if you like, it won't make it taste salty, instead it will balance out the sweetness. However, I do prefer to use unsalted butter and add my own salt as then I can control the salt levels. You can also use a baking spread, but butter tastes much better in my opinion. It's not that baking spread tastes bad, just that real butter is richer and creamier. And if you don’t like Oreos and fancy a tart that’s a little more elegant the my Bearby’s chocolate Tart is probably for you

Grease 2 x 20cm/8″ sandwich tins with butter. Line the base of each tin with baking parchment. Making and baking the chocolate sponge cakes When I think of millionaire's shortbread I think of richness and luxury, and I get the same thoughts from Galaxy chocolate too. So I combined the two into this Galaxy Chocolate Millionaire's Shortbread! There's Galaxy chocolate in the shortbread base, it's covered with a layer of Galaxy chocolate and then I've decorated it with a selection of Galaxy chocolates - enchanted eggs, minstrels and their caramel eggs. This is a luxury treat as it's so indulgent and delicious, it really feels special when you bite into a chunk of it! You could have this for Easter if you like, or any time of year with different Galaxy treats on top! Ingredient Tips & Equipment Information Spread the Salted Chocolate Spread over the cake. Follow by piping the buttercream so that it covers the spread. Start at the outside edge of the cake, piping in circles until the centre is reached. With Easter approaching, you may have spotted delicious chocolate themed eggs popping up on supermarket shelves this week. You can absolutely use different cereals in your chocolate Easter nests. I often change between cornflakes and rice crispies as they are both delicious in this recipe. I’d recommend using a little less rice crispies though, as they are a little lighter and you’ll end up with a lot more volume if you match the weight with cornflakes.I love Oreos as a base and when you add butter it forms the perfect tart case Oreo Base for your Chocolate tart You must use plain flour (also known as all purpose flour) for the shortbread, self raising flour will make the shortbread rise, which you don't want to happen.

Of course you can. However, the addition of some butter/margarine and golden syrup helps to thin out your chocolate a little and makes the nest mixture far easier to work with and completely coat your cereal. Not only that, it also means you are less likely to break your teeth on your nests when you bite into them! The tradition of eating eggs on Easter is tied to Lent, the six-week period before Easter during which Christians traditionally abstained from all animal products, including meat, dairy and eggs. I also have exciting news for UK readers: you know how we aren’t able to get Kraft caramels here and there’s basically nothing that’s exactly the same?Followers of Gluten Free Alchemist may have noticed that this Golden Egg Cake is the second cake in a matter of weeks that has appeared dressed to kill… in cigarillos. Having bought a stash with this cake in mind, Miss GF snaffled a load when I wasn’t looking for her own baking. I am absolutely not complaining. She did them (and me) proud, making a Fudgy Chocolate-Berry Cake for my birthday… But then (of course) I had to buy more. The concept is simple. Your cereal of choice (I like cornflakes but rice crispies is another great option), coated in chocolate and topped with some mini chocolate eggs. Even the youngest of bakers can assist in this recipe, as other than melting the chocolate ingredients, no fancy or potentially dangerous equipment is required.