Thursday, September 3, 2015

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Easiest Way to Make Chocolate

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After reading all these entry before, I think it is better if you readers try out yourself on making your own chocolate. You can give it to someone special or maybe your crush or whatever that is important to you. Here, the easiest way on making chocolate. Try it!!!

Ingredients
·         1 cup of cocoa butter
·         1 cup of organic cocoa butter
·         ½ cup Raw Honey or to taste- using half this amount or less will make a bittersweet chocolate
·         1 teaspoon of Real Vanilla Extract or other flavors to taste
·         Optional: Toasted chopped almonds, orange or mint extract, etc)
Instructions
1.      Melt cocoa butter in a double boiler or a glass bowl on top of a small pan with an inch of water (make sure water isn't touching bowl) over medium heat.
2.      When cocoa butter is completely melted, remove from heat and add cocoa powder, honey, vanilla and other flavor extracts. If using a solid raw honey like Tropical Traditions, melt with the cocoa butter.
3.      Make sure all ingredients are well incorporated and smooth. At this point, make sure that no water or liquid gets in to the chocolate as it can cause the texture to get mealy! Be careful even with wet hands or a drop of water in the mold! [Note: I've also just melted all of this on very low heat in a small pan and not had a problem with it, but this isn't as reliable as the double boiler method]
4.      Pour the chocolate in to molds or onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a glass pan to harden.
5.      Let harden for several hours at room temperature until hardened and remove from molds. You can also stick in the fridge to harden more quickly. Will store for over a week at room temperature or can be kept refrigerated for longer.
6.      Enjoy!
Isn’t them easy to make? I should try too.
Ooppssss



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Best Chocolate TV Advertisement

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I believe in our entire life, we have been entertained by several of chocolate advertisement which sticks in our mind till now. In order to make sure you guys know about chocolate, I have search about the famous chocolate ads in television which have captured the audience’s heart.

1. Ferrero Rocher ambassador's reception.
An advert so cheesy and badly dubbed that many thought it was an elaborate spoof. Was it? No, the Italian company was deadly serious that these chocolates really were the epitome of "exquisite taste" and worthy to be carried around on a tray by a footman at an ambassador's reception.
More than 20 years after it first aired on television (1993), people still at dinner parties insist on trotting out the line -- in a cod French accent: "Monsieur, with these Rocher you are really spoiling us", if anyone brings out a box of the chocolates. The advert was produced in-house by the Ferrero company, which first started making Ferrero Rocher in 1982. The middle of the chocolate contains a hazlenut paste very similar to Nutella, the spread that made the family-owned company's fortunes. Hazlenuts were used as a wartime substitue for cocoa, which was in short supply.


2. The Flake girl
Possibly the sexiest -- and most ludicrous -- series of adverts of all time, which involved young women, in a state of undress and heavy make up letting a Cadbury Flake crumble over their pouting lips.
Cadbury launched Flake in 1920, and the first TV adverts aired in 1959. In the late Sixties the brand went full-throttle erotic, hiring Hoima MacDonald as the first Flake girl. Possibly the most memorable was the 1991 advert featuring Rachel Brown, who luxuriated in an overflowing bath, lost in a moment of chocolate ecstasy.


3. Cadbury Dairy Milk gorilla
This won a ton of awards. I'm never sure why. It's certainly eye-catching, but it's not particularly witty or entertaining. Hey, ho. It was the tail end of the pretentious Big Think advertising era, when Guinness horses ruled the waves. It features a man in a very realistic gorilla suit playing the drums to Phil Collins's 'In the Air Tonight' with a certain élan.


4. Fry's Five Boys
Is this the most famous chocolate advert of all time? It was seen on billboards and enamel signs up and down Britain before the War. Fry's first launched Five Boys in 1902, and after the company was brought by Cadbury in 1919, the Birmingham company continued to make Five Boys until 1976.
The advert feature one boy, in a sailor suit, with five different expressions representing his anticipation and experience of eating the chocolate bar. Beneath each face was a caption: Desperation, Pacification, Expectation, Acclamation, Realization. The five pictures were photographs taken in 1885. The boy was Lindsay Poulton, aged five, and his father and grandfather took the photographs for which Fry’s paid £200. 


5. Milk Tray man
Cheesy? Yes. Ludicrous? Yes. Endlessly spoofable? Yes. The Milk Tray man, who skied, scuba diver and abseiled around exotic locations between 1968 to 2003 was one of the best characters to emerge from advertising's golden era. He undertook various James Bond escapades in order to deliver a box of rather cheap chocolates to an unsighted, but undoubtedly beautiful lady, with the catchphrase: "All because the lady loves Milk Tray." He never stayed around to receive a thank you kiss. Shame.
The first actor to play the character was Gary Myles, once described as "the most handsome man in the world".


6. Your last Rolo
This was a wonderful simple and charming advert from the early 1980s, using the tagline: "Do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo?". Nestle, who bought out the original manufacturer Mackintosh (who launched the brand in 1937), axed the slogan in 2003 saying it was too sentimental.
These were a series of inventive animated adverts, featuring a human hand drawing the characters during the advert. The most famous featured a couple sitting on a bench and sharing some caramel-filled sweets. The animator was Eric Goldberg, one of Hollywood's most accomplished draughtsman, who went on to work on Pocahontas (as co-director) and Wreck it Ralph. He also animated the video for Paul McCartney's Rupert and the Frog Chorus song.


7. Yorkie trucker
If you want to know what the 1970s were like and you have only 45 seconds, take a look at this advert. It was full of slightly ugly men, with big jaws, bad hair and brown clothes, in blue-collar jobs and dispensing sexism by the truckload. Even the ersatz country and western song (accompanying shots of the M6 near Warrington) is comically awful. "Good, rich and thick, a milk chocolate brick, each chunk a big, meaty mouthful." But it was certainly memorable. The Yorkie bar, made by Rowntrees Mackintosh, was named after the city where the company was based: York. In 2001, with Nuts and Zoo at their peak, the company tried to make a joke of the sexist connotations of the bar, with the tagline: "It's not for girls". Most people did not enjoy the joke. Ironically, the bar has shrunk over time. When it launched it had six chunks of chocolate, with each chunk having a single letter marked Y-O-R-K-I-E, weighting 58g. In an effort to reduce costs, the number of chunks has been reduced to five with "Yorkie" moulded into each chunk. In 2011 it was 55 grams, and then 46g in 2014. Almost small enough for the ladies.



8. Milky Bars are on me
One of the longest-running series of television adverts, featuring a child dressed up as cowboys (usually) and the spectacle-wearing 'The Milky Bar Kid' chirruping the catchphrase: "The milky bars are on me".
The first one in 1961, in black and white, featured Terry Brooks, a panel beater's son, who was paid £10, though he went on to earn £100 a year as the adverts took off. Back in 2009 he was semi-retired and a gardener in Spain. The white chocolate bar, originally made by Rowntrees and launched in 1936, is still made by Nestle.


9. Finger of Fudge
Ask an adult of a certain age (in their late 30s or early 40s), about a finger of fudge and they will immediately sing: "it's just enough to give your kids a treat". Ah, these were innocent times, the late 1970s, when Jimmy Savile was on Top of the Pops and Gary Glitter was in the charts.
The advert, which ran from 1979 to the mid-1980s, has possibly the most memorably catchy and annoying theme tune of any chocolate advert. It was composed by Mike d'Abo, the lead vocalist of Manfred Mann and as the composer of the "Handbags and Gladrags" (which some may know as the theme tune to 'The Office'). He said in an interview: "I got my £500 for writing the tune and never thought anymore of it."

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Famous Chocolate Chef in the World!

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Do you know that fondly referred to as Mr. Chocolate, Jacques Torres (www.mrchocolate.com) is the authority on all things related to this confectionery delight. Through his early years as a pastry chef, Jacques developed a deep affinity and passion for chocolate. Raised in France, Jacques fulfilled his American dream in 2000 with the opening of his first chocolate factory, Jacques Torres Chocolate in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.  Jacques was a pioneer—the first artisan chocolatier to start from cocoa beans to make his own chocolate.  Jacques prides himself on specializing in fresh, hand-crafted chocolates using premium ingredients free of preservatives and artificial flavors.
Jacques and his chocolate became an instant success attracting fans from all over the country. In 2004, he opened his second chocolate factory and flagship store, Jacques Torres Chocolate, in downtown New York City on Hudson Street.  The demand for his confections grew rapidly, and Jacques soon opened nine additional retail stores (and counting!) throughout Manhattan and two ice cream locations. In 2013, Jacques moved his production to a 40,000 sq. ft. chocolate manufacturing space at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Jacques’ story begins in Bandol, France, a small town in the southern region of Provence. At an early age, Jacques was inspired to start a culinary career thanks to his love for food and making people happy. Despite not having extensive prior training, but having 3 years apprenticeship, Jacques considered himself a craftsman and, in 1980, landed a job with Michelin two-star chef Jacques Maximin at the Hotel Negresco, starting a relationship that would last 8 years and take him around the globe. In 1986, Jacques was awarded the prestigious M.O.F. medal in Pastry, the youngest pastry chef in history to earn the distinction.
In 1988, he ventured to the U.S. as the Corporate Pastry Chef for Ritz Carlton.  It was Jacques’ intention to pursue the American dream. In 1989, the legendary Sirio Maccioni invited Jacques to work at New York City’s most famous and legendary restaurant, Le Cirque as the Executive Pastry Chef. For 11 years, Jacques served presidents, kings, and celebrities in his every day work at the iconic restaurant.
During his time at Le Cirque, Jacques released a 52 episode public television series, Dessert Circus with Jacques Torres, along with two companion cookbooks, Dessert Circus: Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make At Home (William Morrow), and Dessert Circus At Home (William Morrow). He also hosted a television series, Chocolate with Jacques Torres, on the Food Network for three years. Jacques’ third cookbook, A Year in Chocolate (Stewart, Tabori and Chang) was released in 2008. He received numerous awards over the years as well as The James Beard Pastry Chef of the Year Award in 1994, and inducted in The James Beard Who’s Who of American Food & Beverage Award in 2003.
Additionally, since 1993 Jacques proudly serves as Dean of Pastry Arts at New York’s International Culinary Center.
Jacques generously donates his time to many national charity organizations including American Red Cross, Citymeals on Wheels, God’s Love We Deliver, New York’s Hard of Hearing Association, Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Center, the Association to Benefit Children, Make a Wish Foundation, and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. He loves children and dedicates himself to causes that support their well-being and happiness.

Jacques makes his home in New York City, and is married to Hasty Torres, a fellow chocolatier, who founded her own chocolate business in Beverly Hills called Madame Chocolat.
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Biggest Chocolate Bar in the World

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Did you know that the largest chocolate bar measured 102.43 square metres (1,102.54 square feet) and was prepared by Marinko Biškić and Nadalina (all Croatia) in Split, Croatia, on 11 April 2015 is the biggest chocolate bar that have been produced do far?

Well, it is made by chocolate manufactures Nadalina to celebrate the firm's 25th anniversary, more than 800 kilograms of dark chocolate (70%) was used in the record-breaking attempt, which was then polished off by locals and tourists. A 15 strong team made the chocolate squares at the chocolate manufacture plant - 902 dark chocolate rectangles and then transported them to the main city square in Split.


Do u want to try it? Hmm, maybe we as Malaysian should do it too
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Most Popular Chocolate Bar

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Are you excited???? Are you? I am excited over here because in this post I will reveal top 10 best chocolate bars in this worlds. Their pictures are so tempting. I cannotttt. Lets see it

10. Kit Kat
Kit Kat is a chocolate covered four-finger wafer biscuit bar created by Nestle. However, it is licensed under the Hershey’s Company in the United States. Kit Kat was officially introduced in August, 1935. After it became successful in the United States and the United Kingdom, it was exported to other countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Canada and South Africa in 1940. Nestle produces Kit Kat in 13 different countries including Japan, South Africa, UK, Bulgaria, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, India, Russia, Germany, Canada, Australia, China and Malaysia. Aside from chocolate, Kit Kat is also served in different flavors, sometimes in limited edition. Since 2000, Nestle has produced over 200 flavors like green tea, banana, crème brulee among others.

9. 3 Musketeers
3 Musketeers is a chocolate-covered fluffy whipped bar produced by the global confectionery manufacturer Mars, Incorporated. 3 Musketeers is not for sale in other European countries and different versions and flavors have come out such as the 3 Musketeers Mint, Chocolate Brownie Bar, Truffle Crisp, Coconut, Hot Chocolate with Marshmallow and many others.

 8. Milky Way Bar
The Milky Way Bar is manufactured by Mars, Incorporated with various versions in different countries. The American version is made of chocolate-malt nougat and covered in milk chocolate with caramel toppings while the European version has a nougat center with no caramel toppings. The Milky Way Bar was created by Frank C. Mars in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1923. The chocolate bar has different calorie contents depending on the country.

 7. Mars
Mars is another chocolate bar manufactured by Mars, Incorporated. The chocolate bar has various versions in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It was first manufactured in the UK in 1932 as the sweeter version of another Mars Incorporated product produced in the United States. The U.S. version of Mars was discontinued twice, first in 2002 and was re-launched in 2010 but was discontinued again at the end of 2011. There have been several limited edition variants of Mars released in different countries such as the Mars Lite, Mars Lava and Mars Fling, which is available in Australia; Mars Midnight, which has become a permanent release in Canada but was on limited edition in the UK; and the Mars Mini Eggs, which are available during Easter.

 6. Baby Ruth
Baby Ruth is an American chocolate bar manufactured by Nestle. It is made of peanuts, caramel and nougat covered in chocolate. Nestle also produced the Baby Ruth Ice Cream Bar and the Baby Ruth Crisp bars. Baby Ruth has been featured in several popular films like Caddyshack, The Goonies and Hellboy.

5. Butterfinger
 
Butterfinger is another Nestle product made from crisp and flaky peanut butter bar covered in compound chocolate. The Curtiss Candy Company invented Butterfinger in Chicago, Illinois in 1923. Nestle bought the Butterfinger and Baby Ruth bars in 1990 from Nabisco, the biscuit manufacturer which the Curtiss Candy Company was merged to.  Nestle released other Butterfinger products such as Butterfinger Ice Cream Bar, Butterfinger Ice Cream Nugget, Butterfinger Crisp and more.


4.  Hershey Chocolate Bar
Dubbed as “The Great American Bar”, Hershey’s Chocolate Bar was first introduced in the 1900’s. The Hershey Company founder, Milton Hershey, developed the processing, which is still a trade secret up to this day. Hershey’s Chocolate Bar became the first mass-produced chocolate in the United States and Canada. Over the years, the Hershey’s Company has produced a variety of bars with different flavors such as the Special Dark Chocolate, Cookies ‘N Crème, Krackel and other limited flavors. All standard-sized Hershey Chocolate Bars have 210 to 230 calories.

3. Cadbury Chocolate Bars
 
The British confectionary company, Cadbury, is owned by Kraft Foods under its confectionary business, Mondelez International, the unit that is geared towards global snacks business. Cadbury is best known for its dairy milk chocolate. Its founder is John Cadbury, a philanthropist and businessman, who created the modern chocolate bar. He pioneered the emulsification process of chocolates to make it become solid.  From 1865 to 2012, there have been numerous Cadbury chocolate products such as confectionery, beverages, biscuits and cooking products.

2. Toblerone
 
Toblerone is a popular chocolate bar known for its triangular prism shape. It is owned by Kraft Foods, an American grocery manufacturing and processing company.  Its name is a combination of the Italian word “torrone” (a type of nougat) and its creator Theodor Tobler. He created the Toblerone in 1908 in Bern, Switzerland together with his cousin Emil Baumann. Over 11 variants of Toblerone have been produced since the 1970’s including the dark chocolate in a green or black triangular box, fruit and nut, filled editions in a blue triangular box, which is a milk chocolate with a white chocolate center; crunchy almond, snow-capped with white chocolate peaks in a white/ silver  triangular box and honeycomb crisp among others.

 1. Snickers
Snickers hold the top spot for the bestselling chocolate bar in the world. Made by Mars, Incorporated, Snickers has annual global sales of $2 billion. The bar consists of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts covered in milk chocolate. It was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse when it was introduced in 1942. Since the 1970, it had numerous variations including Snickers ice cream bar, Snickers dark chocolate, Snickers almond, Snickers peanut butter and more.
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