Chocolates for everyone

• Home
• Gourmet Chocolates Review
• More Chocolate Reviews
• Chocolates to Die For!
• Special Wedding Gifts
• Links

Schakolad Chocolate Factory

June 28th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Chocoholics are on the rise ever since the world learnt about this magical product from the Mayans. If you love freshly made chocolates in a chocolaterie just like in the movie “Chocolat”, then you will love a Schakolad Chocolate Factory too. Founded by the father-son due of Baruch and Edgar Schaked, this chain brings back the memory of old-time corner chocolate shops, where you can see each product being made and then buy them. Franchising since 1999, it already has 29 units under its wings. The company is not looking for professionals to head their forthcoming franchised units, but for people with a burning passion for entrepreneurial success. Schakolad Chocolate Factory will provide them excellent franchising platform and train them about the fine arts of chocolate making.

This is one such offer any person with a love for cooking will lap up. You will need a property of about 1,200 to 1,600 sq. ft in a place, where people can have a view of your work table and watch the chocolates being made. The smell and sight of freshly made chocolates will draw customers in hordes and the fine quality of the Schakolad Chocolate products, made with the best possible ingredients, will hook them for life. In the beginning, you will need a moderate financial back up, which will cover your franchisee fee, various equipments and the raw materials required for start up. The Schakolad Chocolate Factory will train you on how to make each and every item until you have perfected them. Moreover, there will be extensive training on operating the business, handling of equipments and various marketing areas.

The operation manual will tell you in details on how to run your Schakolad Chocolate factory effectively on a daily basis. If you have any problem, you can always ring the help line. Your delicious products will be sold not only through counters, but also through corporate clients, hotels, chocolate factory rentals, chocolate parties and weddings. The company will make sure that you are trained in all of these areas. In addition, it will advertise your location at the right places. So, if you enjoy watching the pleasure-filled faces of satisfied customers, then join in Schakolad Chocolate Factory.

brandEXPANSION is the leading full-service franchise opportunity company. We maintain four websites—brandEXPANSION.com, FirstPrizeFranchise.com, brandexpansionhotpress.com and FranchiseUltraLounge.com—designed to help franchisors maximize their brand exposure and reach potential franchisees. Franchisees using these sites can gain more information about the franchise industry and more than 400 of the hottest concepts.

If you want to know more about this rewarding concept, click here www.firstprizefranchise.com/schakolad-chocolate-factory/

German Chocolate Cake

June 19th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

We all have our favorite foods or foods. This is usually a food that brings back a memory of a happy time or event. Food has a way of doing this because it involves so many of our senses; the sense of taste, smell and sight. For some people this is the same reason that they dislike a food, because it is associated with a bad or sad time. I cannot look at cottage cheese without being reminded of eating at the cafeteria of the hospital where my father was in a coma for fifty eight days. Every day when we ate at the cafeteria we had to walk past the small tan bowls that had a scoop of cottage cheese in it with a pineapple ring on top. Later when my father came out of his coma and we had to help him eat he would have the cottage cheese on his hospital tray.

For my husband his happy memory of food is German chocolate cake. He is not usually a sweets eater, but he has a weakness for german chocolate cake. I did not know this until we were married for several months. For his birthday I was planning on making a nice dinner and baking him a cake. I ended up having to work late the evening before his birthday and also the day of his birthday. On my way home I stopped at a bakery to pick up a cake. They only had a few left to pick from because it was late in the day. The clerk told me that the german chocolate cake had been made that afternoon for a special order and then the person called and cancelled. The cake looked really good so I had them box it up to take it home.

When I got home I made a pasta dish that my husband loves and that is quick to prepare. I transferred the german chocolate cake to a pedestal cake plate that we had received as a wedding gift. The cake was quite large so I called his best friend and his new wife and asked if they wanted to come over after dinner for dessert. I had enough time to set the table before my husband arrived home from work. When he walked in and saw the cake he asked if I had talked to his mother. I told him no, and asked why he thought I did. He said that german chocolate is his favorite thing and that he always requested this cake for his birthday. He admitted that his mother’s did not look nearly as fancy as the bakery cake.

After dinner our friends came over to share the cake with us. My husband’s friend had bought him a german chocolate candy bar on a recent trip to Germany. It seemed that everyone knew about his love for german chocolate, but me.

Making Chocolate Molds

June 11th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

I love to make homemade goodies. I do this year round. I will bake a pie or cake and then call the neighbors to see if they want to come over to share. I like to cook special meals for my husband at least three nights a week. I also like making specialty items for the different holidays. One of my favorite things to do is making chocolate molds. I do this for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.

I started making candies about fifteen years ago. I found this wonderful supply store that has chocolate molds for every possible occasion. They also have fillings for candies as well as the chocolate to fill the molds with. There are several kinds of milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate. The white chocolate is also available in different colors as well as mint flavored. The chocolate molds are made of plastic. You melt the chocolate in a double boiler until it is smooth. Then you fill each of the shapes that are in the particular mold that you are using. Once all of the spaces are filled you place the mold in the freezer for five minutes, a bit longer if the shape is larger or deeper. Once the chocolate has cooled and harden you simply tip the chocolate molds upside down on a piece of waxed paper and give it a gentle tap. The candies should drop easily out of the molds and onto the waxed paper. If they do not readily come out place the mold back into the freezer for a few more minutes.

I purchased some generic molds that can be used for any holiday. I also have specific molds for Christmas Easter and Thanksgiving. I also bought the molds that are shaded like turtles, so that I can make my own chocolate caramel, and pecan turtles. The store had the caramel filling for this and it is very tasty. The store also has a wonderful assortment of boxes, bags and other storage containers to place the candies in for serving or for gift giving. My friends and family members enjoy getting the treats as gifts. They are a bit time consuming to make but the chocolate molds make things quite easy. I find for the candies that I make the most I buy two or three of the molds so that I can have one in the freezer while I am filling the next. The chocolate molds are very reasonably priced and there is a very large selection to choose from.

Making A Cake From Scratch Is Simple

June 3rd, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

This month is filled with family birthday parties,so I decided it’s about time to figure out how to make cakes from scratch. There was a time were you simply couldn’t head to the store to buy a cake and everyone made their own. Now it’s my turn to give homemade cakes and frostings a try.

I started by looking for a few different homemade cake recipes and have been trying them out on my family. I’ve discovered a couple of great basic recipes which combined with different toppings and frostings should cover most cake occasions.

For my daughter’s cake this year we are going with a chocolate cake and a vanilla frosting. I think vanilla frosting is just one of those simple toppings anyone should be able to make. It only takes a few minutes to put together and making a cake from scratch doesn’t take any more time than using a box mix.

Of course it is perfect for frosting your favorite cake, but also as a topping for muffins, spice cakes or as a dip for fruit. I’ve even been known to spread some on sugar cookies and then letting the kids decorate these sweet treats with various sprinkles. Great fun for a rainy afternoon.

One of my favorite cakes is a simple two layer yellow cake, frosted with a simple vanilla frosting and then topped with various fresh berries. It’s simply divine and looks absolutely stunning. Of course it would also be great with some cream cheese frosting or even a chocolate frosting and then topped with strawberries.

If you’ve never made cake from scratch, or whipped up your own frosting for that matter, you should definitely try it. It’s much easier than you think and the end result tastes so much better than anything you could get from the store. I know my family has appreciated that I’ve taken the plunge into making cakes from scratch.

Make Chocolate Milk For All Your Friends

May 25th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

A person can learn to make chocolate truffles with only a few clicks of their mouse. Since the early twenties, these chocolate creations have been tempting the taste buds of people all over the world.

However, thanks to the web a person can find great recipes that will teach them how to create chocolate truffles. According to many different pastry chefs, they are very simple to make and even more wonderful to taste. Learning how to make things can be an exciting new adventure for one to undertake and gourmet chocolate candy is no exception.

make chocolate truffles
The first step in learning how to make chocolate milk is to gather the right candy making supply ingredients. An easy recipe that almost anyone can follow calls for three basic ingredients. They are chocolate, cream, and a coating.

According to this recipe, one should gather eight ounces of chipped chocolate, one half cup of heavy cream, one tablespoon of vanilla, and one half cup of Dutch process cocoa, which should be sifted. With these simple ingredients one can create truffles, which make lovely chocolate candy gifts.

how to make chocolate candy
After one has gathered all of the chocolate truffle ingredients, the process is almost over. According to the chocolate truffle recipe on essortment.com, “Heat the cream until boiling in a double boiler or in the microwave. Pour over the chocolate, wait a few minutes and then mix until the chocolate is melted.

Add in the vanilla. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until the mixture, called ganache, has a firm consistency. This will generally take a few hours, so begin early in the day, or plan to spread your project over two days. “After this mix has firmed one can then take a melon baller and scoop the ganache into small round balls. Then they can be rolled in the cocoa.

chocolate candy gift basket
In order to know how to how to make chocolate candy one does not have to be an expert chocolatier. Chocolate truffles make the perfect chocolate candy gift, and they can wow the simplest or the most refined of individuals.

Truffles can be made with various flavors or coatings. The possibilities for this gourmet chocolate candy gift basket candy are endless. One only has to believe that they can make this marvelous treat and they are well on their way.

Saying I Care With With Lovely Chocolates Belgian

April 18th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

For ages,chocolate truffles have been the gifts for all events. Any special celebration,from holidays to graduations to birthdays, is a welcome occasion to give and receive these presents and many persons across the country has given or received these items at some point in the past. The industry has become a multi billion dollar giant and revenues continue to increase each year.

chocolate
If an individual indicates a preference for a particular type of chocolate truffles, that should be the variety that is selected for them. There is always a reason that an individual may select one variety over another and they may not take pleasure in the taste of a different brand. To be certain that the recipient gets the maximum pleasure out of the gift, it should be a brand that they like.If the type of chocolate truffles that the individual enjoys is a secret, then the person should choose a brand that they themselves like. People who share a lot of similar interests will often have similar tastes as well. While this is not always a solid method of choosing the right gift, more often than not the individual is satisfied with the selection and the thought that went into selecting the present.

chocolat
One of the most popular places to purchase chocolate truffles is stores that only sell sweet items such as chocolates and candies. These stores can generally be found in large shopping centers and small free standing stores in larger commercial areas. The selection available at these stores are generally more pricey than those found in other stores, but the quality is often higher than what is carried at other stores.

chocolate cake recipe
Another location where many persons choose to buy chocolate truffles is mass merchandise stores. These stores will usually have a limited selection of items varying from fair to outstanding. Many of the persons that choose to buy their products here enjoy the fact that they have several different products available covering a wide fee range and the customer can pick which one has the quality and price that matches their needs.

There are also several companies that will allow consumers to purchase chocolate truffles by mail, phone, or from the internet. Companies that sell their products in this way usually have a large and loyal consumer base that chooses their products over other similar brands. Using these stores is very simple when selecting gifts for other individuals because multiple selections can be mailed to multiple locations with the push of a button.

Next Page »

Copyright © 2008 Chocolates for everyone

Credits: Make Money Online | Matteo Turchetto | Andreas Viklund