Handmade Chocolates

19 July 2007, I attended the chocolate workshop that held by my company. I will be producing my own chocolate, when thinking of that I feel excited. Although I am not a super chocolate lover, I do love to have some chocolate sometime. Chocolate is nice but to me, I feel it make me fat.

However, I am wrong. A real chocolate doesn't give you acne. It doesn't make you fat and it won't cause you cravings. Instead it is good for your health and teeth. Wow...I never know that chocolate is good for teeth. It makes you feel good.

Let's introduce my chocolates below:-
Picture 1:
The top conner is Almond Rocks & Chestnut Rocks.
The left side is Dark Chocolate Cups & Raspberry.
The bottom one is Maraschino Cherries.
Picture 2: All types of chocolates

Chocolate commonly can be divided into 3 types, dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate. White chocolate is actually no chocolate as it doesn't contain any chocolate mask.

This is my first time making my own chocolate. The chef taught us the easiest way to make the chocolate and I really have fun in this class. I found that I like cooking but when it comes to cleaning, you will be tiring as well.

Below is the receipe of the chocolate:-
(A) Almond Rocks
250g roasted almonds
250g melted tempered chocolate (around 30 degree)

(B) Dark Chocolate Cups
Boil:
200g Liquid Cream
50g Butter
75g Honey
Pour On:
200g Extra Bitter Couverture
100g Milk Couverture

(C) Raspberry
Recipe:
250gr Raspberry puree
100gr Dairy Cream
900gr Dark chocolate
50gr Raspberry liquor
Method:
Boil puree and dairy cream
Mix on dark chocolate
Add liquor

(D) Maraschino Cherries
Cherries
Tempered Dark Bitter Chocolate