There's Chocolate, Diamonds and Thermomix!

[quirkycooking]

Here's how to make chocolate, Joolz!! "Almost Raw" Chocolate

[joolz]

Thanks will give it a go today, sounds yummy and looks divine

[earth mumma]

Yeah, now I've got a recipe for the raw cacao butter that has been in my panrty for the past 6mths.  Thanks Jo

[joolz]

Yeah, now I've got a recipe for the raw cacao butter that has been in my panrty for the past 6mths.  Thanks Jo

hi where do you get raw cacao butter from please?

[ColleenM]

Forget the diamonds, just give me chocolate and a Thermomix

Colleen

[quirkycooking]

Hi Joolz, depends where you are (re ordering cacao butter) - but you can get it from Bio-Distributors or Loving Earth or if you don't want to pay $50 something dollars for a kg, you can buy cocoa butter from Aussie Soap Supplies - it's quite edible, food grade, but I'm not sure if it's expeller pressed.  I've also emailed Tava to see how much there's will cost - it's practically local!  (Grown in Vanuatu, pressed in Australia).  I'll let you know what they say.

[earth mumma]

Well I made the chocolate and popped it into to my over stuffed fridge to set.  Ten minutes in I had to get something out of the fridge and it fell out and slopped over the floor, up the bench and on my groceries that were on the floor waiting to be put in my over stuffed fridge  , mostly over the celery.  My lovely 7y.o. son quickly stated "Mum the floor's clean, you mopped it on the weekend, you can't waste it" and sat on his hauches and started to scoop it up and lick it off his fingers.  Just what I needed to give me a sense of humour about the situation.  I just cracked up  and told him he reminded me of Augustas Gloop (Charlie and the chocolate factory).  Couldn't quite bring myself to eat the chocolate coated celery though 

[judydawn]

Waste not want not earth mumma.  I can imagine the mess. Not happy Jan

[joolz]

Hi Joolz, depends where you are (re ordering cacao butter) - but you can get it from Bio-Distributors or Loving Earth or if you don't want to pay $50 something dollars for a kg, you can buy cocoa butter from Aussie Soap Supplies - it's quite edible, food grade, but I'm not sure if it's expeller pressed.  I've also emailed Tava to see how much there's will cost - it's practically local!  (Grown in Vanuatu, pressed in Australia).  I'll let you know what they say.

Thanks your a gem.

[quirkycooking]

Well I made the chocolate and popped it into to my over stuffed fridge to set.  Ten minutes in I had to get something out of the fridge and it fell out and slopped over the floor, up the bench and on my groceries that were on the floor waiting to be put in my over stuffed fridge  , mostly over the celery.  My lovely 7y.o. son quickly stated "Mum the floor's clean, you mopped it on the weekend, you can't waste it" and sat on his hauches and started to scoop it up and lick it off his fingers.  Just what I needed to give me a sense of humour about the situation.  I just cracked up  and told him he reminded me of Augustas Gloop (Charlie and the chocolate factory).  Couldn't quite bring myself to eat the chocolate coated celery though 

Oh, you poor thing!!!     Sounds like my fridge, and my kids!!    I hope you at least got to taste it?  Never mind, I guess you'll laugh about it later.   

[cookie1]

Thank goodness for your son and him making light of the situation. Did he enjoy the chocolate?

[earth mumma]

He loved it, but had trouble sleeping from the chocolate hit  .  I did get to taste it and it was very nice.

[Thermomixer]

Belated welcome joolz