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Chococo Fizzing Fun Easter Egg

Suzie — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:10:18 +0000

A handmade milk chocolate Easter egg from Chococo, decorated with coloured white chocolate and “studded” on the inside with chocolate beans and popping candy!

This delicious egg is made with 41% cocoa, Venezuelan carenero superior, milk chocolate. The egg shell is then hand piped in a diagonal, horizontal and vertical criss-cross pattern using coloured white chocolate, coloured with natural colourings, the three colours; orange, pink and green which stand out against the gloss of the chocolate creating a striking and eye-catching design.

The inside of the egg is just as colourful as the stripy outside, it contains chocolate beans in a variety of colours, think grown up over sized Smarties, and hidden under a layer of more chocolate is the popping candy or Space Dust, depending on your age, little rocks waiting to explode as you bite into them.

Because Chococo make good quality milk chocolate, made with 41% cocoa compared to standard milk chocolate which averages 31%, it is less sweet and has much more flavours, smooth and mellow without being too over powering. But this egg is just about great flavours and good quality chocolate, there are also the chocolate beans and popping candy; the beans give a great crunch and added texture as you bite through then and the popping candy pops and fizzes – and as they are sprinkled inside the egg you get different amounts with each mouthful. I personally found that if you let the chocolate melt in your mouth you get much more of the fizzing, exploding and popping from the candy than you do biting it.

A fun egg made with quality milk chocolate, handmade and decorated with chocolate beans and fun popping candy – would bring a smile to anybody’s face!

£12.95, 175g.

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Chococo Union Jack Easter Egg

Suzie — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:11:55 +0000

A milk chocolate and white chocolate egg, hand decorated with the Union Jack flag on the outside and a surprise on the inside; the Union Jack Egg, an Easter egg with a difference from Chococo.

Made mainly with milk chocolate, 41% Venezuelan, the egg is then covered in a layer of white chocolate creating the base for the beautiful flag design.

The egg is then generously hand piped using white chocolate, coloured with all natural colourings, to create the eye-catching Union Jack flag. Because the eggs are handmade each egg is unique; your very own, delicious, work of chocolate art.

The inside of the egg has been studded with red fruits, making it just as exciting as the outside. Freeze-dried strawberries and raspberries have been liberally sprinkled inside the egg and then covered with a layer of more milk chocolate, creating a beautiful textured layer. When you crack and break the egg up the fruits peek out giving you wonderful flashes of bright red against the chocolate background.

With three different layers; the white chocolate, the milk chocolate and the fruit, each mouthful is slightly different. Sometimes the milk comes through on top with beautiful cocoa tones, other times it is blended with the white chocolate creating a smoother creamier chocolate, and now and then you get the sweetness and tang from the raspberries and strawberries. As you bite through the shell of the egg, not only do you the satisfying snap of chocolate but also the subtle differences between the two types of chocolate followed by the crisp crunch from some of the honeycomb textured fruit pieces and chewiness from others – each mouthful different and a delightful.

This beautiful egg stands approximately 140mm tall, it’s a little hard to measure accurately because of the white chocolate decoration, and is presented in a box with cut-out windows so you can see the egg inside.

There is a slight problem with the box, the eggs are held in place by two cardboard supports with holes in – unfortunately these rub against the egg creating scratches and dents, noticeable but forgivable as it doesn’t cause a lot of damage or ruin the egg.

A visual feast with ever changing flavours and wonderful textures, superbly made and presented – highly recommended.

£12.95, 175g.

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Chococo Mini Dorset Duck Eggs

Suzie — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:59:59 +0000

Six brightly coloured foil wrapped mini chocolate duck eggs handmade in Purbeck, Dorset, presented real egg boxes, in a choice of two colours.

The eggs are about the size of a standard chicken egg, approximately 60mm tall, and weigh 25g each.

Cast in milk chocolate the adorable eggs have a second coating of chocolate on top, this not only gives the outside of the eggs a swirling marbled pattern, but also extra texture. As you bite through the chocolate you have the crisper crunch of the outer layer along with the snap of the milk chocolate shell beneath – subtle but very enjoyable.

Hidden inside each of the Chococo mini Dorset duck eggs is a sweet treat; chocolate covered crisp honeycombe, plump raisins and crunchy hazelnuts, naturally coloured jellybeans, chocolate beans and a solid chocolate ducking.

I personally think these would make wonderful alternative, to a standard Easter egg, for kids. Not only do you have a choice of a pink and blue box, but also you can get them in dark chocolate version (in a yellow box), exactly the same eggs, the same choices and sizes – but dairy free! So if you have one child who is dairy intolerant and one who isn’t they can have almost the same chocolate for Easter.

Fun, bright Easter eggs made from quality chocolate, which has been well designed and executed – very appealing, a firm favourite of mine!

£11.95, 150g.