Winner Announced!!!

Alright guys, the moment EVERYONE has been waiting for…. It is finally here 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

In case anyone is wondering what in the world I am talking about, here is a little recap:

Little girl skips along happily eating chocolate. Little girl starts to bake with chocolate. Little girl starts blogging about her chocolate dishes. Little girl blogs for a whole year and makes croissants (eats them with Nutella). Little girl gets sentimental and thanks all her followers and has a giveaway so people can buy chocolate. $40 worth of it if possible!!

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And that is just about summing it up actually! I would have liked to do a bit of a full blown fanfare, complete with a Rio style parade and huge party balloons but since I can’t, can I get a drum roll going on your laps right now?

And the totally, awesome, lucky, first winner at Go Bake Yourself for a $40 giftcard for Amazon iiiiissssssssssssss…

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ANGIE FROM ANGIE’S RECIPES! CAN I GET A BIG HAND FOR OUR WINNER!!!!!!!!!

Angie you create incredible dishes, desserts and a culinary genius – I can’t wait to see how you use your $40 off Amazon 😀 😀

I will email you and please reply within a week, after which I shall email you your giftcard! To contact me, its gobakeyourself@yahoo.com.au 😀

I appreciate every one of you who entered and all I can say is there is always next time 😀

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To celebrate this momentous occasion and considering I cannot write for very long since directix is beckoning me unfortunately, I will give you a recipe for homemade chocolate. Oh yeah, that’s right Guylian, eat your little heart out 😉

This chocolate is incredibly rich and I love that it is so flexible – slightly gritty, rich and truffly with a velvety chocolate flavour, add in some Nutella or peanut butter, coat it in different flavours, you have a winner right here 😀

Enjoy mes cheris!

4 Ingredient Chocolate Creams
Source: Simple & Delicious Chocolate [Cookbook]

Ingredients:

  • 200g dark chocolate – I used mixture of milk and dark
  • 2 tbs light cream – used thickened (heavy)
  • 2 cups icing sugar – used icing mixture
  • Drinking chocolate powder, for dusting – I used cocoa powder

Method:

  1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
  2. Melt 55g of chocolate in a large heatproof bowl set over a saucepan filled with gently simmering water. Stir in the cream and remove the bowl from the heat
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  3. Sift the icing sugar into the melted chocolate and then using a fork, mix well together
  4. Knead to form a firm, smooth, pliable mixture
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  5. Lightly dust work surface with chocolate powder and turn out the mixture, rolling out to a thickness of 5mm. Cut into circles using a 2.5cm round cutter – I simply tore off pieces and made it into mini circles – faster and more fun!
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  6. Transfer to a prepared cookie tray and let stand for 12 hours or until dry and set
  7. When the chocolate creams have set, melt the remaining chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water
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  8. Using 2 forks, dip each chocolate cream into the melted chocolate
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  9. Lift out quickly letting any excess chocolate drip back into the bowl then place onto cookie sheet. Let set – I used the fridge for faster results 😉
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Yeah, when I said Guylian and Lindt had some serious competition, I hope you did not think I was kidding 😉

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Definitely try this, it takes a minute, no baking and results in the richest, most addictive treats ever!

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112 Comments

  1. Mary's avatar
    Mary says:

    Your homemade chocolate creams look wonderful– they remind me of a few years ago when we made homemade chocolate creams to give to our relatives for Xmas–we had a lot of fun adding different liquors to the centers to create various flavors!

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    Kimby says:

    Congratulations to Angie for winning the giveaway and thanks, Uru, for making us all feel like winners with this recipe! Your truffle-esque creation is beckoning… 🙂

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  15. bitsandbreadcrumbs's avatar
    bitsandbreadcrumbs says:

    Congrats to Angie, and I see I’ve resurfaced from redesigning my business web site just in time to miss catch these amazing looking chocolates… a weakness of mine. I Liked you on FB, too. Seems it didn’t take the first time. 🙂

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    • Choc Chip Uru's avatar
      Choc Chip Uru says:

      Awww my friend it is all a matter of chance though at least you enjoyed these little chocolates 😀
      And I am absolutely fine my friend how are your many wonderful projects going?? I do miss your posting!

      Cheers
      CCU

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  25. Zen and Genki's avatar
    Zen and Genki says:

    So now you’ve gone and done it…it’s almost 11:30pm and I’ve gone and eaten four giant chocolates trying to satisfy the craving I just got from reading your post 😛
    Congrats to the winner (but I hope I win next time :))

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  49. Starr's avatar
    Starr says:

    Homemade chocolates are the best! Way more fun than store bought, and with the bonus of a bowl to lick 😀

    Congratulations Angie! Enjoy your tasty winnings 🙂

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  54. Profiteroles & Ponytails's avatar
    Profiteroles & Ponytails says:

    Congrats on the contest to Angie. What an amazing recipe CCU! My last jar of nutella had to be ditched because I didn’t use it …I don’t want the same thing to happen to this jar and this looks like the perfect way to ensure that doesn’t happen again!

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    Nancy @ gottagetbaked says:

    Uru, how do you get your chocolate dipped truffles so beautiful and perfect? Everytime I try, they end up looking disgusting (not that that stops me from eating them, lol). I definitely have to try this recipe, although they’d be dangerous to keep in my household. I can envision myself polishing them all off in one sitting!

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      Choc Chip Uru says:

      Haha I am sure they turn out fine my friend 😀
      The big secret is to let all (and I mean ALL) excess chocolate drip off before letting it set and adding a touch of butter to the chocolate so it has a glossy finish 😀
      You are too sweet!

      Cheers
      CCU

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  96. viveka's avatar
    viveka says:

    Congratulations to Angie … what a lovely gift !!!!! And those chocolate bits is to die for or ??????
    You’re an amazing patisserie – you should have your own little

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  104. Saguna's avatar
    Saguna says:

    These look so pretty! They’d be a lovely DIY gift, actually. Congratulations to Angie! I made little mini chocolate treats too yesterday, white chocolate ones though. 🙂

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