Very tasty - tempting to grab a whole portion from the Hotel Chocolat stall #marketingwin #chocfest
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http://twitpic.com/bk8hkj The scrum for a taste of the finished dish :) #chocfest
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"I used to work at a health resort," says chef, "and I'd sneak loads of butter into everything." Hotel Chocolat safer career move! #ChocFest
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http://twitpic.com/bk8dhi Yeah, I'm peeling a cocoa bean :) #ChocFest
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Boo, Valhrona demo was 15 min late starting and gave out NO FREE CHOCOLATE before we had to leave for dinner :( #chocfest
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Oh well - time for some more #chocfest fun before dinner - Valhrona demo this time :9
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Now *this* is more like it! :) #chocfest http://twitpic.com/4ioh8b
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Heh, they're dividing the mixture into wrapped lumps for people to take home and bake at home :) Session over now. Entertaining :) #chocfest
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This mix got so enormous it was bursting out of the mixer :) Now transferred to enormous bowl. Looks like content of cement-mixer! #chocfest
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Ah, nuts. Nuts. #chocfest
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Moment of truth: will they manage an allergy hat-trick? No clue what's in this last one yet. I'm guessing pollen and dust mites ;) #chocfest
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Oh, top tip: use a smallish ice-cream scoop to scoop up the mix onto the baking tray as a quick way to make nicely sized servings! #chocfest
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Chef tips whole bowl of choc chips into mixer, to applause from audience :) #chocfest http://twitpic.com/4io6oe
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"Who likes fruit in their cookies?" Audience shake heads &murmur disapproval. Chef makes cherry cookies anyway #fruitallergy #FAIL #chocfest
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When you get your cookies out of the oven leave them on the baking tray & put that on a cooling rack for a while to avoid collapse #chocfest
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Wow, yes, he just opened the mixer - it's really not light or fluffy: huge dense clump of stuff stuck all over the mixer paddle :9 #chocfest
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Cookie-making tips: don't worry about getting the mix too light and fluffy, like you would for a cake. Add the eggs one at a time. #chocfest
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