Chocolate at Chepstow Races!

What fun we had yesterday at Chepstow Racecourse presenting a chocolate and beer matching tutored tasting and a one hour hands on chocolate class. Admiral Car Insurance, Swansea did their customer service team proud with their choice of day out !

The Bristol Beer Factories Milk Stout and Valrhonas Jivara 40% milk was the star match of the morning and thanks to Chepstow Racecourse in house events team for the tea and bacon sarnies !

DESIGNERS FROM NESTLE

Last week we had a fantasically fun workshop with a selection of the Nestle design team from Epoch, Bristol.

Their finished products were immaculately presented, very elegant packaging choices, stunning. Thanks for coming and inspiring me guys - especially Janes hen. I will be copying I'm afraid !

CHOCOLATE VETS !

We were delighted to have Steve Tasker from Watkins and Tasker and his team of vets and vetinary nurses come to one of our chocolate animal workshops.

They made a selection of anatomically perfect cats, dogs and hens ! Brilliant !

NEW MOULDS !!

Fresh in today, we now have beautiful hen moulds ! What a great idea to bring a 'Hen' on her Hen Day to make a chocolate hen !!

The Chocolate Tart gets into P.R !!

I had a very exciting meeting yesterday with Karen Morledge of Plum Communications and PR. Karen is going to be looking after my advertising and marketing strategy from September.

I can't wait !

www.plum-communications.co.uk

Thanks to Fran Baker and all her Hens for entertaining me on Saturday - great chocolate cats and dogs girls, what a great teacher I am !! Have a fabulous wedding day Fran, enjoy munching your way through all that chocolate. The Chocolate Tart x

Chocolate Brownie with white chocolate and cranberries

I just made the most amazing chocolate brownie, here's the recipe........

250 g dark chocolate

250g butter

Melt together in micorwave

4 eggs

300g caster sugar

Whisk with hand whisk until ribbon stage

Add melted choc and butter to the egg mixture, fold in 150g plain flour - add a handful of white chocolate drops and dried cranberries if you like !

and cook on 160c for about 18 minutes. It must be unset in the middle. Leave to cool before cutting and eat with a large cup of Amedei hot chocolate !!

Delish x

The Chocolate Tart - never be faithful to one bar of chocolate !!

Welcome to my blog. A place for chocoholics to hang out !

I am Lisa Clarke, my chocolate school is called The Chocolate Tart. We are here in Congresbury near to Bristol (and the M5) in a beautiful converted barn kitchen offering chocolate making classes to the general public.

Come and make fresh cream truffles, moulded fondants and many more goodies.

Check out our website thechocolatetart.co.uk for available dates or call us up on 01934 876881 and make your own date.