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Make your own chocolate bouquet gift

As my daughter gets older she is getting a bit harder to buy for. She has lots of toys and doesn’t really need any more, due to growth spurts and sporting activities she has enough clothes throughout the year and has enough craft to keep her busy for years! One thing that she can never get enough of is chocolate! So with birthdays and Christmas presents, I have been trying to get creative...

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How is chocolate making your brain happy?

What if you were told that indulging in chocolate could enhance your cognitive function? Despite ongoing debates about its health benefits, chocolate has been proven to be a powerful brain-boosting treat.

Jason Vishnefske, a master chocolatier at Santa Barbara Chocolate , provides his expert insight on the impact of chocolate on brain health and cognitive function

Compounds in...
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6 easy ways to level up your Easter Egg hunt

With Easter just around the corner many parents are starting to plan fun filled Easter Egg hunts for their children. Now, I have been doing Easter Egg hunts in my house for 7 years now, and I must admit I am really running out of new places to hide the eggs and ways to make it more fun! So, I have been doing a bit of research into some ways I can spice things up a bit.

Include your...
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Creative hacks to try this Easter

Busy Mum of four & hacks queen Casey Major-Bunce @majormumhacks has over 400k followers on Instagram who love her fun & creative ideas.

Casey believes some of her natural resourcefulness and ability to think outside of the box result from her dyslexia, which she now considers her superpower.

She shared some of her top tips for Easter with us:
  • Fill an egg box
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Chocolate cornflake cake filled Easter eggs

If you love chocolate then this is definitely the Easter treat for you!

We made a simple chocolate cornflake cake mixture , then we added some sprinkles and crushed mini eggs.

We found these great Easter egg moulds @hobbycrafthq which we poured melted chocolate into, then put in the fridge to set.

Once the chocolate eggs were set we carefully removed them from the...

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Valentines Day home made chocolate bar

We love making our own chocolate bars, mostly because we enjoy eating them, but they also make really nice gifts for friends and family.

So today we have been playing about with some chocolate bars for Valentines day. We are pretty pleased with the results, if you are too you can find out how to make them below.

What you will need

  • Equipment wise you will need a
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Chocolate Dipped Raspberry Shortbread recipe

Kids take over the kitchen - Denby shares child friendly bake recipes An indulgent Chocolate Dipped Shortbread from @jessie.bakes.cakes Cooking Time: 12 mins Serves:10 -12 INGREDIENTS
  • 150g plain flour
  • 100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 50g milk chocolate
  • 50g white chocolate
  • Freeze dried raspberries
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Mini Chocolate Muffins Recipe

Kids take over the kitchen - Denby shares child friendly bake recipes

These deliciously chocolatey mini muffins are a fun recipe to make with the family. Perfect for small hands to test out their baking skills.

Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 12 minutes Makes 24 mini muffins INGREDIENTS

For the muffins:

  • 150g unsalted butter, soft
  • 150g golden caster sugar
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Gluten Free Chocolate Whoopie Cakes

These are lovely cakes to bake with children as they are so easy – literally throw everything in and mix – and they are great fun. They can be made with a normal whisk but it’s much easier if you have an electric one as the batter is quite firm.

Makes about 9

Ingredients

75g unsalted butter, softened or melted

125g caster sugar

150g gluten-free plain flour...

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The Best Easter Gifts for 2022

Easter is right around the corner and there’s only one thing on your mind... chocolate! This Easter, why not go for something more exciting and more chocolatey than a traditional Easter Egg? We have an egg-cellent Easter collection with Creme Eggs, Mini Eggs, Dairy-Free options, and even alcoholic Easter gifts for the grownups because who said Easter just had to be for the kids? Chick out...

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