Salon Du Chocolat

This weekend I went to Salon Du Chocolat with my mom and after an hour of waiting, we were in! It took place at Porte de Versailles and lasted four days involving 200 chocolatiers. After many tasters we ended up buying a selection of 18 chocolates by MOF and Champion of the World in Pastry, Frank Kestener. Needless to say, they were delicious.

Caramel Cups

I bought a chocolate mould from E.Dehillerin, a specialist cookery shop in Les Halles Paris and it’s taken me two years to finally use it! I tempered some dark chocolate then brushed it into the polished moulds so as to avoid air pockets then I filled the cases with chocolate. At this point it is crucial to flip the mould over and tap firmly and evenly all over so as to obtain a thin shell and leave to set.

This is when I made the caramel from condensed milk. Once filled 1mm from the top, pour on the rest of the chocolate then scrape off straightaway. You want the mould to be as clean as possible so that the chocolates will drop out willingly once ready.

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