Post by account_disabled on Feb 20, 2024 7:36:36 GMT 1
We have been able to taste the sweetness of chocolate since we were very young. This sweet has been present in our lives since childhood in the form of chocolates, desserts or birthday cakes. But there are many people who have never tried it. People who live even in towns where most of the inhabitants' income comes from cocoa crops. In countries like Ghana, Ivory Coast, Ecuador... many of their growers do not even know that cocoa becomes that candy that so many people are passionate about. For them, cocoa is a crop that pays them the minimum to be able to live. Fair Trade cocoa farmers are an exception. They know how much the fruit of their harvest is valued in the world, since the cocoa sold in the Fair Trade market is recognized for a fair price . This means a more stable source of income for these small growers and additional financial resources to invest in projects of their choice such as building schools, purchasing agricultural machinery or improving the quality of their crops.
The world is crying out for us to be more supportive, respectful and committed people. Today we propose an idea for a wedding gift, simple and supportive, that will show all your love for the couple and the world in which we live. Chocolate figures for your wedding cake (or birthday or celebration!), handmade by you with Fair Trade ingredients. You dare? You just need Europe Mobile Number List some time and a lot of care! figures-chocolate-cake The chocolate figures on the cake, an original and supportive gift It doesn't matter if the chocolate figures are not perfect. Because you will have made them with your own hands and from the heart, thinking about giving a special and unique detail. Whoever receives the gift will appreciate it. Let your imagination run wild with the number of products available such as edible gold and silver pearls for the hem of a figure's dress, chocolate and colored noodles for the hair, pastel pencils to paint the eyes and mouth, or even the coffee chocolates and organic chocolate from Oxfam Intermón to be the newlyweds' little hands.
Don't put limits on your creativity and the result will be amazing! Ingredients you need for each figurine: 100 g of melting chocolate (play with white and dark chocolate) 50 ml liquid glucose Utensils: a rod A silicone roller Parchment paper or cooking mat Preparation mode: First we chop the chocolate and place it in a bowl in the microwave, setting it to medium power and melting it, stirring every 60 seconds. We do the same with glucose. We can also melt the chocolate as it has been done traditionally, in a bain-marie. Then, we add the two ingredients to a container , stirring with the whisk so that they mix perfectly. You will see that the chocolate becomes thick little by little. Finally, we put the mixture in a freezer bag that we will let rest for two hours in the refrigerator. chocolate figures The result will be a dough that we can shape to our liking and that we will knead previously with the silicone rolling pin on the parchment paper or baking mat, until it is flexible and easier to work with. If we see that the chocolate is somewhat hardened when we take it out, we can put it in the microwave for about 3-4 seconds or apply heat to it between our hands.