I know, I know, the phrase 'depleting cocoa trees' freaks me out too! I mean, a shortage of cocoa? Now that's a terrifying thought! But it's true! Canadians lurve their chocolate, in fact a study reported that 58% of Canadians would include chocolate as part of their last meal and I fully admit I would be one of them, but how many of us know where it comes from or of its future sustainability? The Nestlé Cocoa Plan is a $120-million initiative to improve cocoa sustainability and the … [Read more...]
What Nestle Plans to do about the Depleting Cocoa Trees
Kellogg’s has a Cure for your Chocolate Cravings!
Just the other day I had a conversation on twitter about how a few of us wake up in the morning already craving chocolate! Kellogg's has a cure for that! Check out what's new from Kellogg's! Kellogg's Krave comes in Chocolate and even better- Double Chocolate! I can tell you that this won't last long in our house, we are almost done the Double Chocolate box already and just opened it on the weekend. I am not a cereal fan myself (gasp! I know!) but even I have been sneaking these yummy … [Read more...]
Easter-ize your Family and WIN with Nestle!
I love Easter, all the quality chocolate comes out at Easter and it's pretty much the only day of the year where it's acceptable to have chocolate for breakfast! You can't do a chocolate egg hunt and then not sneak a nibble or two of the sweet stuff right? This year Kit Kat has a super fun treat out for the young and old chocolate lovers alike! Have you seen the new Kit Kat Bunny? You can go on your own chocolate hunt to find these adorable bunnies at the store or … [Read more...]
Triple Chocolate Cake
This Triple Chocolate Cake is a chocolate lover's dream! The Hubster has his birthday along with the boys during 'birthday season' and even shares his birthday with Middle Man, so needless to say, he no longer gets his own birthday cake as we are usually overloaded with cake during those 10 days. But for Father's Day I always make him his own special yummy cake! He loves chocolate cake, and any old garden variety will do for him, but I wanted to make something a … [Read more...]
Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with a Cream Cheese Chocolate Bar Icing
No this Triple Layer Chocolate Cake isn't for me, I did get an early Mother's Day gift already but I might be lucky to get a bowl of ice cream for my Mother's Day dessert! lol okay not really, but nothing this fantastic anyway. This is the cake the boys and I made last week for my own Mom. It is one of my favourite cakes to bring to a dinner because it looks and tastes amazing!! Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Chocolate Bar Icing 1 pkg devil's food cake mix 1 … [Read more...]