A M P E D – U P H O T C H O C O L A T E .
Christmas is the time for many things- celebrations with family, mountains of food, bucks fizz in the mornigs- but it wouldn’t be complete without a little chocolate.
I always seem to crave chocolate more than normal during December, and reckon advent calendars are to blame. Because what’s the most surefire way of developing an insatiable chocolate craving? Why, eating a mini-mouthful of chocolate first thing in the morning, of course!
I decided this week to have a go at making the kind of super thick and rich hot chocolate you get from the likes of Said and Angelina, and it turned out to be much simpler than I’d expected.
To make, simply pour 250ml of whole milk into a pan, along with 100g of grated dark chocolate. Heat slowly, stirring the whole time, until the chocolate has melted into the milk and become smooth and thick.
If you’d like to, add in a pinch of cinnamon, sugar to taste, and a spoonful of softly whipped cream on top. The amounts listed above make one large cupful of hot chocolate, but I reckon it’s best served in smaller portions, divided between two people.
To serve alongside the cookies, how about some homemade sugar cookies? I used Hummingbird’s recipe (seeing as it’s an American cookbook, and what better place to get a cookie recipe from?), and it worked a treat.
In other news though, royal icing is FAR harder than you’d imagine, isn’t it?! My first attempts were most definitely *not* worthy of having their photo taken! ;)
