Hot Chocolate Spoons

Dark Hot Chocolate Spoons

400 g dark belgian chocolate
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup icing sugar
1/8 tsp salt

In a medium bowl, sift together cocoa, powdered sugar, and salt. Set aside

Melt chocolate in the microwave, check every 50 seconds or so until its almost all melted.

Pour melted chocolate into the mixing bowl containing the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Mixture will be very thick, similar to brownie batter. Spoon mixture into a piping bag. Pipe the chocolate into an ice cube tray.

Once all chocolate has been piped, pound the tray lightly on the counter to eliminate air bubbles and to flatten the tops of the cubes if they are uneven. Working one cube at a time, and decorate them according to taste. Once all cubes are complete, set aside until cubes are completely dry. You can also place them in the fridge if you are in a hurry.

Once all cubes are dry, remove carefully from the molds. 

White Hot Chocolate Spoons

60g cream

200g condensed milk

310g white chocolate

In a heavy pan bring the cream and condensed milk to the boil, stirring continuously as the mixture tends to caramelize quite easily. 

Once reached the boiling point turn off the heat and add the white chocolate  Stir to melt it, you will get a fairly dense mixture. Proceed as per the dark chocolate spoons and then put in the freezer for a couple of hours before removing from the mold.