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You know how I like to do my bit for those less fortunate than myself (honestly!) so I'm delighted to share with you a brand new way of helping out.
Chocolate makers Cadbury's, makers of the excellent Dairy Milk range are to become Fair Trade certified.
Now, those who know me will be aware that I'm quite partial to a bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk. There's nothing better before bedtime than a nice cup of tea and dairy milk. They come in all different sizes now from the tiny 'fun' size to the huge 5kg monster bar!
I found that the regular 6 chunk works best. I like to tear the wrapper so that three squares are exposed then I dip those three into my tea, and eat enjoying the slightly melted chocolate. Then wait a few minutes for the tea to cool down a bit and break the three remaining pieces into separate chunks. I then place one chunk in my mouth and have a drink of the tea, then repeat the process for the last two pieces. Perfect!
There's obviously an art to these things so I would hate for someone to just dive in and eat the chocolate willy nilly but each to their own I suppose.
Becoming Fair Trade certified basically means that Cadbury's will pay a guaranteed minimum price to cocoa producers in Ghana, even if the open market price falls below it.
The Fair Trade initiative was set up to secure a better deal for commodity producers in developing countries.
Cadbury's will triple the amount of cocoa sourced from Ghana to 15,000 tonnes during 2009. Ghana currently produce over 600,000 tonnes of cocoa per year.
Cadbury's is the world's largest confectionery manufacturer, founded in 1824 and even comes with the royal seal of approval!
For those of you living in the US, a word of warning. Those Cadbury chocolate bars you see in the stores are mostly poor imitations, manufactured by Hershey's. They don't taste the same as the ones manufactured in Europe so it's worth looking around to make sure you get the right ones.
Even though we're only just into March, Cadbury's Creme Eggs are already on sale and they always pass the taste test!
Now you have no excuse not to do your bit for Fair Trade and eat some chocolate!
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Bacardi Rum Cake
We went to The Bahamas for our honeymoon last November.
While we were there we noticed that all of the tourist shops were stocked with Bacardi Rum Cake which seemed to be the islands specialty. We picked one up to try and last night we finally got round to giving it a go.
I've suggested opening it a couple of times but my Wife always seemed reluctant, mainly because she wasn't sure what it would be like.
As soon as I opened the tin, I noticed a strong aroma of rum. The cake itself was smaller than the tin suggested but big enough for 4 or 5 people, maybe not the 8 servings on the label, although it was very rich so may be a bit much for some tastes.
Being a good English boy, we tried the rum cake with custard. It certainly hit the spot! As I said, the cake itself is very rich so the custard did a good job of watering it down and I soon realised that maybe I didn't need such a big slice!
The Rum Cake comes in three different flavours, The Original Bacardi Rum Cake, Pina Colada Rum Cake and the Chocolate Rum Cake. We went for the Nassau Royale Chocolate Rum Cake. The flavour of the rum, mixed with the chocolate was excellent. The bottom of the cake had a much stronger rum flavour as it soaked through so more custard was required than a piece from the top of the cake.
If you're not familiar with custard, the one we usually have is made by Bird's. It's common in the UK but less so in the US, although we can pick it up from our local Kroger store.
You can buy the Rum Cake online at http://www.bacardirumcake.com/. They deliver to the US but the minimum order seems to be two large (20 oz) cakes for $29.90.
If you ever find yourself in The Caribbean then I certainly recommend picking one up to try. It would also make a great gift for family or friends. They come in a smaller 4 oz size so they're small enough to fit in your case.
So the consensus was that we both loved the chocolate rum cake, although it's not something you would want to eat too often, but it was a nice souvenir of our honeymoon.
While we were there we noticed that all of the tourist shops were stocked with Bacardi Rum Cake which seemed to be the islands specialty. We picked one up to try and last night we finally got round to giving it a go.
I've suggested opening it a couple of times but my Wife always seemed reluctant, mainly because she wasn't sure what it would be like.
As soon as I opened the tin, I noticed a strong aroma of rum. The cake itself was smaller than the tin suggested but big enough for 4 or 5 people, maybe not the 8 servings on the label, although it was very rich so may be a bit much for some tastes.
Being a good English boy, we tried the rum cake with custard. It certainly hit the spot! As I said, the cake itself is very rich so the custard did a good job of watering it down and I soon realised that maybe I didn't need such a big slice!
The Rum Cake comes in three different flavours, The Original Bacardi Rum Cake, Pina Colada Rum Cake and the Chocolate Rum Cake. We went for the Nassau Royale Chocolate Rum Cake. The flavour of the rum, mixed with the chocolate was excellent. The bottom of the cake had a much stronger rum flavour as it soaked through so more custard was required than a piece from the top of the cake.
If you're not familiar with custard, the one we usually have is made by Bird's. It's common in the UK but less so in the US, although we can pick it up from our local Kroger store.
You can buy the Rum Cake online at http://www.bacardirumcake.com/. They deliver to the US but the minimum order seems to be two large (20 oz) cakes for $29.90.
If you ever find yourself in The Caribbean then I certainly recommend picking one up to try. It would also make a great gift for family or friends. They come in a smaller 4 oz size so they're small enough to fit in your case.
So the consensus was that we both loved the chocolate rum cake, although it's not something you would want to eat too often, but it was a nice souvenir of our honeymoon.
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