Skip to main content

Chocolate School

Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links (identified by a ° symbol). These financially support this website – and our chocolate research – at no extra cost to you. Find out more.

I’m a firm believer in walking a mile in another person’s shoes to better understand their world. I’ve also wanted to play with chocolate in my kitchen. And so, the two inevitably combined and I enrolled in the Chocolatier.co.uk Self-Taught School on the ‘How to be a Chocolatier’ course!

The low budget version of enrolling on a proper chocolate business startup course, this is my journey of learning through doing (and making mistakes). I hope to learn some new skills, share my own insight as a result, and perhaps inspire you, dear reader, to play around with chocolate in your kitchen. Above all though, I want to have fun.

As a chocolate blogger, I feel compelled to share my journey of ups and downs with you. Feel free to laugh at my expense when I mess things up like a right proper newbie. But equally, please share any tips and tricks you’ve discovered along the way too.

Digital chocolate gift card

Digital chocolate gift cards at NOMO°

Looking for a gift but not sure what they'd like? How about a digital NOMO gift card? Ideal as a last minute gift purchase, it can be spent across the NOMO range of vegan and free-from chocolate. With a variety of flavours and sizes, there's something for everyone. Have you seen thier nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free Hazelnot chocolate bar yet?

Shop at NOMO Chocolate°

Save 15% on the NOMO chocolate range when you order online. Exclusions apply. Use code VEGAN15 at the checkout. Shop at NOMO°

Ends on Sunday 31st December 2023. Terms and exclusions may apply. See website for details.

Save 20% on the NOMO chocolate range when you spend £35+ online. Exclusions apply. Use code SAVE20 at the checkout. Shop at NOMO°

Ends on Sunday 31st December 2023. Terms and exclusions may apply. See website for details.

Inside my Pink Raspberry Ruby Chocolate Bonbon

Pink Raspberry Ruby Chocolate Bonbon Recipe

Ruby chocolate has been around for a while, and I've seen many applications of it, from simple slabs of chocolate and hot chocolates through to bonbons and patisserie delights. When I first tasted Callebaut's RB1 ruby chocolate, I commented "I...

Inside my Ruby Chocolate Eclairs

Ruby Chocolate Eclairs Recipe

Let me begin by saying I had never made choux pastry before today. Nor had I made Crème Pâtissière, nor had I piped, nor had I topped chocolate eclairs. So, this is certainly not my finest work but as a...

Desserts Collection Personalised Photo Box

Personalised Gifts at Lily O'Brien's°

Ireland's Lily O'Brien's Chocolates dates back to 1992 when Mary Ann O'Brien discovered her true passion for all thing's chocolate, naming the company after her daughter. Today, from the heart of Co. Kildare, the company creates a wide range of chocolate treats, from chocolate gifts through to assorted selection boxes. They also offer a selection of personalised boxes.

Shop at Lily O'Brien's°

Save 20% on your chocolate gifts. Exclusions apply. Use code LSZ20 at the checkout. Shop at Lily O'Brien's°

Ends on Thursday 27th August 2026. Terms and exclusions may apply. See website for details.

Light and fluffy Milk Chocolate Mousse

Simple & Easy Milk Chocolate Mousse Recipe

As I rummaged through my goody box of home baking ingredients from LemonVanilla, the MASSIVE 1kg bottle of Colac Chocolate Topping Sauce got me thinking. What do you make that benefits from a drizzle of chocolate sauce? Other than ice...

Chocolate Fudge Welsh Cakes Recipe

Chocolate Fudge Welsh Cakes Recipe

New home-baking ingredients supplier LemonVanilla challenged me to find a novel use for Chocolate Fudge Brownie Pieces. They reckon these small cubes of chocolate fudge are ideal for adding to cakes, ice cream, desserts, in hot chocolates, sprinkled on milkshakes,...