Calling all Chocolatiers: What are YOU Making Special for Easter This Year?

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Magrietha Hendrika du Plessis
@magrietha-hendrika-du-plessis
09/28/11 10:15:23
83 posts
Thanks, I aspire to professional, but I am afraid I am still very much an amateur as you will see by my question I ask here on Chocolate Life
chocolatier
@chocolatier
09/27/11 11:56:46
2 posts

I am in the field of chocolate since 1995. People often asks questions about making chocolate, keeping chocolate, making any particular chocolate dessert etc, so I decided to build a website to help those people who want to make chocolate desserts at home but lack necessary experience ( more frankly for those, who are just amateurs , not professional chocolatiers).

[Edited to remove what is potentially a spam link.]

Diana
@diana
04/08/09 08:30:53
12 posts
We have just surfaced from the rush and waved the white flag yesterday! Nothing else in stock on our site until after Easter.My eggs this year were a mix of funky and traditional, with a nod to the spring fashion colours of vivid orange, green and pink.We had some great coverage on national TV and a good link in from Nigella Lawson's site which really boosted sales.Pics attached!
Ilana
@ilana
04/04/09 00:54:28
97 posts
LANA!!!! WOW! I have been waiting to see your works of art and just knew they would be perfection. Absolutely lovely! I am truly excited for you. I am also thrilled that you gotit right with the wine!!! I would love to taste your things. Everything has days and days of thought put it-every detail. I am so happy for you!!! HUGS and congrats!!
Souheila Kurjie
@souheila-kurjie
04/03/09 23:30:46
5 posts
Thank you Lana! Indeed, baby, wedding, and seasonal favors are given a lot of thought in terms of design, color schemes etc...and take a LOT of love , care and hours to put together :) It sure is a happy business to be working with chocolates though!In turn, i wanted to let you know that I love your white bunny....adorable! what a cute idea to have the dalmatian-like spotting! this should be a bestseller in my view!! :)
Souheila Kurjie
@souheila-kurjie
04/03/09 23:25:36
5 posts
Thank you Clay!
Carol
@carol
04/03/09 17:00:06
24 posts
Lana,The chocolates are beautiful.The flavors sound great and the hot cross bun really provokes the image of a real one.Did you use white chocolate for the piping or something else.I love the bunnies too, where they fun to make?
Tina Tweedy
@tina-tweedy
04/03/09 15:59:09
1 posts
Lana- These are so creative! I love the idea of the "bread and wine" chocolates...very classy designs to represent each. And they sound very delicious. Your "herd" is just adorable.
Clay Gordon
@clay
04/03/09 06:45:19
1,680 posts
A simple thing, the chocolate Easter egg - elevated by an elegantly beautiful presentation.


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updated by @clay: 09/16/15 11:07:51
Souheila Kurjie
@souheila-kurjie
04/02/09 22:49:01
5 posts

Easter at Patchi.us is all about the most decadent Belgian style chocolate Eggs, beautifully wrapped in colorful foils. From Dark chocolate eggs filled with Gianduja to Milk chocolate eggs filled with feuilletine and ganache, everyone will find an egg to suit their taste. The eggs are available by the pound, or arranged on handmade porcelaine and glass plates along with hand decorated chocolate favors--making them a truly chic gift!

For more, please visit us at http://www.patchi.us/patchi-easter-collection.html www.patchi.us
Jeff
@jeff
04/02/09 15:18:48
94 posts
I like your style.........
Ilana
@ilana
04/02/09 15:07:47
97 posts
Well!! I will reveal that I am making blood puddles using freeze dried pomegranate powder to color the white chocolate red=the Nile turns to blood...Each family member will get a frog upon a blood puddle and a pyramid.Oh and thanks Lana and Jeff!
Jeff
@jeff
04/02/09 11:08:56
94 posts
they are cool....shall we do the sacrificial lambs next?
updated by @jeff: 01/28/15 21:12:15
Laurie Douglass
@laurie-douglass
04/02/09 09:28:34
2 posts
My best selling and tastiest Easter chocolates are my Easter Truffles and the Bunny Bar. The Easter Truffles feature Bittersweet Caramelized, Spring Raspberry and Merlot centers, in addition to the traditional dark, milk and white chocolate. The shells of the truffles are molded with lovely flowers colored with luster dust, great not only for Easter but any spring gifts. The Bunny Bar is a nice alternative to traditional bunnies - it's over 6 ounces and nearly 8" high, and comes in solid or crispy milk chocolate. I'm still taking orders at http://www.laurieschocolates.com
Melanie Boudar
@melanie-boudar
04/02/09 01:03:15
104 posts
Hey man, I'm no prude...The religious value of Easter is pretty lost on me as well. I don't read the Bible or believe in Jesus. But many customers do and I respect that. Maybe you make so much $$ you don't care who you offend but I do care who I offend .
Ilana
@ilana
04/01/09 23:02:27
97 posts
As I mentioned, frogs (for the plague) and pyramids (Egypt)
Gretchen Tartakoff
@gretchen-tartakoff
04/01/09 19:14:52
7 posts
I'm making macaroons drizzled with chocolate...for Passover. This is rich, flavorful and a real treat. I drizzled "enjoy life" chocolate chips, melted. They're dairy, soy, and gluten free and as a plus-pareve. I'm experimenting so they got tested out. Any dark chocolate 70%, preferably kosher for passover, would be great as a compliment to the almond flavor. Want the recipe? Check out Recipes with Chocolate
Alan McClure
@alan-mcclure
04/01/09 18:18:18
73 posts
I'm making chocolate bars for Easter.
Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 17:56:11
94 posts
why thank you sir....I really cant believe how well these dumb things are selling....I sent you one for A.........
Clay Gordon
@clay
04/01/09 17:49:58
1,680 posts
Jeff:You are one sick puppy. But I mean that in the nicest way.:: Clay


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Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 17:28:34
94 posts
ok.....its getting sicker.....by the minute.....these sold today....to a nurse..........
Carolyn Byrnes - C'est Très Chic
@old-molds
04/01/09 11:55:34
4 posts

am having fun creating egg boxes and 3-D characters from antique molds. They are all embellished with Lusterdust! I also sell the molds: www.oldmolds.com , I have loads of eggs!
Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 11:35:44
94 posts
Those are pretty. I have looked at your site for years and coveted many of your molds....wish list stuff...
Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 11:11:05
94 posts
Its all about the marzipan and cocoa butter paint......
Ilana
@ilana
04/01/09 11:05:35
97 posts
I am scared to imagine what you will come up with for Halloween... With your imagination! And I thought green frogs with strawberry ganache (blood?) would be daring... innocent me...
Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 07:09:20
94 posts
My kitchen is staffed by pagan reprobates with a penchant for hard work whiskey and chluthlu. The religious value of easter is lost on us.
Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 07:00:20
94 posts
you can rest assured we have tried to crucify a few but they just dont stand up.....
Jeff
@jeff
04/01/09 06:58:05
94 posts
thank you artisan....much ado about nothing. We plaan on having a ball with halloween this year.
Tom
@tom
04/01/09 04:51:11
205 posts
Wow they are spectacular!
updated by @tom: 09/07/15 15:49:19
Artisan
@artisan
04/01/09 01:46:15
8 posts
That's the beauty of all of us having our own businesses is that we can all do what we want product wise.Some might find it sick and others fantastic, but in all cases it makes the choc world more diverse and that's worth celebrating.For my part i think these would be great for Halloween more than Easter but well done for the idea!
Bill Tice
@bill-tice
04/01/09 01:44:20
10 posts
I mold the two halves and base. Fill with ganache as smush together. I don't melt or fill the joint and as you can see it is very small. These are 4" eggs.
Melanie Boudar
@melanie-boudar
04/01/09 00:54:15
104 posts
....and I do believe his work is art,I got a chuckle out of it but I personally just don't condone and promote violence and gore to children especially on what is more or less a religious value holiday.
updated by @melanie-boudar: 01/29/15 00:29:12
Melanie Boudar
@melanie-boudar
04/01/09 00:41:33
104 posts
art is in the eye of the beholder.
Bill Tice
@bill-tice
03/31/09 12:00:50
10 posts

I have good luck with these, 65% Dark with white marbling. Filled with white chocolate vanilla ganache and a lemon (Limoncello) yolk. Randomly I put two yolks in a few just like getting a double yolk egg. People love them and slice them like bread for Easter desert.
Jeff
@jeff
03/31/09 07:48:45
94 posts
well melanie it takes all kinds. we make and sell 10,000 + perfectly acceptable easter bunnies and hand painted eggs. Most of our voodoo bunnies grotesque features are being suggested by 10-12 year old kids who not only dig em, but want them extra gory. My daughter made 3 yesterday for her classmates, the kids love em.. Lighten up, life is a carnival, buy the ticket, take the ride.
Artisan
@artisan
03/31/09 04:03:25
8 posts
We have a one shot machine and got custom moulds made for mini eggs for the one shot,then we round them off and decorate them.It's the most efficient way to produce these but of course the investment is huge
Melanie Boudar
@melanie-boudar
03/31/09 03:31:34
104 posts
These are sick and sicker still are the people that think this is a cool way to scare kids.I can understand an inside joke in the kitchen but not to actually sell to the public.
Artisan
@artisan
03/31/09 01:13:24
8 posts
How about Road Kill Rabbits as a name?
Jeff
@jeff
03/30/09 13:59:23
94 posts
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!Thanks rob. We too think they are just a fine representation of the holiday...we sell them for $15.00 each and we have it down to a science. I just made a couple this morning with their eye sockets torn out and the eyeball still attached but hanging down....very graphic but oh so cute.we sold a few dozen this weekend, it was shocking, and we upset a few people too... which is half the fun.....we ship everywhere. .....for a price.1-888-899-2022
Melanie Boudar
@melanie-boudar
03/30/09 00:40:40
104 posts
here is the Easter mendiant
Jeff
@jeff
03/29/09 13:01:29
94 posts
some more morbid bunnies.........
Melanie Boudar
@melanie-boudar
03/29/09 12:51:25
104 posts
I am making a version of a mendiant- it is oval egg shaped disc with 65% Belgian Chocolate or Valrhona Ivorie White Chocolate studded with an edible viola flower, jellybeans, an almond, mac nut, blueberry, cranberry and crystallized mint. They are packaged in a clear cube with easter grass in various colors and breaks up the usual asst of bunnies. I will try to take a better picture of it today.
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