{"id":745,"date":"2015-11-24T17:06:36","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T17:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/?p=745"},"modified":"2015-11-24T22:20:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T22:20:47","slug":"a-darker-shade-of-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/?p=745","title":{"rendered":"A Darker Shade of Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m delighted to welcome Rosen Trevithick here on\u00a0a leg of the\u00a0blog tour to launch her <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/B017WUOSOE\/\">Chocolate Making Adventures<\/a><\/em> book.<\/p>\n<p>When an author is \u2018on tour\u2019 to promote a book, it can be difficult for them to write new and original content, particularly when trying to link the content to a particular theme. Well, I have a lot of wizards on my site and, fortunately, making a wizard is just the kind of thing which\u00a0her <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/B017WUOSOE\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chocolate Making Adventures<\/a> <\/em>teaches you to do.<\/p>\n<p>So without any further\u00a0introduction, Rosen explains how to make a chocolate wizard from scratch!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Make a Dark (Chocolate) Wizard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-750 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Trolls-e1448374618656-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"Trolls\" width=\"160\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Trolls-e1448374618656-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Trolls-e1448374618656-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Trolls-e1448374618656-600x459.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Trolls-e1448374618656-624x478.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/>Firstly, you need to make your own silicone mould. In my book, I demonstrate using a troll mould as an example, but the same technique can easily be used to create a wizard.\u00a0Without giving too much away, you\u00a0need to buy some silicone putty and some oven-hardening modelling clay. You make a wizard from the clay, bake it until hard, then press\u00a0the putty around it. Once the putty sets, you remove your clay and are left with your very own wizard mould.<\/p>\n<p>The next thing to do, is make some plain chocolate. Yes, I did say <em>make<\/em> plain chocolate \u2013 none of that buying chocolate and melting it down malarkey &#8211; this isn&#8217;t the 00ies. My book tells you how to make the darkest chocolate in the universe, using cocoa butter, cocoa powder and honey. Making chocolate involves heat, so your chocolate mixture will turn out molten. Pour it into your wizard mould, plonk it in the fridge and wait.<\/p>\n<p>After an hour, carefully press the chocolate from the mould, and there you have it, your very own dark wizard.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more detailed instructions about how to make\u00a0your own chocolate wizard, you can buy <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/B017WUOSOE\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chocolate Making Adventures<\/a><\/em> in both paperback and eBook formats.<\/p>\n<p>To see lots of other exciting chocolate ideas why not\u00a0check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/recipes\" target=\"_blank\">recipe blog<\/a> or to find out more\u00a0about my book please click\u00a0here <em><a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/B017WUOSOE\/\">Chocolate Making Adventures<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-746\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-746 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/final-cover-front-flat-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Making Adventures\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/final-cover-front-flat-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/final-cover-front-flat-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/final-cover-front-flat-600x747.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/final-cover-front-flat-624x777.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Claire Wilson lle-photography.co.uk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thank you\u00a0and remember to eat chocolate responsibly!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-756\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"rosen-trevithick\" width=\"118\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick-600x916.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick-624x952.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.kenmageeauthor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rosen-trevithick.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rosen Trevithick\u00a0has a variety of books in print including <a href=\"http:\/\/mygrannywriteserotica.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Granny Writes Erotica &#8211; Threesome<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/pompomberry-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pompomberry House<\/a> and two <a href=\"http:\/\/rosentrevithick.co.uk\/seesaw\/\">Seesaw<\/a> collections, as well as over a dozen digital titles.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013 she founded the Smelly Troll series &#8211; children&#8217;s chapter books written by Rosen and illustrated by Katie W. Stewart. The series, which begins with The Troll Trap, has inspired hundreds of children to get involved in creative writing.<\/p>\n<p>Rosen writes in a variety of genres with a strong leaning towards comedy. She has also dabbled in psychological fiction and mystery writing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m delighted to welcome Rosen Trevithick here on\u00a0a leg of the\u00a0blog tour to launch her Chocolate Making Adventures book. 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