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Chocolate Madelines

17th October 2014 By Urvashi Roe 19 Comments

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It’s Chocolate Week in the UK and what a chocolatey week it has been.  I have been using every excuse to eat as much chocolate as possible. And why not?! It contains endorphins – those lovely little feel good hormones and I need a few thousand of those at the moment with all the cold weather setting in.

Today is also the start of The Chocolate Show in London.  I had a lovely preview last night.  Here are a few chocolatey treats that caught my eye.

Chocolate Show 2014

Rose Turkish Delight Brownies by Bad Brownie

Chocolate Show 2014

Sugarless chocolates by Venchi

Chocolate Show 2014

New milk chocolate collection from Marou

Chocolate Show 2014

Beautifully branded chocolate from Tobago. The company do local food tours too

Chocolate Show 2014

White Chocolate Liqueur from Eberle in Germany. Wonderful. Like Baileys but better

The show started today and closes on Sunday.

Something chocolatey then? 

So if those pics now have you hankering for something chocolatey try these super easy madeleines. Chocolate not actually required as this recipe uses store cupboard cocoa powder (just in case like me you do not have chocolate in the house when you neeeed chocolate in the house!)

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Chocolate Madeleines

Total Time30 mins

Notes

Chocolate Madeleines

Chocolate Madeleines

You will need
  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 60g caster sugar
  • 25g runny honey
  • 75g plain flour
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 50g ground almonds
  • Icing sugar and edible glitter for dusting
To make them
  1. Preheat the oven to 190C.
  2. Melt the butter then leave to cool.  
  3. Whisk the eggs lightly then add the sugar and honey and whisk again until the mixture is very thick and light.  The whisk should leave a distinct ribbon-like trail when lifted out of the bowl.
  4. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into the mixture and lightly fold in.
  5. Fold the almonds in and then finally add the melted butter.
  6. Spoon the mixture into a madeleine tray - each one should be about three-quarters full.  This is about a level tablespoon.
  7. Bake for about 10 minutes. The sponge should bounce back slightly when pushed gently. 
  8. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely before scoffing.
Serve dusted with icing sugar and edible glitter or better still some salted caramel dipping sauce.  It is Friday after all. 
Salted Caramel Dipping Sauce

Salted Caramel Dipping Sauce

Do you have any chocolatey favourites? What do you dip your madeleines into? 

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  1. kellie anderson says

    17th October 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Lucky you! Those products look so nice. I am a sucker for nice packaging, so despite not being the biggest chocoholic ever I would have been whapping out the plastic to get all of those! I Do like cocoa though and what a nice recipe for it. Bookmarking, pinning etc! I even have a dusty old madeleine tin I could use. . 🙂

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      17th October 2014 at 6:10 pm

      Oooh yes we like dusty old madeleine tins. Make for very good photos!

      Reply
  2. FarminCityfolk says

    17th October 2014 at 6:09 pm

    These are gorgeous!

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      17th October 2014 at 6:10 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  3. dosirakbento says

    17th October 2014 at 6:17 pm

    What! Chocolate week in the UK! Didnt know that but great excuse to grab some chocolate 😛
    (Not that I need an excuse of course..)

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      17th October 2014 at 6:31 pm

      Go go go! Grab chocolate!

      Reply
  4. Ema Jones says

    17th October 2014 at 6:52 pm

    I’m sure it’ll be one of my best experiences into the chocolate world!

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      17th October 2014 at 7:02 pm

      Have fun

      Reply
      • Ema Jones says

        19th October 2014 at 3:35 pm

        Yeah, you too enjoy 🙂

        Reply
  5. Ginger says

    17th October 2014 at 8:22 pm

    Great, mouthwatering post – I love your madeleines!

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      19th October 2014 at 7:43 am

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  6. Sally says

    19th October 2014 at 6:55 pm

    What gorgeous packaging. I’m happy with a tiny bit of chocolate now and again …very dark and bitter. I’ve never made Madeleines – they always sound a bit boring… but these don’t.

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      19th October 2014 at 6:56 pm

      Thanks Sally. Yes these are lovely little treats.

      Reply
  7. teresamarymurphy says

    20th October 2014 at 10:27 am

    Soo much chocolate! … how on earth do you choose which one to take home for the family!

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      20th October 2014 at 10:28 am

      Haha! I took a few milk choc fir the girls and the liqeur for me and hubby!

      Reply
  8. Sarah Trivuncic, Maison Cupcake says

    20th October 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Beautiful packaging on all of those. I should make some madeleines again as they’re so handy!

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      20th October 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Handy gir popping in your mouth. Oooops there gies another one

      Reply
  9. Icing images says

    21st October 2014 at 8:42 am

    Great work .I just love your photos.They make me so hungry right now!:)

    Reply
    • Urvashi Roe says

      21st October 2014 at 7:32 pm

      Thank you x

      Reply

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