DOVE Discoveries for the Holidays

I'm sure all of you have heard of DOVE Chocolate, Sisters and Brothers, especially readers in the USA.  DOVE Discoveries are these online kiosks where you can order a much wider range of products made by the DOVE company but sold by independent boutique owners.  One of these owners, Kimberly Lucak, sent me a few samples that I want to reveal to you all today.  Here is a link to her boutique so

Chocolate Babka

Hanukkah starts in one week and so I thought this was the perfect time to review Aunt Ida's Chocolate Babka to you all, Sisters and Brothers.  I, being a Midwest Christian girl didn't know what a babka was when I was offered one so I did what any intelligent person should do: I asked questions.  A babka is a Russian style coffee cake to be simplistic.  This one has chocolate added to it so I was

French Chocolate History Tidbits

As you know, Sisters and Brothers, we like to celebrate the history of chocolate and it's role in the world here at The Chocolate Cult.  Your Chocolate Priestess was curious about when chocolate came to France and went and did some research among her chocolate books and online.

Chocolate made it's biggest impact in France with the marriage of Anne of Austria, the daughter of Philip II of Spain

Artisan Marshmallows & Giveaway

A friend of your Chocolate Priestess gave me some artisan marshmallows from an Indiana company called 240sweet back at the end of September.  She gave me the Chocolate Chocolate Chip kind and they are huge.  So  I contacted the company to let them know that one of my readers recommended them.  They responded  by not only sending me three samples but also offering my readers a gift.  We'll get to

Book Review: "Whoopie Pies"

Your Chocolate Priestess does book reviews for several places one of which is the Amazon.com Vine Program.  Back just as the seasons were turning to summer, I received whoopie pies by Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell to review.   I make a point of not baking or using the oven much once the daily average is above 80 and it was above 90 far more often than normal this past summer.  So I only

Chocolate Walk 2010 Report

Your Chocolate Priestess feels great a few days after the Brown County Humane Society Chocolate Walk in Nashville, Indiana.  As you may recall, I mentioned this event, ways you could find accommodations to join us, and really talked up the charity it was supporting.

A fine group of cultists joined me on Saturday morning between 9 and 9:15 AM November 13, 2010.  Next year I'll tell everyone to

Make Your Chocolate Kit

With Christmas and other winter holidays approaching I know that some of you, Sisters and Brothers, are thinking of gifts.  What better gift than chocolate and time together?  So making chocolate or chocolate treats is almost an ideal present for any age group.  The folks from Glee Gum sent us a "Make Your Own Chocolate From Scratch Kit" and they are also going to give one of you a kit as well. 

Night of Sugar & Chocolate Sculpting

Last night a friend and I went to Nashville, Indiana, and visited their amazing public library to see Donia Justice and learn about sugar and chocolate sculpting.  The event was free and we had a lot of fun in an hour and a half.



There was a nice crowd, almost filling up the entire room which is in the basement.  From the front, we didn't realize how big the library is.  They have a lot more

Final 2010 Chocolate Walk Round Up

On Saturday, this coming Saturday, November 13, 2010, Sisters and Brothers, a group of chocolate lovers is gathering at your Chocolate Priestess' house to meet up and then carpool caravan over to Nashville, Indiana, to spend the day walking, eating chocolate, hanging out with like-minded folks, and helping animals in need.

The Chocolate Walk has some tickets left at $20 a piece for 31 different

LUXE Chocolate Revelations & Giveaway

Back for Valentine's Day 2010, the generous folks from Ghiradelli sent us samples of several of the holidays gifts you could get from them to give to your loved ones.  At that time the new LUXE like, a milk chocolate variety, was very new.  Later they contacted me about doing a review and hosting a contest to help them promote this LUXE line and since they didn't have anything specific for

Winners in Halloween Treat Challenge 2010

October was time for our Annual Halloween Treat Challenge here on The Chocolate Cult.

We had six categories but not every category produced a winner, there was no retailer entry this year though last year we did have a winning retailer.

Here are our categories and the winning chocolate companies.  Companies were judged on the specific Halloween nature of their treat, the ease of using said

Meet the Buttercream Cupcake Lady

A few months back, your Chocolate Priestess saw an article about a woman who created a company that sales cupcakes out of a truck and travels around her city, Philadelphia, selling freshly made cupcakes to people in different locations.  I found the woman behind Buttercream, the Buttercream Cupcake Lady herself, Kate Carrara, and she gladly agreed to do an email interview with me.  This is our