Chocotelegram Review & Giveaway

Disclosure: I designed and received a custom Chocotelegram for review purposes. All opinions are 100% honest and completely my own. #ChocoGiveaway

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It was love at first sight when I discovered Chocotelegram at #BlogHer16 in the Expo Hall. Chocotelegram was a sponsor and had a display table showcasing all their delicious chocolates. They also had some amazing examples of their express Chocotelegrams and create your own Chocotelegrams. You can even add an image to your design for a $.99 cents upcharge per photo. The Chocotelegram website is very easy to navigate and user friendly when it comes to choosing your design or designing your own Chocotelegram. You have the freedom to design exactly what you want. It makes a great gift!

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I absolutely love the Chocotelegram tag line… “Let Chocolate do the talking!”. October is my Birthday month. I always dub October #JENtober and plan lots of festivities with my friends and family. When I got the opportunity to order and design my own Chocotelegram it was an easy decision that it would be a Birthday Chocotelegram for ME! First I was going to choose the special occasions Birthday Song Chocotelegram but, I wasn’t able to customize it. It says Happy Birthday! I opted to order the Chocotelergram 20 Signature Gift Box with two rows of 10 chocolates. I wanted to be able to create my own message. The chocolate is DELICIOUS! We won’t talk about how quickly I finished my samples.

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Dark Chocolate is my favorite type of chocolate. I’ll choose dark chocolate over milk chocolate or white chocolate on any given day. The finest Belgian Chocolate is used to make Chocotelegrams. My custom Chocotelegram is dark chocolate and says… HAPPY JENTOBER! I used the Chocotelegram designer to create my message. I also added a few hearts, stars and an image of myself. You have the option of adding fun icons, emojis and images to your Chocotelegram. There are Chocotelegrams for a variety of occasions to choose from. Add .79 each time a color printed icon is inserted in a message. There are a variety of pricing tiers based on your purchase.

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Once I finished creating my Chocotelegram I chose the standard 1-3 business day shipping. When I received it I was blown away that it was packaged securely. It hadn’t broken, melted and looked great. You get a 100% quality guarantee with no break, no melting & fast delivery options. My signature gift box chocolate came in a padded envelope with Ecogel Ice Refrigerant to keep the chocolate cool. My Happy JENtober Birthday Chocotelegram is AWESOME! Giveaway: I am excited to giveaway a $25 Gift Certificate to one lucky person. Giveaway ends on October 25th at 11:59 p.m. EST. Special Offer: 20% discount using the code: BloggersRock until 10/30/16.

Visit the Chocotelegram website for more information. Take a look at all of the special occasions you can choose from. Which Chocotelegram catches your eye or would you design your own?

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Candy Cane Brownies

INGREDIENTS:

  • 8 oz. semisweet choclate, chopped
  • 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup crushed candy canes
  • 2/3 cup mini chocolate chips


DIRECTIONS:

Grease and flour a 9 X 13-inch cake pan, and pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan over low heat, melt together the senisweet and unsweetened chocolate and the butter. let cool for about 10 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, and then the eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add vanilla. In a seperate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center has only a few moist crumbs clinging to it.


For the topping, sprinkle the top with candy canes and chocolate chips after you remove the brownies from the oven and return the pan to the oven for about 30 seconds.


Allow to cool in the pan on a rack, and refrigerate until cold.

Appeared in print in the Independent Weekly 12/16/09


Late Night Craving…

With all the disappointments and set backs lately I feel it’s only natural to crave my favorite comfort food. CHOCOLATE, yum! It’s always brownies, chocolate chip cookies, fudge or cake. So, I’ll indulge in some Mississippi Mud Cake tonight. My taste buds are so ready! It’s rich and not at all complicated to prepare! Here are the ingredients and preparation instructions.

Mississippi Mud Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 cups strong brewed coffee
1/4 cup bourbon or brandy
5 1-oz squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
powdered sugar
ice cream, for serving


Preparation: Preheat oven to 275°. Sift the flour, salt and the baking powder together, ensuring it is mixed well. Combine the coffee, bourbon or brandy, chocolate, and butter or margarine in the top of a double boiler. Heat until the chocolate and butter have melted, stirring occasionally. Pour the chocolate mixture into a large bowl. Using an electric mixer on low speed, gradually beat in the sugar. Continue beating until the sugar has dissolved. Raise the speed to medium and add the sifted dry ingredients. Mix well, then beat in the eggs and vanilla until thoroughly blended. Pour the batter into a generously greased 3-quart Bundt pan that has been dusted lightly with cocoa powder or flour. Adjust rack so cake will bake in top half of oven. Bake for about 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then unmold onto a wire rack. Let cool completely. When cake is cooled, dust lightly with powdered sugar.

I always feel better after eating some chocolate, it serves me very well as the perfect comfort food when I’m in a funk! The added spirits was a bonus! It’s completely optional to serve with ice cream, but why not! Enjoy!

Ciao,
Until Next Time…

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