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Chocolate for chocolate fountain
Betty_Boop
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I bought a chocolate fountain for our upcoming wedding but where do I get the chocolate for it from?Don't think I can use 'normal' tesco's or aASDA's stuff - doesn't it need to be be a bit waterier?
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Cadbury's and a drop of sunflower/olive oil. There are guides for how much chocolate to use but in ours (well my wifes
) she used 750g of normal chocolate, heated it over a pan and added a teaspoon of oil and was plenty enough for about 15 of us with some left over...
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In Tesco or ASDA baking section, you get huge big slabs of their own brand chocolate for about 50p (the cake covering type) - mix with a spoonful of oil and it'll last for ages - if it's for a wedding, with lots of guests, you might want to buy quite a few bars.
A friend of mine had this at her wedding, but had two fountains, one with milk, one with white chocolate - delicious!!!!
She used all sorts of 'dippers' ranging from custard creams, grapes, banana, strawberries, marshmallows etc. She used cocktail sticks instead of skewars - saves people taking too many dippers at once.0 -
Thorntons sell the chocolate to go in the fountains too.0
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I use the normal stuff and add a wee bit of oil and its all good!
Tasty, Yum.... No Im on a diet!0 -
Thanks for the replies.
I shall mix 50% tesco's cheapie chocolate with 50% Cadburys chocolate, a tiny splash of contriou and a little vegetable oil.
Do I leave this to set overnight?
Will it stay runny enough to pour in the fountain?0 -
Woah before you do, check out this recipe from our Baileys choc fountain for something a bit specialBetty_Boop wrote: »Thanks for the replies.
I shall mix 50% tesco's cheapie chocolate with 50% Cadburys chocolate, a tiny splash of contriou and a little vegetable oil.
Melt 200g of milk choc into 200ml of double cream, in a saucepan over a low heat. Gradually stir in 5cl Baileys and add 2 tbs of hazelnut oil. Then pour mix into the fountain.
We also dunk brownie chunks and bread sticks..............at a wedding add a NO double dipping rule!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Honorary Northern Bird bestowed by AnselmI'm a Board Guide and volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly on Special Occasions, Green/Ethical, Motoring/Overseas/UK Travel & Flood boards, it's not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Report inappropriate or illegal posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. Views are MINE & not official MSE ones
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