may think that every month is Chocolate Lover’s Month (and they’d
probably be right) but it’s this month that we ‘officially’ celebrate
the wonder of cocoa in all its glory. Here are some ideas of how you can celebrate Chocolate Lover’s Month this February…
chocolate. The most obvious thing to make is a chocolate cake, although
there are so many variations on this, but you can also make chocolate
tarts, biscuits, and a plethora of other treats. Take a look at my white chocolate covered popcorn if you're looking for some non-cakey treat inspiration or my gold & pink glittered cupcakes with their swirled chocolate fudge and vanilla icing if you are in the mood for a cupcake, or two!
When you
think of chocolate, you automatically think of Cadbury (in Ireland and the UK at
least) so what better way to celebrate Chocolate Lover’s Month than by
taking a trip to the home of Cadbury. It’s In Birmingham so is pretty
accessible for most people within the UK and is a great day out. They’ve really made
it an interactive and interesting day out where you learn about where
chocolate comes from and how it’s made, and of course you get to try a
fair bit of it too which is always fun! You do need to buy tickets
before you go, so you’ll need to visit their website first.
Chocolate tasting
Perhaps you’ve been to a wine tasting in the past. Well, did you know
you can do chocolate tasting as well? You can do chocolate tasting
pretty much all over the country – Hotel Chocolat run various events and
gift experiences if you wanted to treat someone (or yourself) and you
can try a wide variety of chocolates with all sorts of fillings,
textures and flavours.
Chocolate arts and crafts
If you want
to do something a little different that doesn’t necessarily involve
eating chocolate (well, not right away anyway) then you could do some
chocolate inspired arts and crafts, which is perfect if you want to get
the kids involved. For example, you could melt down some chocolate and
use moulds to create your own chocolate shapes. Artifolk is a pretty
good website for arts and crafts stuff, although you’ll obviously need
to pop to the shop for your chocolate.
Eat a lot of chocolate
If all else fails, you could just forget making any other plans and
just eat a shedload of chocolate instead. There probably won’t be many
of you who would object to this option, although you might need to pop
down the gym a little more or walk up and down the hills in your area (like I do!) to work it all off!
Are you a chocoholic too? Did you know that February was Chocolate Lovers Month?
I didn't know that February was Chocolate Lovers Month. I think every month is good for chocolate and chocoholics. 🙂
Chocolate lovers month! I love chocolate perfect excuse
Oh my god...!
I am on a diet right now, but i will have an exception this month :))
Wow, I think I'm about to start licking the monitor! 😀 Love this post, I'm a huge chocoholic and I had no idea Feb is the Chocolate Lovers Month. Meaning I have an excuse now! 🙂
I shall be rejoining Weight Watchers in a few weeks time after my holiday but that gives me around 2 weeks to make the most of chocolate lovers month!! I'm such a chocoholic, mini eggs are my weakness at the moment! x
YUM. I did not know it was chocolate lovers month! I think this gives me the perfect excuse to celebrate with a nice box of choccies! 😉 x
I love chocolate but can't eat too much of it as it plays havoc with my breathing.I wish I could eat more though 🙂
I love chocolate! Even though I shouldn't be having too much of it since I'm on a diet.
I am a big fun of chocolate. I am eating chocolate when I am tired 🙂
Haven't had a notion. good excuse to eat more chocolate this month so. Lol I am eating a lot of crap after this pregnancy anyway.
I have butlers chocolate truffles in the press waiting for me.
i love chocolates. The pics are mouthwatering.