Malagasy's Mora Mora chocolate (73% cocoa)
In its short life so far, our food blog has covered a lot of ground. Restaurants, good wine, seasonal eating, etc etc.. but there's scarely a mention of chocolate. Now that's just wrong. Thankfully, Equitrade chocolate company Malagasy is at hand to fix this terrible oversight. They're putting their money where their mouth is - or rather their chocolate where your words are.
Actually, I'll be honest here. Malagasy make great (and very ethical) chocolate. But really, this is just an excuse for me to pick your collective brains for more chocolate recipes. I've got my own favourites - Nigella Lawson (whom I don't normally rate) has a great special occasion cake in How To Eat. Our own Nigel Slater's chocolate brownie recipe is second to none. However most books that specialise in chocolate recipes are gimmicky, soon-to-be-remaindered Christmas present stuff - full of fancy truffles and macaroons but low on recipes you'd want to bookmark and come back to. And I'm sure that there are some original gems out there.
So, please spill the cocoa beans, and tell us your own chocolate recipes. To narrow the field a little, let's stick to cakes and brownies. We'll pick our top ten favourites and send them a pack of Malagasy's chocolate. You can't ask for fairer than that.
