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ABOUT THE KAROLINA CHOCOLATE RECIPE CONTESTS: • Each month between now and December 31, 2012, you will have one month to submit recipes. • Each recipe must state which cacao percentage was used and why. JUDGING CRITERIA: One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected by a panel of qualified judges, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters related to this Contest, within 20 days of the end date of the Contest Period, from among all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. • Judging for which entrant with the best recipe will be based on the following judging criteria: (a) originality; (b) complexity of flavor profile; and (c) presentation. • The entrant with the highest score will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. In the event of a tie, the entrant with the highest score in the taste/flavor criteria from among the tying entrants will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. Potential Grand Prize winner will be notified by telephone or email within approximately one (1) week following winner selection. • A Karolina Chocolate Recipe Book will be created by our winners! The winner’s bios will be listed along with their recipe. All winning recipes will be available on this blog. • PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”): One (1) Grand Prize - $150.00, awarded in the form of Sponsor-specified Karolina products and one Karolina Chocolate Recipe Book when completed and published. SEE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Send all entries to: contest@karolinacacao.com







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Thursday, November 5, 2009

What do you do with White Chocolate?





What do you do with our White Chocolate Rounds? You do Trifle! This recipe is a great way to serve a dessert to white chocolate fans and also some who may say they only like dark chocolate.

Cacao Butter makes it betta!

White Chocolate Tiramisu Trifle with Spiced Pears







IngredientsSpiced Pears:
1 750-ml bottle dry white wine
2 cups pear juice or pear nectar
1 1/4 cups sugar
12 whole green cardamom pods, crushed in resealable plastic bag with mallet
4 1-inch-diameter rounds peeled fresh ginger (each about 1/8 inch thick)
2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
5 large firm but ripe Anjou pears (3 to 31/4 pounds), peeled White Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse:
7 ounces high-quality white chocolate, finely chopped
1/3 cup poire Williams (clear pear brandy)
1/4 cup water
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 8- to 8.8-ounce container mascarpone cheese*
1 cup chilled heavy whipping cream Trifle Assembly:
3 3-ounce packages soft ladyfingers,** separated
2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger
White chocolate pieces
1 tablespoon powdered sugar


Send me your white chocolate recipe!