The slowdown at Europe’s cocoa factories is deepening, highlighting how historically high prices are curbing demand and ...

Last year’s record-high prices for cocoa have translated into lower demand for chocolate this year, making traders reluctant ...

It’s during roasting that the beans are cracked, the hulls discarded and the “meat of the cocoa” is crushed and taken aside to be made into chocolate. ASSOCIATED PRESS Freshly-roasted cocoa ...

Turning Cacao Beans into Cocoa Bars. In the Kitchen with the Bean-to-Bar Makers of Santa Barbara's Twenty-Four Blackbirds Chocolate. By Matt Kettmann Sat Mar 19, 2011 | 12:00am Share this: Click ...

1 quart (950 grams) whole milk; 1/4 cup (60 grams) heavy cream; 1 cup (200 grams) grated panela, piloncillo, or light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) salt ...

About 132 pounds of cocoa beans are poured into the drum roaster for one batch, rotating slowly, roasting the cocoa over a period of an hour to an hour and a half at a temperature of about 300 ...

While Valentine's Day shoppers are on the prowl for the perfect gift for that special someone, area chocolate shops are stepping up to the plate, preparing their finest treats for the occasion ...

The cacao bean, the rawest form of chocolate, can be harvested and consumed directly (cacao), roasted and turned into powder (cocoa) or made into chocolate. The key thing to remember: ...

Nestled in downtown Winston-Salem, Black Mountain Chocolate offers guests the chance to watch chocolate be made from a bean to a bar. And there are few bonuses that are thrown into the experience ...