Green & Blacks Cocoa Powder

In our house, we never bought cocoa - if we made cakes or had hot chocolate, Cadbury's drinking chocolate was pressed into service - but when I was a student stacking shelves in a supermarket, one of my favourite aisles to replenish was tea and coffee because we had packs of beans that could be opened so customers could grind them to whichever level of smoothness/coarseness they liked in the in-store grinder - it made the aisle smell fantastic. Lingering around the hot chocolate one day, I noticed this cocoa powder and decided I had to try it. The cocoa comes in a little foil-lined card drum ... more

I quite enjoy the odd bit of baking at home, and nowadays Harry likes to help me stir the cake mixtures as well! I've been making fairy cakes since I was little with my mum, and I've recently experimented with making some chocolate fairy cakes. I tried a Tesco cocoa powder which was disgusting, so I moved onto my mum's old favourite cocoa powder, and they were absolutely delicious! The cocoa powder that I tried was Green & Black's Organic Cocoa Powder. The company is probably best known for their Organic chocolate which can be found in most shops these days, but they have been branching out ... more

Cocoa? Yes, I know, not a very popular drink these days and I must admit that my sweet tooth usually leads me towards hot chocolate. However, cocoa does make a change now and then. It can also be used for baking delicious chocolate cakes etc. There are a few recipes on their website - www.greenandblacks.com Green and Black's - there is no Mr. Green and no Mr. Black. The name is meant to symbolise what the product is - Green for organic and Black for the rich dark brown, almost black, colour of the powder (it just looks brown to me!) Packaging - A small dark brown cardboard pot with a plastic ... more