Tag: Belgian Chocolate

Which Chocolate should I Use in a Chocolate Fountain?

Not all chocolate is made for chocolate fountains. A lot of supermarket-bought chocolate bars taste good, but they do not always melt into the glossy, smooth consistency needed for a fountain. Many melt too thickly, flow unevenly, form lumps and eventually put strain on the motor. In some cases, the wrong chocolate can even clog the machine.This is why choosing the correct type of chocolate matters. For a fountain, you need chocolate with the right fat content, texture and flow. Cocoa butter helps chocolate melt more smoothly, but you also need to keep a rich, chocolatey flavour.The best choice or many customers is a blend made specifically for melting and fountain use. Sephra’s Fountain Ready Chocolate Flavoured Blend combines Belgian couverture with chocolate flavoured compound. It gives you the taste of Belgian chocolate while staying smooth, creamy and ready to flow.

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Milk Chocolate: A Guide to Creamy Indulgence

Sephra Milk Chocolate: A Guide to Creamy Indulgence

There’s something undeniably comforting about milk chocolate. It’s the flavour most of us grew up with—smooth, sweet, and endlessly versatile. But beyond its nostalgic appeal lies a world of craftsmanship, precision, and professional performance that elevates it far beyond a simple treat. Browsing the Sephra Milk Chocolate range reveals just how sophisticated this category has become. From Belgian couverture designed for chocolatiers to practical compound blends built for speed and consistency, milk chocolate today is engineered as much for performance as it is for flavour. This is a story of texture, flow, flavour balance—and why the right milk chocolate can transform everything from a humble brownie to a full-scale dessert experience.

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White Chocolate, A Sephra-Inspired Exploration

White chocolate is often misunderstood.
It doesn’t have the deep cocoa intensity of dark chocolate, nor the balanced richness of milk chocolate. Instead, it offers something entirely different—something softer, sweeter, and arguably more versatile in the hands of a skilled baker or chocolatier. Explore the Sephra white chocolate range and you quickly realise this isn’t just a supporting ingredient. It’s a canvas. A foundation for creativity. A product engineered for performance, precision, and indulgence in equal measure. This is chocolate redefined not as an alternative, but as a category in its own right.

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Cover yourself in Chocolate and Dance in the Street

Pure Lime leader Edison Braithwaite. Photo by the author.
Pure Lime leader Edison Braithwaite. Photo by the author.

This Guy Gets Londoners to Cover Themselves in Chocolate and Dance in the Street

Notting Hill in West London isn’t just famous for the floppy haired Hugh Grant classic. Once a year, it also hosts the biggest street party in Britain. First held in the mid-1960s, Notting Hill Carnival began with a crowd of just 500 people. Continue reading Cover yourself in Chocolate and Dance in the Street