These blocks came from South Africa, which begs the question: Are we the only damn country to have Ritter Sport but not the peppermint?! Anyway, moving on before I sound completely whiny — behold:
Pebermynte. And in South Africa this stuff is not Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. but Quality. Chocolate. Squared. Fair enough — that's partly a translation of the secondary Qualität im Quadrat motto.
Off with my word-nerd hat and on with the vegan baker's hat. Chocolate and peppermint are also a winning combination in cupcake form:
It's the old reliable VCTOTW chocolate (with slightly less sugar, to counter the sweetness of the icing), peppermint icing, and melted-down Scarborough Fair 70% cocoa chocolate... (Objects in photo may appear less glossy once they cool to room temperature and solidify.)
Thinking of Scarborough Fair — an awesome New Zealand company selling fairly traded, and not overly expensive, coffee, tea and chocolate — had me finally wondering, for the first time, about the fair trade credentials of Ritter Sport. Well, they're not certified, but I was pleased to read about this project, called CACAONICA.
2 comments:
Yum! I finally got some of the RS Marzipan, I love it!
Your cupcakes look delish, I love how glossy the chocolate on top looks.
And I am yet to try Scarborough Fair's chocolate but I love their tea range.
Good point! I'd forgotten about the tea — think I'll add that to the post.
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