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Valentine’s Day Gift: Gold Flecked Pink Champagne Truffles

01/25/2012 in Dessert, Food, Fun Stuff by Evelyn | No comments

Delicate pink champagne merges with sultry dark chocolate to create this luxuriously seductive union for this Valentine’s day. Chocolatines’ decadent handmade truffles are each dipped in rich dark and white chocolate, and lavishly decorated with pink drizzles and extravagant flecks of 24 karat edible gold.

Gold Flecked Pink Champagne Truffles are by Chef Rieko Wada who created Chocolatines with the vision of chocolates that reflect masterful artistry and leave an impression beyond the palate. She is a graduate of the French Pastry School and has apprenticed for world pastry champions and master chocolatiers. Her chocolate perfections depict the intersection of her Japanese heritage and Old World pastry methods, resulting in chocolates of unique flavor and design.

Makes a great gift for birthdays, wedding showers, sweet 16, new job, or a ‘just thinking about you’ gift.

Evelyn Vincent

Native Plant Landscaper, Gardener, Labyrinth Design, Feng Shui Practitioner, Aromatherapy / Essential Oils, Big Fan of Nature and Living Simply.

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