Seeking Chocolate Overload in Austin, TX
October 28, 2022 12:51 PM Subscribe
The boss is a chocoholic and his birthday is Thursday. Several employees (along with his wife/cofounder) surprise him each year with something CHOCOLATE! We've outdone ourselves every year and are needing new ideas!
What is the most extreme, most chocolatey chocolate [fill in the blank] that can be procured in Austin, TX? Bonus if it will feed about 10 of us small servings while leaving him with CHOCOLATE to take home.
Recipes also welcome, I think there's a baker or two among us.
You can get an absurdly large 11lb (5kg) dark chocolate bar.
It's high-quality chocolate, and is also available as semi-sweet and milk chocolate. You can present it with a mallet and chisel, on a cutting board, so people can break off their own pieces.
posted by jpeacock at 3:22 PM on October 28, 2022
It's high-quality chocolate, and is also available as semi-sweet and milk chocolate. You can present it with a mallet and chisel, on a cutting board, so people can break off their own pieces.
posted by jpeacock at 3:22 PM on October 28, 2022
My mother once received a 10-lb bar of Ghirardelli chocolate. We kept it in her shop and occasionally knocked off a chunk with a hammer to snack on. I can't find the Ghirardelli bar, but I do see that Amazon also has 10-lb bars from Guittard, which is also legit.
I am confident something like this will make an impression.
posted by adamrice at 4:38 PM on October 28, 2022
I am confident something like this will make an impression.
posted by adamrice at 4:38 PM on October 28, 2022
Add some coffee to the recipe, it brings out the chocolate flavor.
posted by aniola at 6:41 PM on October 28, 2022
posted by aniola at 6:41 PM on October 28, 2022
Goldbelly ships specialty foods nationwide, and the Strip House's 24 layer chocolate cake is absolutely legendary (I've had it in person). Looks like that would definitely ship in time, and if that's not to your liking, the search for "chocolate" on Goldbelly is teeming with results.
posted by rachaelfaith at 9:48 PM on October 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by rachaelfaith at 9:48 PM on October 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
Chocolate Fainting Couch cake from Paper Route bakery: chocolate feather fudge cake with black onyx cocoa crust, cacao ganache infused with toasted brazil nut and chile pepper, chocolate Chantilly cream
posted by leastlikelycowgirl at 9:53 PM on October 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by leastlikelycowgirl at 9:53 PM on October 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
If you're willing to go to an Uncle Julio's they have a chocolate pinata that feeds a whole table.
posted by emjaybee at 11:20 PM on October 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by emjaybee at 11:20 PM on October 28, 2022 [1 favorite]
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posted by Dotty at 1:31 PM on October 28, 2022