We held our crackle off today - donna hay's copha-less recipe (on the left) up against the traditional back of the rice bubble box recipe.
I had serious doubts about whether you could take the copha out of the crackle, but in a head to head taste test it was unanimous* - the donna hay recipe came out on top.
Lighter, sweet but less sickly sweet, a more even chocolateyness, and without that greasey feel the copha can leave you with.
I do love a good old fashioned crackle, but I have to say donna might just have turned me - this one is a winner!
*whilst donna's recipe was the winner, I was competing against a 7 year old, so we thought it only fair that my score was divided by 4... after the score adjustment I came in a brave second ;o)
I had serious doubts about whether you could take the copha out of the crackle, but in a head to head taste test it was unanimous* - the donna hay recipe came out on top.
Lighter, sweet but less sickly sweet, a more even chocolateyness, and without that greasey feel the copha can leave you with.
I do love a good old fashioned crackle, but I have to say donna might just have turned me - this one is a winner!
*whilst donna's recipe was the winner, I was competing against a 7 year old, so we thought it only fair that my score was divided by 4... after the score adjustment I came in a brave second ;o)
Thank you for your Cook Off. I ahve bookmarked this for future celebrations!!
ReplyDeleteYah for crackles! I like that the Donna Hay ones are more chocolatey and less sickly than the copha ones.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, that was always the worst thing about Chocolate Crackles - the greasiness! Will have to find the recipe you're talking about and give it a go. The inner child in me demands it! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to make these now!! I'm glad your crackle off was a huge success, even if a 7 year old beat you on a technicality ;-)
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what the Donna version was like, particularly because I'm not a fan of copha's texture.
ReplyDeleteMust find an excuse to make them now!
I didn't realise that I was participating in a bona fide contest!
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