Announcing the publication of the first delicious book of
Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes with a Heart

Absolute Press, in collaboration with leading Fairtrade chocolate company Divine, is publishing “Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes with a Heart” this month. The sumptuously illustrated hardback book is an unashamedly gorgeous celebration of Divine – not only of its excellent flavour and texture and perfect qualities as an ingredient, but also its special relationship with the farmers of the Kuapa Kokoo cooperative in Ghana, who supply the best quality cocoa beans for Divine, and co-own the Divine Chocolate company.

The book is written by leading food writer and chocolate expert Linda Collister. Linda is a long-time supporter of fair trade, and has created and collected these recipes using Divine, the FAIRTRADE chocolate which owes its excellence to the best quality cocoa beans grown by the farmer members of Kuapa Kokoo cooperative in Ghana.  Kuapa Kokoo receives an internationally agreed fair price for its cocoa beans, and because the cooperative also co-owns the company, they share in its profits too.  The special story of Divine and Kuapa Kokoo is illustrated in the introduction to this special collection of recipes which use Divine in its many delicious varieties, and are enticingly photographed by Lisa Barber.

For anyone who cannot resist something chocolate on a menu, and loves the thought of conjuring up endless chocolate delights in the kitchen, the book of Divine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes is an essential inspiration and guide.  Linda Collister’s mouthwatering and beautifully-crafted recipes offer variety and surprises – from upside down sticky pudding, to red hot chilli pepper chocolate cake, and iced chocolate tiramisu to crab risotto with white chocolate.

“Divine is a company on a mission…,” says Divine Chocolate’s Managing Director Sophi Tranchell, “... to create a wonderful chocolate experience for chocolate lovers everywhere, and that way ensuring a fair return to the smallholder cocoa farmers who grow its essential ingredient.  The Divine Recipe book is perfect for the most passionate of chocolate enthusiasts – and an opportunity to stir in a potent spoonful of consumer power too!”

Recipes range from glorious chocolate cakes, sweets, puddings, and pastries to stunning savoury dishes, this is a collection including popular favourites with a new twist, and exciting new creations. 

FORMAT: Hardback, full colour dust jacket, 255mm x 195mm
PRINT: Full colour photography of recipes and the farmers and cocoa of Kuapa Kokoo, Ghana
RRP £19.99
ISBN 9781904573739

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For further information please contact Charlotte Borger on 020 7378 6550, or charlotte@divinechocolate.com

Editors’ notes:
• Absolute Press is a leader in food and cookery publishing.  For more details contact Andrea O’Connor on 01225 316013
• For more information about Divine Chocolate visit www.divinechocolate.com

• Divine Chocolate Ltd is co-owned by Kuapa Kokoo, a co-operative of 45000 cocoa farmers in Ghana who grow the Fairtrade beans for Divine and Dubble, and who share in the profits.

• All Divine products carry the Fairtrade Mark. This is an independent guarantee from the Fairtrade Foundation that the ingredients are sourced under internationally agreed fair trade terms and conditions. These include a guaranteed, secure price above the world market price for cocoa, an extra social premium payment, long term trading contracts, decent health and safety conditions and a commitment to support for community programmes aimed at empowering farmers to increase their abilities to be self sufficient.
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