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March 2007 Cocoa Club Newsletter

Local Events:

Congratulations to our winner Tracy of Columbia for winning the Valentines’ Day Chicks Love ChocolateÒ Drawing!

Chicks Love ChocolateÒ was happy to be part of Pink at the Rink for Breast Cancer Awareness, a Columbia Inferno Hockey League event! think pink!

We also are happy to have donated to the auction for the McDaniels Automotive Group Golf Classic benefiting the South Carolina Cancer Center. The event is April 20,2007 at the Fort Jackson Golf Club. Funds that are raised provide money for cancer research, patient services and technology. Call 434-7275 for more information.

Featured Item for March:

Mint Chocolate Chick Swirl Soap  

Lather up in chocolate mint in celebration of St. Patrick's Day!

Price: $7.00

Take a look at all our new soap scents in addition-chocolate raspberry, chocolate-covered cherry and chocolate brownie-in the chocolate market!

March 2007 Recipes:

Chicks Love ChocolateÒ Mint Chocolate Brownies

1 and 2/3 cups softened butter 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour

13 ounces best bittersweet chocolate 1 teaspoon salt

12-15 mint peppermint patties baking pan 13x9x21/2inches

6 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 and 2/3 cups sugar

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Melt the butter and chocolate in a saucepan.

In a bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla and sugar.

In another bowl, combine the flour with the salt.

When the chocolate mixture melts, combine it with the eggs and vanilla mixture and then with the flour mixture. Beat until smooth.

Scrape half the batter into a buttered baking pan. Layer the mint peppermint patties. Add the other half of the batter.

Bake for 25 to 28 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting.

Chicks Love ChocolateÒ Chocolate Mint Martini

1 oz vodka

½ oz white crème de menthe

½ oz white crème de cacao

Splash half-and-half

Splash of club soda

Pour all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice, pour into a chilled martini glass. To decorate:

Garnish with mint leaves or put a mint-chocolate Hershey kiss in the bottom of the glass and rim the glass with sugar!

Celebrate your good fortune for St. Patrick’s Day!