YanSean's Patissier

06/09/2024

🍂Made of real chocolates only(dark couverture 54.5%), pure and real butter, classic European- style cocoa powder🍂
👉Available for pre-order at least 2-3 days before it is needed. For inquiries/details, just send a📥.

01/09/2024

REAL vs FAKE chocolate, how to tell?

Whenever I see posts or comments saying “used premium chocolate” I always check the photos. Many clients find it difficult to tell which chocolate was used. Here’s a simple tip for you: check the color, taste, and mouthfeel.

Let’s first differentiate the two, what is real and what is fake chocolate?

Real chocolate should only have cocoa butter, cocoa mass/liqueur, vanilla and sometimes lecithin. They are usually identified by percentages %—50%, 75%, and so on and needs to be tempered when used for confections and coating. Fake chocolate on the other hand, or commonly called “compound chocolate”, is not real chocolate. It’s made with vegetable oils instead of cocoa butter, cocoa powder in place of cocoa mass, emulsifiers, sugar. It’s a low-cost product used to replace real chocolate. Technically, they can’t be legally called ‘chocolate’ and are labelled as “coating” or “candy”. Real chocolate must contain a minimum of 35% cocoa solids/mass and 18% cocoa butter. I’m not really sure how some are getting away with calling it chocolate, probably difference in laws.

Color - ganache made with real chocolate looks reddish brown, compound “chocolate” looks almost BLACK brown in color.

Taste - tasting chocolate is like tasting wine, it can be floral, fruity, spicy, woody, earthy, roasted, caramel, etc. Compound coating lacks a lot of those flavor notes and aromas that real chocolate has. Most just taste like sugar.

Mouthfeel - real chocolate melts in your mouth and hands because cocoa butter melts at about the same as body temperature 34-38°C. It’s very smooth and creamy on the tongue. Compound “chocolate” has a very unpleasant, waxy mouthfeel because of the palm oils.

Last tip, if it comes in a BLOCK/BAR, that’s compound/fake chocolate. Real chocolate sold locally in the Philippines mostly come in callets or coins, not blocks.

Make sure the products you’re buying are really made with quality ingredients as claimed. Hope this quick tip helps!

- J

09/07/2024

UNPOPULAR OPINION

What does high-quality really mean?

✅Whipping cream made of REAL dairy.

✅Chocolate made with cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

✅Frosting made with real butter.

Ingredients matter.
The ingredient content of your ingredients matter more. Whipping cream should only contain one ingredient—milkfat, chocolates— cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, buttercream — eggs, sugar, butter.
Read labels to understand what I mean.

09/07/2024

Belgian Fudge Brownies

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‼️AVAILABLE‼️

Caramel Bars with Chocolate Swirl and Cashews

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