{"id":2135,"date":"2011-03-14T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/chocolate\/eggstravaganza-new-easter-egg-collection-hatched"},"modified":"2011-03-14T07:00:47","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T07:00:47","slug":"eggstravaganza-new-easter-egg-collection-hatched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/chocolate\/eggstravaganza-new-easter-egg-collection-hatched\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggstravaganza!  NEW Easter Egg Collection Hatched."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/prestat\/easter-egg.jpg\" class=\"right\" alt=\"Eggstravaganza!  NEW Easter Egg Collection Hatched. \" \/> Prestat the chocolatier to Her Majesty The Queen, has launched a clutch of five exquisite Easter Eggs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Easter Parade Collection<\/strong> comes in extravagant packaging, designed by the renowned artist and illustrator Kitty Arden &#8211; Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark gold swirls and bright pink run riot \u00e2\u20ac\u201c while each gold-foiled egg nestles on a bed of fuchsia tissue:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rose and Violet Cr\u00c3\u00a8me Easter Egg<\/strong> is crafted from the finest dark chocolate (71%) and filled with Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legendary Rose and Violet Crem\u00c3\u00a8s, which it has been making for more than 100 years.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Tallon, the Queen Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s steward, said that Her Majesty had a lifelong love of Rose and Violet Crem\u00c3\u00a8s. It was a fondness that led Her Majesty to award Prestat Her Royal Warrant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Milk Chocolate Easter Egg and The Dark Chocolate Easter Egg pictured here<\/strong>, are both filled with The Finest Ganache Truffle \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and if anyone knows about truffles it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Prestat.  Antoine Dufour, who founded the company, created the first truffle in 1895.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Sea Salt Caramel Easter Egg<\/strong> is a new recipe that is already taking chocolate fans by storm.  The softest sweet caramel infused with a hint of sea salt fills the finest dark chocolate (71%) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c resulting in an explosion of taste.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Marc de Champagne Easter Egg<\/strong> is made from velvety milk chocolate and filled with Marc de Champagne Truffles.  They are not only among the most popular truffles sold in Britain they are also regularly chosen for state banquets and first nights.<\/p>\n<p>All five of the new eggs are made with a selection of cocoa beans from Sao Thome, Tanzania and Ghana all of which are part of Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Trading Fairly ESOKO initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chocolates are all handmade in England and are served at every major state banquet.  Everyone from the Queen Mother to Roald Dahl regarded them as a favourite treat.<\/p>\n<p>Stocked at the Prestat shop (020 7494 3372), 14 Princes Arcade, Piccadilly, London SW1Y 6DS. Also available in Harrods, Liberty, and Selfridges.<\/p>\n<p>To View or purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prestat.co.uk\" title=\"Prestat Chocolatier\">Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mouth watering chocolate products, <\/a>please visit the website.<\/p>\n<p>Tel:  (0800) 0213 023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prestat the chocolatier to Her Majesty The Queen, has launched a clutch of five exquisite Easter Eggs. The Easter Parade Collection comes in extravagant packaging, designed by the renowned artist and illustrator Kitty Arden &#8211; Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark gold swirls and bright pink run riot \u00e2\u20ac\u201c while each gold-foiled egg nestles on a bed of fuchsia tissue: The Rose and Violet Cr\u00c3\u00a8me Easter Egg is crafted from the finest dark chocolate (71%) and filled with Prestat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legendary Rose and Violet Crem\u00c3\u00a8s, which it has been making for more than 100 years. Billy Tallon, the Queen Mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s steward, said that Her Majesty &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/other\/chocolate\/eggstravaganza-new-easter-egg-collection-hatched\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[271],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}