The latest confectionary craze has blown up for bakers like Catrina Staats.
The owner of Homestead Kitchen, 8036 N. Wayne in Westland, is one of many shops across the region creating the holiday season s biggest treats this year: hot cocoa bombs.
It s become such a huge craze, Staats has had difficulty finding the proper equipment to make them. It s getting harder to find chocolate, said Staats, who lives in Carleton and opened the Westland bakery in April. The shelves are empty.
The indulgent balls of chocolate have become a star on social media, becoming popular on platforms like TikTok and Instagram earlier this fall and fast becoming popular among the masses.