Confections From a Latina Chocolatier Imbue Bite-Size Bonbons With Mexican Flavors
Maravilla Cacao is your fledgling Dallas purveyor of sweet chocolate marvels.
By Eve Hill-Agnus
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Food & Drink
January 7, 2021
11:23 am
Acenette Gonzalez, who goes by “Ace,” loves the smell of chocolate churning in a confectionery room. She has been in many. The aromas match the beauty of the objects, little bonbons, that she now sells under the name Maravilla Cacao.
Of Mexican descent, Gonzalez infuses her bite-size confections with the flavors of Latin America.
Gonzalez, who holds a degree from the Culinary Institute of America, began her chocolate work at The Joule, where she ran a chocolate program. She was also on the opening team at Uchi. “I learned so many flavors there,” she says. Experimental, the team was “pushing it forward” in Texas, doing tiny pearls and other dessert tricks. She opened Top Knot with executive chef Angela Hernandez. “Angela was amazing w
‘Tis the season for hot chocolate, and an especially decadent version of everyone’s favorite holiday drink (suck it, cider) is exploding on TikTok and in suburban communities across the country. A basic-bitch packet of Swiss Miss mix just can’t compete with the visually compelling and viral glory of hot chocolate bombs.
For the unfamiliar, hot chocolate bombs, or glossy chocolate orbs filled with cocoa mix, marshmallows, sprinkles, and other edible baubles, are a truly over-the-top way to level up your cocoa game. Once plopped inside a mug full of warm milk, the bombs open up in dramatic fashion, revealing the goodies inside and creating a decadent cup of hot cocoa once stirred together.
Dallas chocolatiers are certainly capitalizing on the chocolate bomb movement. And to that, we say Good for them! In a rough year, some are working around the clock to fulfill our insatiable chocolate bomb needs.
Haute Sweets Patisserie is trying to make up ground after an unfortunate accident at their store that shut down their kitchen. This craze caught us by surprise, owner and chef of Haute Sweets Tida Pichakron says. Now that we have the kitchen 90% repaired from the accident, we have been playing catch-up on remaking all of the holiday treats we lost and filling all of the orders for these bombs. It s been a blessing for us to help bring in much-needed revenue to help us recover.
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