I am addicted to chocolate. Yeah, like that’s a big surprise for those of you that know me. I can finish huge family sized bars of chocolate tabs i.e. the big cadbury type. In one sitting.

Thornton’s is the british version of neuhaus/ Godiva. They are makers of all things chocolate, complete with a chocolate fountain in every retail shop that you can get a choc. shot from or strawberries/toffee/marshmallow coated from the fountain. Their chocolates range from the usual bars to fanciful praline ala godiva to peanut brittle and sugar free treats. And their toffee. Every Christmas, bacon would get a hamper of 2kg worth of toffee. Which is bought for him for the sake that I do not eat toffee – so I wouldn’t steal it from him. Bah humbug.

The Thornton’s that most people know is the simple retail versions hawking all sort of sweeties. But the Thornton’s I prefer is the Thornton’s Café . Very limited location-wise, I believe there is only about 34 pepperred around the country,compared to 1000s of thornton retail store around the country. Its very strange, but the cafes seem to be only open in outlet stores and not actual high streets and shopping centres.

I had never dreamed that my addiction to Starbucks would be compromised – ever. It was the only thing that stayed with me from my days in Fresno to weekday sessions at my local starbucks to here – where the coffee culture is next to non-existant. However, with the discovery of Thornton’s Café, I am now torn between starbucks coffee and Thornton’s. Plus they give you a free chocolate for every drink ordered at Thorntons! And choc flakes on your drink – which is usually topped with a cloud of whipped cream. It’s like all my dreams come true in one place!

Bacon is less loyal to his desserts, and over the months had tried out the Alpini cake, the Victorian sponge,the raspberry cheesecake (fantabulous) and one of the best ever was the Chocolate Decadance. OMG. TO DIE FOR (will take a picture next time). The reason it had taken me so long to introduce you to the world of Thornton’s was that the lighting inside is never conducive for pictures – some of you might have even see similar pictures as the ones below on my flickr account. But with the advent of the big ass camera – I can at last welcome you to the dreamy world made out of cakes, chocolate and puffy white cream.

World’s best carrot cake. Extremely light and airy, it is topped by the smoothest buttercream flavoured with cinnamon. Yum. Have you guessed I did not order this?

Piece de resistance – the Chocolate Seville Orange. With a base of chocolate buttons and a creamy orange-tinged melty chocolate mousse, I am extremely addicted to this. Can’t go on for more than a month without it. I’d imagine if I worked next to a thornton’s café, I wouldn’t have much chance but to turn into a orange roly poly.

One more time, just because it is irresistable. Yummms.I’m in love, I really am. If given a choice of no sex for the rest of my life compared to an endless supply of this dreamy treat, I would be very hard-pressed. I really need to go to Chocoholics Anonymous.

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