Cadbury can’t seem to make up their mind what to call this one. The wrapper calls it ‘Flake Snow’, yet their web site calls it ‘Snowflake’. I’ve gone with Snowflake simply because it sounds better.
Whatever you call it, this bar is quite simple. A white chocolate Flake dipped in milk chocolate.
For me, the most interesting thing about this is that Cadbury don’t often do white chocolate. In fact, the only other products I can think of offhand are Dream Bar and white chocolate Buttons.
Upon opening this bar, I was a good deal more impressed than I was with the Flake Praline. It’s a fairly non-descript finger of milk chocolate, but at least this one looks as though it’s actually finished.
It’s only when you bite into a Snowflake that it comes to life (and again, crumbles all over your keyboard – I never learn). I half expected it not to be as ‘flaky’ as a original Flake, but it was every bit as yummy and crumbly.
The white chocolate is very sweet, but that’s slightly offset by the thick milk chocolate coating. Apart from that, the taste is nothing to write home about, but it’s the texture that makes it stand out. The flakes of white chocolate melt away in the mouth, and all too quickly you wonder where your Snowflake went.
Overall, this is vastly superior to Flake Praline, but I still can’t see myself buying it regularly. Maybe as a treat for those days where I can’t decide between white or milk chocolate…
Flake Praline is one of four new(ish) variations on Cadbury Flake – the others being Flake Dark, Flake Dipped and Snowflake.
The wrapper describes this as “Crumbly milk chocolate Flake nestled in a rich hazelnut praline”. I beg to differ.
I would describe it as “Cadbury Flake half dragged through a shallow bath of chocolate that happened to have some bits of non-descript nut in it”. But I guess that wouldn’t have looked quite so appealing on the label.
As you can see from the photo, once unwrapped, it doesn’t look particularly appealing either, so I maintain my description is more accurate.
Only the bottom half of the Flake is coated in this “praline” mixture, and to be honest, it just looks a mess (I’m still not convinced it’s actually meant to look like this). It certainly doesn’t look like any praline I’ve had before.
Texture wise, this is pretty much like a normal Flake – meaning it crumbled all over my keyboard upon biting into it. The only real difference is the small pieces of nut which give the bar a slightly gritty feel.
The taste is pleasant enough – the overall effect being just like a normal Flake with a hint of nuttiness. But I’m not convinced it’s different enough to make it worthwhile unless you’re an absolute hazelnut nut.
Nice enough, but I prefer the original.
Well, it has to be said, Mixed Berry Crunch White Chocolate Lolly Truffle and I got on quite well, although I do wish it had a catchier name.
I wasn’t too sure about this one to start with, but that was simply 
down to my own personal wariness when it comes to anything ‘mixed berry’. This turned out ok though, the mix was quite well balanced; blackcurrant, strawberry and raspberry.
The artificial flavourings are quite obvious, leaving you with a hint of chemical aftertaste. There are a few fruit pieces but I didn’t notice any flavour actually coming from them, they were just chewy.
The crisp cereal and crunchy shortcake biscuits are so few as to be almost incidental.
Unlike Cookies & Cream Belgian Milk Chocolate Lolly Truffle, the chocolate shell works well with this lolly. There is a good thick coating of smooth white chocolate and the sweetness of it compliments the tangy filling.
There is no getting away from the fact that this lolly is sweet – full of calories and fat to boot. I would normally try to get away with my usually line of ‘it’s got fruit in it! Therefore it’s part of my five-a-day.” I doubt anyone would fall for it this time though.
If you are in the mood for a good ol’ sugar fix then this will be for you…..leaves you buzzing for hours.
Ah, Dairy Milk. Where do you start a review on the mother of all chocolates?
Well how about a little history lesson first.
Cadbury was founded in Birmingham (England!) by John Cadbury in 1824. Originally a grocery shop, Cadbury started producing drinking chocolate, and by 1831, this was his core business.
Dairy Milk was introduced in 1905 and is now sold in 23 varieties (the newest being Dairy Milk with Creme Egg) in 30 countries.
For the purpose of this review, I chose a large (duh!) 250g bar of unadulterated Dairy Milk. Solid milk chocolate heaven.
One quick point to note – this is NOT the same as the US version of Cadbury Dairy Milk, which is a reformulated version made under license by Hersheys. I believe this has something to do with FDA rules on labeling chocolate that has vegetable fat in place of cocoa butter.
So what’s so special about Dairy Milk? Why is it so popular?
Well it’s partly down to history and branding, but there is definitely something special about Dairy Milk. It appeals to people from all walks of life and is quintessentially British (even though it’s now made in France & Poland).
The chocolate itself is sweet without being sickly. It’s creamy but not so much that you can’t taste the chocolate. It’s filling but simultaneously moreish. And importantly for a poor blogger, it’s inexpensive without being ‘cheap’.
Having spent some time considering this, I’ve come to the conclusion that the primary reason for its popularity is simply that it’s completely inoffensive and totally middle of the road.
Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so.
In one form or another, it’s the chocolate I buy more than any other, and I don’t plan on giving it up!
