Proprietor Helen Fraser, a former Motoring Journalist and BBC Top Gear presenter, has spent 15 years travelling the world to test drive new cars and interview racing drivers, and along the way has dined in some of the world’s finest restaurants. Like many chefs and chocolatiers, her fine palate and interest in good food has grown through her travels, and in 2002, Helen decided on a career change and completed a Diploma in Professional Cookery. Spurred on by a desire to specialise in fresh handmade chocolate, Cocoa Mama, The Dove Valley Chocolate Co. was born.
Helen studied the artisan way of creating delicious centres, using the finest quality, ethically sourced ingredients and, where possible, uses produce local to her hometown in The Dove Valley, Suffolk. She spent time working with some of the UK’s most experienced chocolate tutors learning to hand-dip fresh ganache, roll soft melting truffles and mould mouth-watering chocolate figurines.
She delights in creating new unique recipes and welcomes any suggestions you might like to try!
