{"id":1779,"date":"2022-11-01T03:10:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T03:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2025-03-17T22:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T22:06:06","slug":"christmas-hot-chocolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/christmas-hot-chocolate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Christmas Hot Chocolate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#208092&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;The Perfect Christmas Hot Chocolate&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;The Perfect Christmas Hot Chocolate&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#208092&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1463px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.royaldoulton.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/perfect-christmas-hot-chocolate-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;perfect-christmas-hot-chocolate-1&#8243; title_text=&#8221;perfect-christmas-hot-chocolate-1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Every day is the right day for hot cocoa. 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