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Festive praline calendar and chocolate muffins on a wooden tray.
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Creamy Chocolate Topping

Moist chocolate sponge, delicately melting chocolate pearls and a light topping made from dark chocolate and cream: these chocolate cupcakes bring together several chocolate treats in one. Our Vene...

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WICHTELTRAUM-KEKSE

Candy canes are simply part of Christmas. These two-tone biscuits give the much-loved festive classic a new twist: light vanilla dough and dark cocoa dough are twisted together and shaped into litt...

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CHOCOLATE BANANAS ON A STICK

Crunchy single-origin chocolate on the outside, fruity-sweet banana on the inside: the Christmas market classic for cosy moments of bliss at home.

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CHOCOLATE FROG CUPCAKES

Eerily beautiful and irresistibly chocolatey! Recipe for magical chocolate frog cupcakes with aromatic autumn spices, hidden Chocolate Truffles and crunchy pistachio brittle chocolate.

NewsNeues Design. Gleiche Edelkakao-Schokolade.

New design. Same single-origin chocolate.

Now wrapped in paper: our single-origin chocolates in a new design. Our single-origin chocolates now come in new packaging. It’s made of paper, the colours are bolder, origin and cocoa content are ...

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CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE CAKE WITH MANDARINS

This chocolate mascarpone cake has everything you need to make a cosy coffee gathering even more indulgent. Light sponge meets a creamy mascarpone filling with fruity mandarins and delicate cocoa f...

Edelkakao-WissenRausch employee checking the fermentation of cocoa beans

Fermentation and Drying of the Cacao Bean

After harvesting, it is decided how a cacao bean will taste later on. In four to six days of fermentation, aroma precursors are formed; drying makes the bean stable and suitable for transport. Both...

NewsSommer, Schokolade und Matcha: Unser Instagram-Gewinnspiel

Summer, Chocolate, and Matcha: Our Instagram Giveaway

Midsummer is showing its sunny side once again. As temperatures rise, everyday life moves outdoors: to the lake, to the park, out onto the balcony, or to a shady spot with something cold to drink. ...

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How chocolate gets its melt through conching

Freshly mixed and refined chocolate mass is still rough and may have tangy notes. Only during conching does it develop its smooth texture and balanced aroma. By moving, aerating and heating it for ...

Edelkakao-WissenRoasting of a cocoa bean is being checked

How roasting shapes cocoa aroma

When roasted, the cocoa bean develops the aromas that were previously present only as precursors. At around 125 °C, bitter notes are softened and the typical colour emerges. For fine flavour cocoa,...

NewsNeue Patisserie Pralinen: Fünf neue Sorten aus unserer Berliner Patisserie

New Patisserie Pralines: Five new varieties from our Berlin patisserie

Five new varieties for our patisserie pralines What happens when lime meets basil, mango is combined with chilli, or blood orange and almond play together? In our in-house patisserie in Berlin, fla...

NewsPeople in a chocolate factory, camera filming production steps, tray with cocoa beans and pralines.

WELT documentary “Chocolate – craftsmanship, trade & pleasure”: Rausch in profile

The WELT documentary “Chocolate – craftsmanship, trade & pleasure” takes viewers on a journey that begins long before the finished chocolate bar is made. It follows the cocoa bean across contin...

NewsStrawberry with green matcha glaze on a pink background, dripping and styled to look appetising.

Matcha Meets Master Craftsmanship

At Rausch , matcha meets white chocolate, fruity strawberries, and surprisingly versatile shapes. Three different bars, creamy ice cream, and the new matcha-strawberry praline ball show just how ex...

NewsOpen-air concert in Berlin at dusk, people seated on chairs in front of illuminated historic buildings.

CONTEST – Win tickets to the Classic Open Air 2026

Berlin’s most beautiful summer night is calling, and we’re sending you there! On July 9, 2026, the Classic Open Air kicks off at the Gendarmenmarkt with a very special evening: Principal Conductor ...

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Soccer Cookies

Football fever meets cookie bliss! When the World Cup begins, the living room quickly turns into a small fan zone. Jerseys are laid out, the match schedule is marked and anticipation for great foot...

NewsElegant dessert with purple glaze on a marble platter, decorated with a white chocolate disc and a gold base.

Ube products from Rausch: purple indulgence from the in-house patisserie

Ube is a purple yam with a mildly sweet, nutty flavor. Cocoa pulp is the fruity pulp of the cocoa fruit and brings fresh, tropical notes. At Rausch , both ingredients meet single-origin cocoa and w...

NewsTwo shopping baskets with various Rausch chocolate products in a stylish shop.

Rausch Giveaway: Discover the pleasure of chocolate and take part in this challenge

Two baskets. 30 seconds. Your decision. Our two Laras compete against each other in the Rausch Chocolate House Challenge. Both have 30 seconds to put together their favorite basket in the Rausch ch...

NewsHistoric Berlin building in a lively street scene with cars and pedestrians, glowing in daylight.

Day trip to Berlin-Mitte: Attractions, culture and chocolate delights at Gendarmenmarkt

If you are looking for attractions in Berlin, special highlights in Berlin-Mitte or a nice idea for a day trip, you will find a varied program around the Gendarmenmarkt. But the Rausch chocolate ho...

Edelkakao-WissenLush cocoa plants in a hilly landscape with wooded mountains in the background, beneath a clear blue sky.

How origin shapes flavour

Cocoa is more than an ingredient – it is an expression of its origin. Anyone tasting fine flavour cocoa experiences not just flavour, but a landscape. The so-called terroir shapes the aroma from ro...

RezepteCherry gateau with whipped cream rosettes and heart pralines, beside a red heart-shaped box by Rausch on a wooden table.

Cherry tart with heart-shaped pralines

Recipe for a delicious cherry cake with a chocolate and light-colored base, white chocolate cream and heart-shaped chocolates - perfect for Mother's Day & Father's Day.

RezepteHeart-shaped chocolate cake with raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, arranged decoratively on white paper.

Chocolate cake for someone special

Our moist chocolate cake with fine vanilla cream and fresh fruit - made from the heart.

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Heart Card Craft

Craft instructions for a lovely heart card for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

Edelkakao-WissenCreate a flavour profile for single-origin chocolate

The aroma wheel and how to compare chocolate flavour profiles

Why does one single origin cocoa taste fruity and lively - another nutty and smooth? The aroma wheel makes subtle differences visible and opens up a new way of consciously discovering chocolate.

DIYFilled Rausch Easter baskets

Making a Rausch Easter basket

Easter is the loveliest time for hiding, hunting and crafting. What could be sweeter than a lovingly filled Easter basket with fine Easter chocolate? For anyone who enjoys making things themselves,...