There are flavors that mark your childhood and others that stay with you forever. Chocoramo is one of the few privileged ones that achieve both. It’s not just a chocolate‑covered cake: it’s a loyal companion for school breaks, a travel buddy for long trips, and a symbol of love wrapped in a wrapper that always sticks to your fingers. Today at MiraveColombia we want to share the story of this national icon through the journey of a Spanish Colombian family now living together in Murcia, Spain: Nico, his mom, “La Mejor” (our little princess), and the person writing these lines.
🍫 Nico’s lunchbox and the Chocoramo that now accompanies us in Spain
Years ago, in a school in Colombia, a boy named Nico would sit in his classroom waiting for breakfast break. His mom would lovingly pack his lunchbox every morning, and there was almost always a fixed item: a Chocoramo. It was his little daily luxury, the bite that made the school day more bearable.
Little did Nico know, those little cakes that stuck to the roof of your mouth and left your hands smeared weren’t just fueling his body. They were building an unforgettable memory: that of a mom who thought of him every morning.
“Today, Nico is an adult, and we all live together in Murcia, Spain: his mom, him, ‘La Mejor’ (our little girl), and me. That mom who used to pack the Chocoramo in his lunchbox is now by our side every day. Now, whenever we find one at a Latin grocery store, we don’t just remember Nico’s childhood; we celebrate how far we’ve come and how united we are as a family of four.”
This iconic Colombian chocolate‑covered cake isn’t as readily available now as it was during his childhood. The stores where Nico grew up buying it don’t exist here in Spain. But that hasn’t stopped the search from becoming a family tradition. Today, browsing the aisles of Latin grocery stores or ordering it online has become a way to strengthen our bond with Colombia, to keep those memories alive — now shared among the four of us here in Murcia.
📜 A brief history: the origins of Chocoramo, the cake that connects us
To understand why this cake unites entire generations — including our family — we need to go back decades, to the humble beginnings of a baking empire born in a Boyacá kitchen.
In 1950, in the department of Boyacá, Colombia, a pair of entrepreneurs named Rafael Molano and Ana Luisa Camacho began going door to door selling the pound cakes Ana Luisa made at home. What started as a small family business would eventually become Productos Ramo, today one of the most iconic food companies in Colombia.
The origin of Chocoramo itself has several protagonists. It all started when the founders’ son had an idea: cover a slice of the Gala pound cake (one of the company’s flagship products) in chocolate. The first attempt failed because the cake would break when coated. However, in 1972, a pastry chef named Olimpo López perfected the formula, creating a cake made from cake crumbs and a chocolate coating developed especially for this product. Thus, Chocoramo was born: a rectangular cake with the distinctive orange wrapper that makes it unmistakable in any store. That same cake would one day end up in Nico’s lunchbox and is the one we still search for today, together in Murcia.
📖 If you want to learn more details about the official history of Chocoramo, feel free to check out its Wikipedia page, where you’ll find additional facts about its creation, evolution, and international expansion.
📊 Key Chocoramo facts (the companion of our story)
- ✅ Most Beloved Brand among Colombians in 2015 (according to P&M Magazine)
- ✅ Third Most Recognized Product among Colombians (only after Cerveza Águila and Bon Bon Bum)
- ✅ Secret recipe kept in a safe at a high‑security bank in the United States
- ✅ Represents 80{107f6b3c5a59703da457b4209c83990a37b7823a5dfe35be921e22056d25a32d} of Productos Ramo’s overall sales in Colombia
- ✅ The company now produces 242 million units per year (with average sales of 143 million annually)
- ✅ Exports to countries like the United States, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Spain, and Australia
🧪 What’s inside this Colombian chocolate cake? Ingredients that taste like childhood
Chocoramo is, in appearance, a simple product: a rectangular sponge cake covered in a shiny chocolate layer. But behind that simplicity lies a fairly elaborate composition that has been perfected over five decades, remaining unchanged to continue delighting children and adults alike — from young Nico to “La Mejor” and all of us today.
Ingredients as shown on the label:
- For the cake: fortified wheat flour (with vitamin C, niacin, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, and folic acid), sugar, eggs, vegetable palm fat, water, emulsifiers (E‑471), skimmed milk powder, iodized salt, leavening agents (baking powder, sodium pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), sorbic acid as a preservative, calcium and sodium propionate, natural‑identical flavorings, and natural coloring (lutein).
- Chocolate‑flavored coating: sugar, vegetable fat (palm), cocoa, milk (including lactose), and soy derivatives.
Chocoramo contains a total of 19 ingredients, of which 10 are additives. Nutritionally, one unit (65 g) provides about 444 kcal per 100 g, with high levels of saturated fats and sugars. But let’s be honest: nobody chooses a Chocoramo looking for a balanced nutritional profile. It’s a treat that tastes of childhood, of school days, and of Colombia. That’s certainly our case: every bite transports us back to the days when Nico opened his lunchbox — and to the new memories we’re creating with our little one here in Spain.
🇪🇸 Where to buy Chocoramo in Murcia, Spain? Latin grocery stores and an artisan bakery
Now that we all live together in Murcia, we’ve discovered that Chocoramo isn’t as easy to find as it was in Colombia. It’s not sitting on the shelves of Mercadona or Carrefour. Finding it requires a bit of a search — almost like a small act of love for our memories. Fortunately, in the Murcia region there are several options, especially Latin grocery stores scattered throughout the area.
In Murcia city, Molina de Segura, Alcantarilla, Lorca, Cartagena, and other towns, you can find small Latin groceries that import Colombian products. There you can find Chocoramo, as well as arepas, pan de bono, candies, and other treasures from our homeland. We recommend searching Google Maps for “Latin grocery store in Murcia” and calling ahead to ask if they have Chocoramo in stock, as supplies can be limited.
🥐 A special corner: Panadería Mil Delicias (Molina del Segura)
If, in addition to buying Chocoramo, you want to enjoy authentic Colombian baked goods, we invite you to visit:
🍞 Panadería Mil Delicias
📍 Molina del Segura, Murcia, Spain
👉 Facebook: Mil Delicias Molina
There you’ll find homemade pound cakes, pan de bono, arepas, and that warmth of home that we miss so much when we’re far from Colombia. If you want to keep exploring the gastronomy of the Murcia region, don’t miss the Murcian meat pie, a true local delicacy. A big hug to the entire Colombian community, especially to families like ours who have found a home far away!
Finding a Chocoramo in Murcia isn’t always immediate, and its price is usually higher than in Colombia. But let’s be honest: every bite, beyond cake and chocolate, tastes of shared emotion and nostalgia. Because now, when we open a Chocoramo at home, the four of us do it together: Nico, his mom, “La Mejor,” and me. And that flavor transports us back to the school days, to the lovingly packed lunchbox, and to Colombia, which we always carry in our hearts.
🌎 The rise of “nostalgia products”: a global phenomenon that includes us
The interest in products like Chocoramo is not an isolated case. In recent years, a trend known as “nostalgia products” has consolidated: foods and drinks that directly connect Colombians abroad with their roots. We are a living example of this. The Cali Fair cuisine, with its empanadas, aborrajados, and champús, is another example of how traditional Colombian flavors can move those who are far from home — although in our case, being the four of us together makes the distance more bearable.
According to recent reports, between January and September 2025, exports of these nostalgia products reached $555.4 million, representing a 10.5{107f6b3c5a59703da457b4209c83990a37b7823a5dfe35be921e22056d25a32d} growth compared to the same period the previous year. Among these products are not only Chocoramo but also corn flour for arepas, Bon Bon Bum candies, Pony Malta malt beverages, aguardiente liqueurs, dulce de leche, and many other baked goods and confectionery items.
Thanks to this trend, Chocoramo has reached countries such as the United States, Chile, Mexico, Canada, Spain, and Australia. Spain, in particular, is becoming one of the most promising markets in Europe, and Murcia is no exception: there are more and more Latin grocery stores where we can find that piece of Colombia. In the meantime, we continue to enjoy it as the treasure it is, watching “La Mejor” discover the flavor that once was only Nico’s.
❤️ More than a cake: a symbol of belonging and family unity
Today, whenever Nico, his mom, “La Mejor,” or I find a Chocoramo at a Latin grocery store in Murcia or order one online, smiles appear instantly. Not just because we love the taste, but because that small orange cake encapsulates so much of our story: Nico’s childhood in Colombia, his mother’s loving gesture every morning, the curiosity of the little one discovering it for the first time, and the journey we’ve all taken together — leaving nothing and no one behind.
Chocoramo is, in essence, far more than a baked good. It’s a reminder that flavors don’t understand borders, and that even if some details change (the wrapper, the price, the store), the essence of care and love remains intact. As Colombians living abroad, every bite is a small trip back home. And if you’re lucky enough to share it with those you love most — as we are, a family of four — the journey is even more beautiful.
“Chocoramo doesn’t just sweeten your taste buds: it sweetens the distance, brings us together, and makes us a family.”
Article written for MiraveColombia — A blog where memories travel in suitcases but stay forever on the palate. And where family always finds a way to be together, even if it’s one bite of Chocoramo at a time. Now, we are four: Nico, his mom, ’La Mejor,’ and me. And every Chocoramo we share is another little piece of our story — from Colombia to Murcia, Spain.
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