Chocolate Recipes
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- Dad's Chocolate Cookies
1/2 cup flour (on light side) 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 lb (16 oz) bittersweet chocolate 1/4 cup butter 1 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 4 large eggs 1 Tbsp vanilla 5 standard (1.4 oz) to - Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Reception Chocolate
2 squares sweetened chocolate 4 cups scalded milk Few grains salt Whipped cream - Chocolate Frosting
4 egg whites 3 cups powdered sugar Nearly 1 cup chocolate, grated - Chocolate Ice Cream | 3 pints cream
3 pints cream 1 pint milk 2 eggs, beaten 4 ounces chocolate, grated 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla extract - Italian Chocolate Cake
2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup butter 1/2 cake Baker's chocolate, grated 1 cup cold coffee (liquid) 2 heaping cups browned flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Whites 5 eggs - Chocolate Cream Filling | 2 cups milk
2 cups milk 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 square (ounce) cooking chocolate, melted 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla - Chocolate Swedish Meringues
5 egg whites 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Cake
1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter 4 egg yolks, well beaten 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten 4 ounce chocolate 5 Tbsps hot water 1 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsps b - Chocolate Marshmallows, No. 2 | Marshmallows
Marshmallows Pecan nut meats Canton Ginger Chocolate coating, melted
About Chocolate
- Chocolate has been linked to improved mood and emotional state because many scientists believe it boosts endorphin and serotonin levels in the brain
- Dark chocolate has a higher ratio of cacao solids and lower ratio of milk and cacao butter than milk chocolate
- Dark chocolate can increase the blood flow to arteries, and the entire circulatory system
- Dark chocolate contains high antioxidant content which lowers LDL "bad" cholesterol
- Rudolphe Lindt developed a process of using heat and friction to create the smooth chocolate product that we enjoy today
- John Cadbury was one of the first chocolate makers in England and produced chocolate for Queen Victoria
- The production of chocolate expanded dramatically when a Dutch scientist figured out how to make chocolate powder in the early 1800's
- Chocolate was enjoyed strictly by royalty in Europe as a drink with amazing health benefits
- Cacao butter is the natural fat found in the cacao seed also known as the 'Nib'
- The custom of drinking chocolate was passed along from the Mayans to the Europeans
- The cacao tree which bears the fruit that is needed to make chocolate is indigenous to South America and is known as Theobroma cacao
- Chocolate is created by extracting the seeds of the cacao pod, then sunning and fermenting the product
- The Mayans and the Aztecs consumed chocolate in magnificent quantities and often enjoyed it as a cold and spicy drink
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